Mindful Timer vs StepPlan

A simple meditation timer for your self-guided meditation, restorative/yin yoga, Vipassana or other mindfulness practice. No ads. No subscriptions. No distractions. Just gentle bells to keep time while you practice. Set your session, put your phone down, and let the bells guide you. Set multiple timers for a session — say, 2 minutes to settle, 20 minutes of silent sitting, 5 minutes of metta — and Mindful Timer moves from one to the next with a bell at each transition, plus optional interval bells along the way. No courses, no sleep sounds, no content library. Just timers to structure your session, soothing sounds, and you. NEW + 20+ curated sounds: singing bowls, bells, and simple voice cues + Choose how many times the bells ring – once, twice, or three times + Practice insights and heat maps to help you build consistency + Sync sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes CORE FEATURES + Simple, minimal and intuitive UX + Sequential timers that flow automatically from one to the next, so you never check the clock + Interval bells at your chosen frequency (e.g. every 5 minutes) + Fully custom timer durations + Save your routines as presets and start them in one tap + Track streaks, weekly and monthly sessions, and lifetime minutes + Play your own music (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) + Runs in the background and while your phone is locked + Large countdown display DESIGNED FOR CALM FROM DAY ONE + No ads, ever + No subscriptions, ever + No guided meditations, courses, or content to wade through + No social feeds or comparison + Dark mode so it's easy on the eyes + Works fully offline + Gentle sounds to guide you through transitions PERFECT FOR + Any self-guided or silent meditation + Zen, zazen, vipassana, and insight meditation + Yin yoga and restorative yoga + Breathwork and pranayama + Shambhavi Mahamudra Kriya + Practicing at home before a vipassana or meditation retreat + Building a daily unguided meditation or yoga habit + Yoga teachers keeping time during class + Interval walking, Japanese interval walking, and Pomodoro focus blocks + Prayer or mantra meditation + Kundalini yoga + Timed stretches WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT + Intuitive design that easier to use than most other timer apps out there. + Keeps time in the background, so you never pick up your phone mid-practice. + Carefully curated, soothing sounds. No jarring alarms. + No clutter, no distractions, nothing you don't need.

Know exactly what to do with the steps you have left. StepPlan turns your Apple Health progress into a realistic schedule of short walks you can fit around breakfast, lunch, the afternoon, or dinner. If the day changes or you miss a walk, rebalance what remains instead of abandoning the goal. A plan for the rest of today • See steps walked, steps left, and progress toward your daily goal. • Choose the times that genuinely fit your routine. • Divide the remaining gap into a few manageable walking blocks. • Follow completion using the activity data you allow from Apple Health. • Reschedule later walks when an earlier one no longer works. Learn what helps you stay consistent Review 7- and 30-day activity and plan progress to understand more than a single daily total. See trends, keep a streak, unlock walking badges, and use optional reminders to support the routine you chose. Ask for guidance with clear data control Use the AI walking coach for general questions or help refining a goal. Before any message is sent, StepPlan identifies DeepSeek as the third-party AI provider and asks for permission. Regular chat sends only the text you enter. Contextual analysis shows the exact activity summary prepared for the request and requires separate authorization before sending it through the developer's server to DeepSeek. Designed around your choices • Continue as a guest or use Sign in with Apple. • Keep daily walking times and plan-completion history on this iPhone by default. • Share a visual card rather than a plain text log. • Join optional anonymous rankings without exposing your profile name to other users. • Delete your account and associated server data inside the app. StepPlan includes no subscriptions or advertising. It is intended for general wellness and habit support, not diagnosis, treatment, or emergency use. Apple Health access, notifications, rankings, and AI features are optional and can be declined.