Comparison

Mindful Timer vs Stretch 20

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mindful Timer

This app provides a simple, unguided interval timer for self-guided meditation, breathwork, and yoga practices. It features customizable timers, gentle bells, and a distraction-free interface. Save your favorite routines and track your weekly sessions without any ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Multiple automatic timers
  • Customizable interval bells
  • Save preset routines
  • Weekly session tracking
  • Gentle bell sounds
  • Distraction-free design
  • Offline functionality
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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.

About

Stretch 20

Features
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Stretch · 20 is a focus timer that looks after your body while you work. Focus for twenty minutes, then take a one-minute guided stretch — right at your desk, no gym, no mat. Tiny breaks, big difference. HOW IT WORKS • Pick your rhythm: 20:20 for micro-breaks, 50:10 for longer recovery, or 90:20 for deep work. • Focus. A calm ring counts down your sprint, with a gentle word of encouragement along the way. • Stretch. When the break arrives, Dot walks you through one move: three simple steps and a line on why it helps. • Back to work, better than you left it. MOVES FOR THE WHOLE DESK DAY 33 free moves for eyes, neck and shoulders, wrists, torso, legs and circulation, breathing and hydration. A trainer-style rotation picks the right move for each break, and you choose which ones are in play. SEE THE HABIT GROW • Today at a glance: focus time, sessions, and a daily goal you set. • Streaks and weekly stats, with a best-day and a week-over-week trend. • A quiet daily recap when your active hours end. MADE TO FIT YOUR DAY • Live Activity: your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Active hours, so it rests when you do. • Alerts your way: a chime, a screen flash, a torch pulse, or all three. • A calm dark mode when the light goes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No analytics. No tracking. Everything Stretch · 20 knows stays on your phone — the app never connects to anything except the App Store when you make a purchase. Delete the app and your data goes with it. PREMIUM, IF YOU WANT MORE Everything above is free, and stays free. Premium adds: • Four recovery packs — posture reset, desk athlete, calm & breathe, wrist & hand pro — 32 more moves. • Custom timing: any work length, any break length. • In-work nudges for water, posture and eyes, on your cadence. • Full history beyond the last 7 days. Monthly, yearly, or once for life. Nothing you already have is ever taken away. Made by Convora Labs LLP. Questions or ideas? We read every message: icubetechservices@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Premium is available as an auto-renewable monthly subscription (US$1.99 per month) or auto-renewable yearly subscription (US$14.99 per year), or as a one-time lifetime purchase (US$24.99). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://icubetechservices.com/privacy

Screenshots

Mindful Timer4 screens
Stretch 204 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Stretch 20 at 15.0 against Mindful Timer's 18.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindful Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Stretch 20 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mindful Timer versus Stretch 20: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindful TimerStretch 20
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurnt Cinnamon LabsConvora Labs LLP

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mindful Timer

One-time2
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$2.99
  • Premium: Bell Sounds, Insights$4.99
3 purchases

Stretch 20

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Mindful Timer free?
Mindful Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stretch 20 free?
Stretch 20 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mindful Timer or Stretch 20 have ads?
Neither Mindful Timer nor Stretch 20 shows ads.

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