Comparison

Zen vs Ocean Deep Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Zen

Train your focus by tapping a screen and noticing when your mind wanders. Consistent short daily sessions can improve attention span, reduce stress, and enhance concentration.

Highlights
  • Focus training through screen tapping
  • Mind wandering detection
  • Improved attention span
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Short daily practice sessions
Features
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Anyone can keep track of how many times they tap a screen, that isn't the point of this training. While you count, you will get bored and your mind will start to wander. Catching yourself getting distracted IS THE REAL EXERCISE. Practicing 5 to 10 minutes a day can yield lasting benefits like: - Longer attention span - Higher quality of focus - Stress and anxiety reduction Short daily sessions have better results than occasionally doing a long session.

About

Ocean Deep Meditation Timer

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Ocean Deep is a simple meditation timer. Set a length, settle in, and let a soft bell call you back. That's the whole app — and that's the point. No accounts. No noise. Nothing watching. Just you and the time you keep. WHY "OCEAN DEEP" The mind is like the ocean. Thoughts and feelings rise and fall like waves on the surface — always moving, never still. But underneath, the water is calm, and vast, and clear. That deep is always there. A sit is simply a way to rest in it. A SIT, START TO FINISH • Set the length — two wheels, hours and minutes, and a Begin. It opens right where you left off, so most sits are a single tap. • Ease in — an optional warm-up counts down in warm amber. When it reaches zero, your meditation quietly begins. • Rest in the ring — one calm ring holds the time. Tap anywhere to dim the screen to near-black, set the phone down, and simply sit. • Well sat — a soft bell marks the end. Save the session, or let it go. No streaks, no scores. QUIET BY DESIGN • A gentle bell — a soft chime in the app, or a Time-Sensitive notification if you've stepped away. • Made to be put down — one tap dims the screen so there's no glow to pull at you. • Apple Health — with your permission, each finished sit is saved as Mindful Minutes. Write-only, never read. • Look back, gently — a calm record of your practice, this week and every sit before it. A mirror, never a scoreboard. • Nothing extra — no courses, no library to scroll, not even a settings screen. Open it, sit, close it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There are no accounts, no servers, and no analytics — nothing to sign up for and nothing watching. Every session lives on your iPhone. The app only ever writes to Apple Health, and never reads your health data. Free, on iPhone and iPad. The quiet is already there. Set a time, and begin.

Screenshots

Zen3 screens
Ocean Deep Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Zen at 13.0 against Ocean Deep Meditation Timer's 26.2. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Zen versus Ocean Deep Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenOcean Deep Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael GarciaGergely Balint Doczy

In-app purchases

None

Zen

No in-app purchases

None

Ocean Deep Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen free?
Zen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ocean Deep Meditation Timer free?
Ocean Deep Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zen or Ocean Deep Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Zen nor Ocean Deep Meditation Timer shows ads.

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