Comparison

Now Timer vs Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Now Timer

Features
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Gong Timer is a small, calm app for people who want less noise and more presence. No feeds, no accounts, no pressure — just your breath and a simple timer. Breathe with structure • Gentle guided breathing patterns for sleep, stress, and everyday meditation • Clear ratios like 4-2-6-2 or 3-3-3-3, easy to follow at a glance • Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing) for balance and focus Stillness in one tap • Start a session with a single tap • Minimal timer screen with no distractions • Choose how long you sit and let the app stay out of the way A quiet calendar • See your past meditations on a soft monthly view • Notice your rhythm over time, without streaks or gamification Privacy and offline first • Works fully offline once installed • No login, no tracking, no ads • Your data stays on your device Gong Timer is for anyone who wants a small, beautiful tool to return to their breath — at bedtime, between meetings, or in the middle of a chaotic day. Less, but better.

About

Meditation Timer

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Close your eyes. The bell comes and gets you. No ads, no account, and it rings with no internet. One dial does everything. Turn it to set the length, and the interval bells appear as marks around the ring. While you sit, those marks go by one at a time. You see the shape of the session before it starts. Then the app gets out of the way. With the screen dark the opening, interval, and closing bells still ring on time, and the same dial waits on your Lock Screen. ● Bell marks on the dial — how many will ring, and when, before you begin ● Lock Screen widgets (circular, rectangular, inline), Live Activity, Dynamic Island ● Bells ring with the screen off and with the silent switch flipped ● Bells are synthesized on the device as they ring — the app ships no audio files ● No streaks, no grid, no badges. Empty days stay empty ● No notifications. Nothing here nudges you to sit ● No ads, no account, no server — it works with no internet Free - Any length from 1 to 180 minutes - All four sounds: singing bowl, chime, wood block, silent - The five-minute interval bell - Every Lock Screen widget and the Live Activity - The last 30 days of history, backed up to your own iCloud Premium (subscription) - Set the opening and closing bells separately - Choose your own interval spacing - Warm-up and fade, to the second - Full history beyond 30 days, and CSV export - Shadowless background Subscription terms: Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aside.ai.kr/en/apps/meditation/privacy

Screenshots

Now Timer4 screens
Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Timer at none against Meditation Timer's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Meditation Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Now Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Now Timer versus Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow TimerMeditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDev Pramoth NandhakumarYunseong Jung

In-app purchases

None

Now Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Meditation Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

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

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