Comparison

Ebbwell vs Zazen · Mindful Timer

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

Head to head
About

Ebbwell

This app supports habit cessation with daily lessons, AI-powered feedback on your reflections, and tools to manage urges. Track your progress, celebrate milestones, and understand your recovery journey with personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Daily lesson program
  • AI feedback on reflections
  • Mood and craving logging
  • Urge management tools
  • Progress tracking and milestones
  • Money and time saved estimates
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Ebbwell helps you quit drinking, smoking, or another habit with short daily lessons, honest check-ins, and AI feedback on what you write — not just a day counter. A DAILY RECOVERY PATH • One 365-lesson programme in four consecutive stages: Days 1–21, 22–90, 91–180, and 181–365 • Each lesson pairs a short reading with a reflection and a practical exercise • Later stages unlock as you progress • The first 7 lessons of the introductory course are free. Lesson 8 onward requires Ebbwell Pro. CHECK-IN AND AI FEEDBACK • Log your mood, craving intensity, emotions, and how you responded in one check-in • Write what happened and get AI feedback on your reflections and craving logs • Feedback adapts to your habit and progress, and replies in the language you write in WHEN AN URGE HITS • Guardian: wait 10 minutes, call a trusted contact, or send a prepared message • Guided breathing with calming soundscapes and optional voice guidance • Craving and trigger logging to help you spot patterns TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • A live streak for each habit — alcohol, smoking, and more • Milestones that celebrate your progress • Estimates of money saved and time reclaimed, plus savings goals • Journey timeline and stats for your check-ins and milestones • Home Screen widget for your primary habit UNDERSTAND YOUR RECOVERY • An educational timeline of changes many people notice after quitting — everyone's experience is different • Learn how cravings, dopamine, and habit loops work BUILT FOR EVERY DAY • Calm light and dark themes • Support for larger text sizes • Available in 34 languages YOUR DATA AI features require an internet connection. Your submitted text and relevant habit, streak, and craving context are sent to our servers and AI service providers to generate feedback. Our servers also store device, entitlement, and usage records. See our Privacy Policy for details. EBBWELL PRO Ebbwell Pro unlocks lesson 8 onward and removes the monthly AI feedback limit. Choose a monthly subscription, an annual subscription (new subscribers get a 7-day free trial), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Ebbwell is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you may be at risk of severe withdrawal, talk to a doctor before you stop. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zazen · Mindful Timer

Features
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Zazen is a calm, focused meditation timer for phone and smartwatch. Start, pause, resume, and finish a session from either device. Choose when the first reminder should occur and how often later reminders repeat. The smartwatch provides discreet haptic feedback while the phone plays a brief sound. Key features: • Control sessions from phone or smartwatch • Customize the first reminder and repeat interval • One haptic for the first reminder, two for the second, and so on • Pause without counting paused time • See the total duration when a session ends • Keep a private history of completed sessions • Review monthly, quarterly, half-year, and yearly statistics • Keep all meditation data on your devices Zazen requires no account, contains no ads, and does not track you.

Screenshots

Ebbwell4 screens
Zazen · Mindful Timer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zazen · Mindful Timer at none against Ebbwell's 3. 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. Ebbwell sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Zazen · Mindful Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Ebbwell versus Zazen · Mindful Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEbbwellZazen · Mindful Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer宁 丁超才 姜

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ebbwell

Subscriptions2
  • Ebbwell Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Ebbwell Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ebbwell Lifetime Pro$79.99
None

Zazen · Mindful Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ebbwell free?
Ebbwell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zazen · Mindful Timer free?
Zazen · Mindful Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ebbwell or Zazen · Mindful Timer have ads?
Neither Ebbwell nor Zazen · Mindful Timer shows ads.

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