Comparison

Float vs Now Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Float

Features
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Float is a simple meditation timer designed to help you slow down and be present. There are no streaks, no social features, and no distractions. Just a calm interface, a timer, and space to breathe. Features - Minimal meditation timer - Clean, distraction-free design - Gentle experience focused on calm and focus - No accounts, no ads, no noise Float is for anyone who wants a quiet moment, without turning meditation into another thing to manage. Set a timer. Breathe. Float.

About

Now Meditation Timer

This app offers a simple, distraction-free meditation timer with customizable durations and calming visual themes. It helps build a daily practice without pressure, optionally syncing with Apple Health and featuring an Apple Watch companion app.

Highlights
  • Customizable meditation timer (8-60 minutes)
  • Daily habit tracking (week strip, month calendar)
  • Three distinct visual themes
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Focus-designed interface with accessibility features
Features
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Now is a minimal meditation timer. No accounts, no subscriptions, no tracking — just you and the present moment. Set a timer. Press Begin. Breathe. • A SIMPLE TIMER Choose any duration from 8 to 60 minutes, with one-tap presets at 8, 10, 15, 20, and 30. Adjust by single minutes with a familiar stepper. The timer fades into a calm, immersive screen with a soft breathing glow. • A DAILY HABIT, NOT A STREAK YOU'LL LOSE Set a daily goal — eight minutes is a good place to start. A week strip on the home screen and a month calendar in History show every day you practiced. Build the habit at your own pace. • THREE LOOKS, ONE APP Pick the theme that fits your mood: Clay (warm paper, terracotta), Deep (restful ink, glowing aqua — made for night practice), or Mist (cool, precise, near-monochrome). Switch any time in Settings → Appearance. • APPLE HEALTH, IF YOU WANT IT Sessions save as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health, and mindfulness logged in other apps counts toward your daily goal here. You can skip this entirely — the app works the same. • APPLE WATCH A companion app on your wrist starts, runs, and saves sessions, with a complication for one-tap access. • DESIGNED FOR FOCUS • Newsreader serif for the parts that matter • A breathing glow that respects Reduce Motion • Full Dynamic Type support • VoiceOver labels on every control • YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your sessions live on your device (and Apple Health if you opt in). No analytics. No advertising SDKs. No accounts to make. No subscription to remember to cancel. — Built with care by an indie developer. If something feels off, tell me, and I'll fix it.

Screenshots

Float4 screens
Now Meditation Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Float at every 3 days against Now Meditation Timer's every 2 months. Now Meditation Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Float ships an update every 3 days, Now Meditation Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Float versus Now Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatNow Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnson MacKeracherBrian Kemler

In-app purchases

None

Float

No in-app purchases

None

Now Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Meditation Timer free?
Now Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Float or Now Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Float nor Now Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Float or Now Meditation Timer?
Float ships an update every 3 days, and Now Meditation Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Float was updated on October 15, 2026 and Now Meditation Timer on October 22, 2026.

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