Comparison

Float vs Practice

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

Practice

Features
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A meditation timer should be the one thing you do not have to check. Practice is a quiet, reliable meditation timer for people who prefer to meditate on their own. Choose a familiar duration or build a multi-stage preset, select starting and ending sounds, silence or ambience โ€“ and put your phone down. The active timer is saved on your iPhone, keeps accurate time while the app is in the background, and restores the exact state when you return. Pauses and interruptions are not counted as meditation. For extra reassurance, you can enable a system alarm as a backup shortly after the practice ends. Practice stays out of the way while you sit. Dim the screen with one tap, or control the timer from Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and the Lock Screen. When you finish, see the time you actually meditated. A simple calendar and clear statistics show your total time, average practice length, completed practices, and days meditated โ€“ to notice a habit forming, without pressure or competition. HIGHLIGHTS โ€ข Unlimited custom presets with multiple timed stages โ€ข Four distinct bowl and gong sounds โ€ข Silent meditation and optional ambience sound โ€ข Background timing and accurate recovery โ€ข Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and Lock Screen controls โ€ข Progress calendar and practice statistics โ€ข iCloud sync, data export, and restore No separate account is required. Your data is stored locally and, when sync is enabled, in your private iCloud. We do not keep a separate copy of your meditation history or use third-party analytics SDKs. No courses. No feed. Just a dependable place to meditate on your own.

Screenshots

Float4 screens
Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

Float and Practice are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Float versus Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatPractice
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnson MacKeracherMyroslava Verbytska

In-app purchases

None

Float

No in-app purchases

None

Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Practice free?
Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Float or Practice have ads?
Neither Float nor Practice shows ads.

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