Chill Timer Lite vs Lido
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Chill Timer Lite
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Chill Timer is a simple, elegant meditation timer with an adjustable-volume gong that doesn't scare the crap out of you at the end of a session. Set a duration, start the session, and let the app quietly keep time in a clean, minimalist dark interface. When youβre done, a gentle gong can mark the end, and you can choose to save the session to Apple Health as a Mindfulness entry. Features: - Choose a meditation duration from 1β180 minutes (1-hour max on watch) - Gentle end-of-session gong with **adjustable volume** - Timer can continue counting after the goal is reached - Optional Apple Health integration to write Mindfulness sessions - Screen stays awake during meditation - Minimalist dark UI
Lido
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Lido is a workout timer with a pool. Build your workout, press play, and put the phone down. Lido speaks β it announces each exercise, calls halfway so you know when to switch sides, and counts down the last five seconds, even with the screen locked. Finish a workout and a toy floats in your pool: a rubber duck, a beach ball, an orca, a flamingo. One toy per workout, a fresh pool every month. It's a workout log you'll actually want to look at β and every so often, a gilded toy turns up. THE TIMER β’ Timed circuits with spoken cues β hands-free from first exercise to last β’ Untimed checklists for gym days: sets, reps, and a rest clock β’ Halfway and five-second alerts, per exercise β’ Keeps talking with the screen locked or the app in the background SETS β’ A standalone rest clock for the bench β tap when you rack the bar, lift when it says go β’ Start it from Control Center or the Lock Screen without opening the app THE POOL β’ One toy per finished workout, in your workout's color β’ Monthly pools you can swim back through β’ Rare gilded toys, if you're lucky SHARE β’ Send a workout to a friend as a link β it opens in their Lido, ready to add β’ No account needed on either end EVERYWHERE β’ Home Screen widgets for your week and your pool β’ Lock Screen accessories β’ Night Swim β a dark mode that lights the pool after sundown PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription β’ Everything stays on your phone β’ Shared workouts travel inside the link itself β no server ever sees them Free. Made by one person and a rubber duck.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lido at every 2 days against Chill Timer Lite's every 2 weeks. Chill Timer Lite's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chill Timer Lite ships an update every 2 weeks, Lido every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Chill Timer Lite | Lido |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Chase-Lubitz | Brandon Lukas |
In-app purchases
Chill Timer Lite
No in-app purchases
Lido
No in-app purchases









