Zazen Meditation Timer vs Sit Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zazen Meditation Timer
A straightforward meditation timer designed for simplicity. It includes essential features like interval bells and progress tracking, with no advertisements or unnecessary additions.
- Interval bells
- Statistics tracking
- Streak tracking
- Ad-free experience
- No upsells or bloat
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A simple meditation timer. Has the essentials: - interval bells - stats - streaks No ads, upsells, or bloat.
Sit Timer
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Sit is a meditation timer for people who just want to sit. Set a duration, choose a bell, begin. A gentle sound marks the start and end of your practice. Nothing else gets in the way. Bells — Eight resonant sounds including singing bowl, temple bell, gong, and crystal. Set different bells for the start, interval, and end of your session. Haptic — Prefer silence? Switch to haptic mode and feel the bell instead of hearing it. Prep — A brief countdown before your session so you can set the phone down before it begins. No accounts. No streaks. No distractions. Sit. That's it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sit Timer at every 2 weeks against Zazen Meditation Timer's every 6 weeks. Sit Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zazen Meditation Timer ships an update every 6 weeks, Sit Timer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Zazen Meditation Timer | Sit Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jake Sager | completingthecycle LLC |
In-app purchases
Zazen Meditation Timer
No in-app purchases
Sit Timer
No in-app purchases
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