Comparison

Now Meditation Timer vs Interval Timer Pro

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

Head to head
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.

About

Interval Timer Pro

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The simplest interval timer for HIIT, Tabata, boxing, and every workout in between. Set your work and rest intervals, hit start, and the timer guides you through every round. No distractions, No complexity. WORKS THE WAY YOU TRAIN - Timer runs in the background, phone in your pocket, screen locked - Audio alerts play over your music - Never interrupts your workout with ads BUILT FOR EVERY WORKOUT - Tabata - 20s work, 10s rest, 8 rounds - HIIT - any interval, any duration - Boxing - full round and rest timing - Custom - set any work/rest/rounds combination SAVE YOUR ROUTINES - Save unlimited workouts as presets - One tap to load and start - Pre-loaded with Tabata, HIIT, Boxing, and more INTERVAL TIMER PRO - Remove all ads - Save unlimited presets - Apple Watch support - coming soon HOW IT WORKS 1. Set your work time, rest time, and number of rounds 2. Choose a preset or build your own routine 3. Hit start — the timer does the rest 4. Save your routine for next time with one tap Whether you're training for your first 5K or preparing for your next fight, PERFECT FOR EVERY SPORT Boxing • MMA • BJJ • CrossFit • HIIT • Tabata Running • Cycling • Jump Rope • Swimming Basketball • Football • Any sport with rounds WHY INTERVAL TIMER PRO - Clean modern design built for iOS - No subscription required - pay once, own forever - Lock screen compatible - phone in pocket, timer keeps running - Audio cues play over Spotify, Apple Music, any app - Runs silently in backgroundInterval Timer Pro keeps you on track without getting in the way.Start training smarter. Download free. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage in Apple ID settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfla/

Screenshots

Now Meditation Timer4 screens
Interval Timer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Now Meditation Timer at none against Interval Timer Pro's 2. Now Meditation Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Interval Timer Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Now Meditation Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Now Meditation Timer versus Interval Timer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNow Meditation TimerInterval Timer Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian KemlerCloud Motion Lab LLC

In-app purchases

None

Now Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Interval Timer Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Interval Timer Pro3 Days trial$1.997 Days
One-time1
  • Interval Timer Pro - Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Now Meditation Timer free?
Now Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interval Timer Pro free?
Interval Timer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Now Meditation Timer or Interval Timer Pro have ads?
Interval Timer Pro shows ads; Now Meditation Timer does not.

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