Space Before Thought vs NowGong

Space Before Thought is your private, ad-free meditation studio — designed to help you slow down, reset your mind, sleep better, and return to focus without distractions. Instead of opening YouTube, scrolling through videos, sitting through ads, or getting pulled into comments and recommendations, Space Before Thought gives you a calm, focused place to create your own meditation experience in seconds. Build custom sessions using frequencies, tones, affirmations, nature sounds, synth soundscapes, and timers — all in one simple offline-first app. Whether you want to relax, focus, sleep, repeat affirmations, or take a quiet moment during the day, Space Before Thought helps you create a practice that feels personal to you. Create Your Own Meditation Sessions Blend and customize: - Binaural Beats or Isochronic Tones from 0.1–40.0 Hz - Specific frequencies for focus, relaxation, deep rest, or sleep - Nature sounds, noise layers, solfeggio tones, and synth soundscapes - Your own recorded affirmations - Meditation timers for short resets or longer sessions - Affirmation counter to help you stay consistent New: Intention List Set your intentions inside the app and keep them close to your practice. Use the intention list to write down the shifts, thoughts, beliefs, and outcomes you want to focus on. It is a simple way to return to what matters before or after your meditation. New: Zero Point Interval Notifications Set gentle reminders throughout the day to pause, breathe, and return to stillness. Zero Point Intervals are designed to help you break the pattern of distraction and create small moments of awareness during your day. A few seconds of stillness can change the direction of your attention. Make Your Practice Personal Record affirmations in your own voice and loop them into your session. Blend your voice with tones, frequencies, and sound layers to create a meditation that feels unique to you. Save your favourite combinations as presets and return to them anytime. Key Features: - Precision frequency controls - Double-tap to type exact Frequency and Pitch - Binaural Beats and Isochronic Tones - Nature, noise, solfeggio, and synth soundscapes - Record and loop your own affirmations - Intention list for focused inner work - Zero Point Interval meditation reminders - Meditation timer - Affirmation counter - Save and load custom presets - Offline-first experience - No ads - No account required - Private by design: no analytics, no ads, no data collection - Sound library updated regularly A Meditation App Without the Noise Space Before Thought was created for people who want a focused meditation space without social media, ads, endless scrolling, or distractions. Open the app. Choose your sound. Set your intention. Press play. Your practice stays simple, personal, and yours. Subscription: Unlock premium features, advanced controls, and the full sound library with a subscription. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy & Support: We take privacy seriously. See our privacy policy and support details in the App Store listing. https://www.spacebefore.com/meditation-app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Five times a day a real alarm rings – at random times, even when your iPhone is silent. You start 90 seconds of stillness, a gong ends them. That's all. And that's the point. NowGong is not a meditation library. No courses, no voices, no account. Just a ritual that interrupts your day – short enough to always fit, frequent enough to change something. HOW IT WORKS – Real alarms: cut through the silent switch and Focus – Random times inside your time windows – or fixed times if you prefer – 90 seconds of stillness with a gong at the start and the end – A grace period instead of pressure: starting shortly after the alarm still counts – If several alarms fall close together, the sessions wait for you as a stack YOUR RHYTHM – Weekly plan per gong: several time windows with weekdays, even overnight – Gongs: several parallel rhythms with their own sound, color, and times (Pro) – Your intention: a personal line under the timer – write your own or pick one of 24 templates, from gratitude to your future self. Made for manifesting, too: 90 seconds to feel what it’s like when it’s already here. – A pause button for loud days; Focus filter: per iOS Focus the bell rings, reminds quietly, or stays silent – Shortcuts: pause and resume NowGong automatically, for example with the Driving Focus KEEP GOING – Daily ring and streak – strict, mild, or off; a joker repairs a broken day – Widget for Home and Lock Screen – stays current even on days you don't open the app – Weekly card and milestones to share – free – Statistics: minutes, rates, mood, times of day, "from alarm to stillness" (Pro) – Check-in after the gong: mindful minutes and state of mind – on your iPhone and, if you wish, in Apple Health PRIVATE No account, no tracking, no ads. Your sessions, statistics, and check-ins stay on your iPhone. Only when you use the feedback form do you send us a message – voluntarily, without an account, with a diagnostic attachment only if you choose. NOWGONG PRO Buy once instead of subscribing (optional yearly plan): up to 5 gongs, up to 12 sessions a day, a weekly joker, four sound packs, statistics – and everything still to come. Family Sharing included. NOWGONG PRO – PURCHASE OPTIONS NowGong Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase, no renewal. NowGong Pro Yearly: 12-month auto-renewable subscription (price varies by region). The subscription renews automatically for another 12 months at the then-current price unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your App Store account. You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mahamind.com/datenschutz-nowgong