Ocean Deep Meditation Timer vs Ding

Ocean Deep is a simple meditation timer. Set a length, settle in, and let a soft bell call you back. That's the whole app — and that's the point. No accounts. No noise. Nothing watching. Just you and the time you keep. WHY "OCEAN DEEP" The mind is like the ocean. Thoughts and feelings rise and fall like waves on the surface — always moving, never still. But underneath, the water is calm, and vast, and clear. That deep is always there. A sit is simply a way to rest in it. A SIT, START TO FINISH • Set the length — two wheels, hours and minutes, and a Begin. It opens right where you left off, so most sits are a single tap. • Ease in — an optional warm-up counts down in warm amber. When it reaches zero, your meditation quietly begins. • Rest in the ring — one calm ring holds the time. Tap anywhere to dim the screen to near-black, set the phone down, and simply sit. • Well sat — a soft bell marks the end. Save the session, or let it go. No streaks, no scores. QUIET BY DESIGN • A gentle bell — a soft chime in the app, or a Time-Sensitive notification if you've stepped away. • Made to be put down — one tap dims the screen so there's no glow to pull at you. • Apple Health — with your permission, each finished sit is saved as Mindful Minutes. Write-only, never read. • Look back, gently — a calm record of your practice, this week and every sit before it. A mirror, never a scoreboard. • Nothing extra — no courses, no library to scroll, not even a settings screen. Open it, sit, close it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There are no accounts, no servers, and no analytics — nothing to sign up for and nothing watching. Every session lives on your iPhone. The app only ever writes to Apple Health, and never reads your health data. Free, on iPhone and iPad. The quiet is already there. Set a time, and begin.

A timer that stays a timer. Free, no paywalls. Two taps to the sit — open a preset and start the timer. The timer needs no account and no internet, and nothing pops up before or after the sit. Less app, more practice. You sit on the cushion by yourself — but you're not alone. If you want company, connect Discord, and the “Together” feed will show which of the people you know sat today. New to Discord? Come to our open Ding community. Visibility is up to you, and you can turn it off at any time. What's inside: — Accurate timing: the timer holds even if you background the app or lock the screen. If the system closes the app, the app will notify you instead. — Apple Watch: the timer on your wrist, works even without the phone. Same presets, vibration instead of bells, sessions count toward your practice and streak. — Presets: each practice keeps its own name, duration, start and end bell, interval bells, and a short note to yourself. — Background sound: breathing (5.5-second inhale and exhale), noise, or shruti — chosen per preset, it ducks under the bells, with an optional fade-out. — A pause before you begin: time to settle on the cushion. — Preset sharing: send a link — they open it and add it to their presets. — Coming from Insight Timer? Your practice imports along with your streak. — Your practice is saved locally on your phone, to Health (mindful minutes) and to Calendar. — Widgets: the streak on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, a tap opens the app. — Presets and practice history sync through iCloud. — Four color themes: the background is always black, the color is up to you. — Protection from accidental touches: a cat or a sleeve won't end your sit. — Screen dimming: the screen dims a little during a session to save battery. — Interrupted sessions are restored. Questions? Write to us — the Ding community (link in Settings) or support.ding@gmail.com. (( dinnng ))