Silent Meditation Timer Anatta vs Ding
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Silent Meditation Timer Anatta
This app offers a simple, silent meditation experience with customizable timers and a diary to record insights. It focuses on the practice of letting go and finding clarity without guided sessions or complex data.
- Non-guided meditation timers
- Bell ringing for start/stop
- Meditation diary for insights
- Customizable timers and themes
- Simple, rhythmic experience
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Anatta is more than a timer; it is an altar to reflect. Anatta in Pali means "non-self". In a world that demands your constant attention, Anatta helps you practice the art of letting go because there is no self. Your feelings and thinkings are not yours, they are just like clouds, come and go. This app is designed for those who seek clarity without the noise of guided voices or complex analytics. Set your duration, and join in a silent sit. Enjoy the simple, rhythmic beauty of being unfazed. Features: - Easy non guided meditation timers with bell ringing to start and stop - Meditation diary to keep insights after each meditation - Customize the timers, themes and more Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ding
A simple meditation timer that offers accurate timing, customizable presets, and background sounds. It integrates with Apple Watch, Health app, and Calendar, with optional Discord community features for shared practice.
- Accurate timing with background/lock screen support
- Apple Watch integration for wrist-based timing
- Customizable presets with bells and background sounds
- Optional Discord community for shared practice
- Health app integration for mindful minutes
- iCloud sync for presets and history
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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 ))
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ding at none against Silent Meditation Timer Anatta's 1. Ding also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Silent Meditation Timer Anatta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ding asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Silent Meditation Timer Anatta against 5.0 for Ding. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Silent Meditation Timer Anatta ships an update every 6 weeks, Ding fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Silent Meditation Timer Anatta | Ding |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FAMILY DOG PTY LTD | Denis Kutuzov |
Customer experience
Silent Meditation Timer Anatta
Ding
In-app purchases
Silent Meditation Timer Anatta
- Anatta Lifetime$9.99
Ding
No in-app purchases
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