Lucid Timer vs Symptile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Lucid Timer
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A free, simple, no-frills meditation timer to support your practice. Features include: - Choice of sounds to mark the beginning and end of your meditation session. - Optional countdown timer which allows you to get settled before the main timer starts. - Quick Start button on the Home Screen to start the timer immediately. - History section with simple charts and statistics to mark your progress and encourage your consistency. - Dark/light mode toggle button in Settings.
Symptile
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Symptile is a fast, private symptom tracker designed around how you actually feel. Tap a tile to log a symptom in a second, or long-press to add severity, notes, and photos. It's a native iOS app, built from lived experience. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Log in seconds ⢠Tap a symptom tile to log it instantly; the badge shows today's count ⢠Long-press for severity (Present to Severe), notes, and photos ⢠Choose from a catalog of common symptoms, or create your own with a custom name, icon, and color See your patterns ⢠Browse your full history, day by day ⢠Charts for time of day, day of week, and severity ⢠On-device AI insights that summarize what your data shows: your patterns, not medical advice Make it yours ⢠Reminders at the times and on the days you choose ⢠Sync to Apple Health so symptoms sit alongside your other health data ⢠Back up and sync across devices with iCloud ⢠Quick-log straight from a Home Screen widget ⢠Track for the whole family with multiple profiles ⢠Import and export your data as CSV ⢠Lock the app with Face ID Private by design Your symptoms are personal. Symptile keeps them on your device and in your own private iCloud. There's no account to create, no analytics, and no third-party tracking. Symptile is a personal tracking tool, not a medical device. It does not provide medical advice or diagnosis.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Symptile at daily against Lucid Timer's weekly. Lucid Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucid Timer ships an update weekly, Symptile daily. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lucid Timer | Symptile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Datla Raju | BRUNO DURAND |
In-app purchases
Lucid Timer
No in-app purchases
Symptile
No in-app purchases









