Comparison

Transcend Timer vs Weight Log Diet Calorie Track

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

Head to head
About

Transcend Timer

This app provides a guided meditation experience with customizable phases for warming up, meditating, and cooling down. It automatically logs sessions to Apple Health and prioritizes user privacy with no account or internet required.

Highlights
  • Three-phase meditation timer (Warm Up, Meditate, Cool Down)
  • Customizable phase durations
  • Screen stays on during sessions
  • Automatic Apple Health logging
  • Adjustable brightness reduction
  • Background operation with screen lock
  • No account or internet required
Features
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Transcend Timer is a timer for Transcendental Meditation. It does one thing: it holds the length of your practice so you do not have to. Three phases. Warm Up to settle in, Meditation, then Rest. Set each one once and press play — the home screen shows the plan, so starting is never a decision. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO No guided voices. No courses, no narrators, no daily episode, no library to look through. Nothing plays unless you turn it on: the start and end sounds and the haptics are all off by default, because in TM the mantra is the technique and a bell is an interruption. THE SCREEN TELLS YOU WHERE YOU ARE Each phase has its own background, ordered by brightness rather than colour. Warm Up steps down toward meditation, meditation is nearly black, and rest lifts sharply. That lift is the largest change in light in the whole session and it happens the moment meditation ends — perceptible through a closed eyelid, so you can stay where you are until it comes. If you do open your eyes to check the time, the timer is large, centred, and set in figures that do not shift as they count down. PROGRESS Two counters: days you meditated, and days you meditated twice. A monthly calendar shows the shape of your practice — missed, once, twice — and pages back through every month you have kept. Completed sessions are written to Apple Health as Mindful Sessions. APPLE WATCH Run a full session from your wrist and leave the phone in another room. The Digital Crown sets the durations. The Smart Stack shows which phase you are in and how long is left. IF YOU WANT IT Curated sounds for the start and end of meditation, with their own volume so a cue can carry through twenty minutes of closed eyes. Ambiance: one looping sound that fades in as the session begins and out across the rest phase, at a volume set deliberately lower. Eight themes, each changing all four phases together and keeping the same order of light. Night dimming for sessions in the dark. Pause and resume, counting active time only. A daily reminder, if you set one. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising, no network requests. Your preferences stay on your device. Health data is read only to calculate your streaks and never leaves the phone. Transcend Timer is an independent app. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any Transcendental Meditation organisation, and it does not teach the technique.

About

Weight Log Diet Calorie Track

Features
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Reach your wellness goals with Weight Log — a simple, private tracker for weight, meals, exercise, and daily habits. No account or sign-in required. Log your weight in seconds, record meals and workouts, build streaks for healthy habits, and watch your BMI and trends update automatically. Set a target weight, track progress with clear charts, and export your data anytime. • Weight log with BMI and trend charts • Meal and calorie tracking made easy • Exercise and activity records • Habit check-ins with streak counters • Goal setting and progress overview • 15 in-app languages, works fully offline • Local storage only — your data stays on device • Export records when you need a backup Perfect for anyone starting a diet, building fitness habits, or keeping a personal wellness journal without cloud accounts.

Screenshots

Transcend Timer4 screens
Weight Log Diet Calorie Track4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Transcend Timer at Free against Weight Log Diet Calorie Track's $1.99. Weight Log Diet Calorie Track's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Transcend Timer is free to download; Weight Log Diet Calorie Track costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcend Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Weight Log Diet Calorie Track monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Transcend Timer versus Weight Log Diet Calorie Track: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscend TimerWeight Log Diet Calorie Track
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Di GiglioXiamen City Fanyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Transcend Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Weight Log Diet Calorie Track

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transcend Timer free?
Transcend Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Weight Log Diet Calorie Track free?
Weight Log Diet Calorie Track costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transcend Timer or Weight Log Diet Calorie Track have ads?
Neither Transcend Timer nor Weight Log Diet Calorie Track shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcend Timer or Weight Log Diet Calorie Track?
Transcend Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Weight Log Diet Calorie Track monthly. Most recently, Transcend Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Weight Log Diet Calorie Track on October 28, 2026.

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