Comparison

Transcend Timer vs Realive

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

Realive

Features
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Realive: Replace Doomscroll with Life Tired of rigid app blockers that leave you stuck staring at a blank screen? Realive turns your app limit moments into refreshing, real-world habits. When your screen time is up, instead of hitting a dead end, swap mindless scrolling for quick, restorative micro-actions that nourish your body and mind. KEY FEATURES 1. Smart App Limits Set daily time allowances for distracting social media, news, and games using native iOS controls. 2. Micro-Action Habit Replacement Turn app lockouts into positive real-life habits instantly: • Body & Wellness: Hydrate with water reminders, do a quick shoulder stretch, rest your eyes with distance-vision prompts, or activate your muscles with light reps (squats, push-ups, sit-ups). • Rest & Reset: Recenter your nervous system with 4-7-8 deep breathing, close your eyes for a power nap, or unwind with relaxing piano music, chill vibes, and short stories. • Connection & Growth: Reach out to a family member with a single tap, or learn something new with quick AI insights. 3. Mindful Progress Track not just the screen time you've saved, but the meaningful real-world habits you've completed each day. Celebrate living more, not just scrolling less. 4. 100% Private & Native Powered strictly by native iOS Screen Time frameworks. Your personal usage and habit data stay 100% private on your device. Pause the screen. Feel real again. Download Realive today and trade screen time for real life. ——————————————————— SUBSCRIPTION PLANS • 1 Month: $4.99 • 3 Months: $12.99 • 12 Months: $29.99 TERMS & PRIVACY • Terms of Use: https://magazine-1252396323.cos.ap-chengdu.myqcloud.com/breather/terms.html • Privacy Policy: https://magazine-1252396323.cos.ap-chengdu.myqcloud.com/breather/privacy.html

Screenshots

Transcend Timer4 screens
Realive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Transcend Timer at none against Realive's 3. Realive's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.4). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Realive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Transcend Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transcend Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Realive every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Transcend Timer versus Realive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscend TimerRealive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.416.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin Di Giglio星昱 曹

In-app purchases

None

Transcend Timer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Realive

Subscriptions3
  • 1 个月$4.991 Month
  • 3 个月$12.993 Months
  • 12 个月7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Transcend Timer free?
Transcend Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Realive free?
Realive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Transcend Timer or Realive have ads?
Neither Transcend Timer nor Realive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transcend Timer or Realive?
Transcend Timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Realive every 5 days. Most recently, Transcend Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Realive on October 24, 2026.

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