Comparison

Sit Timer vs Koan Meditation Timer

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

Head to head
About

Sit Timer

Features
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Sit is a meditation timer for people who just want to sit. Set a duration, choose a bell, begin. A gentle sound marks the start and end of your practice. Nothing else gets in the way. Bells — Eight resonant sounds including singing bowl, temple bell, gong, and crystal. Set different bells for the start, interval, and end of your session. Haptic — Prefer silence? Switch to haptic mode and feel the bell instead of hearing it. Prep — A brief countdown before your session so you can set the phone down before it begins. No accounts. No streaks. No distractions. Sit. That's it.

About

Koan Meditation Timer

This app offers a distraction-free meditation experience with customizable bell sounds and flexible session scheduling. It allows users to create simple or complex meditation routines without requiring an account or saving data.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free meditation
  • Customizable bell and bowl sounds
  • Flexible session scheduler
  • Simple and complex session creation
  • No account required
  • No data saving
  • No push notifications
Features
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The Koan Simple Meditation Timer is built so you can sit down and meditate without distraction. It features three real sounds of bells and bowls and a flexible scheduler. You can create a simple session with a bell to start and a bell to finish after 10 minutes. You can just as easily make a complicated bell setup like 30 minutes of sitting meditation followed by 10 minutes of walking mediation. The simplicity is purposeful here. There is no account to create, no data saved, no push notifications of premium subscriptions to shill. We both know you don't need that. Just meditate more and the world will be a better place for it.

Screenshots

Sit Timer4 screens
Koan Meditation Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Koan Meditation Timer at every 3 days against Sit Timer's every 2 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sit Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Koan Meditation Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Sit Timer versus Koan Meditation Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSit TimerKoan Meditation Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercompletingthecycle LLCLucas Moore

In-app purchases

None

Sit Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Koan Meditation Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sit Timer free?
Sit Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Koan Meditation Timer free?
Koan Meditation Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sit Timer or Koan Meditation Timer have ads?
Neither Sit Timer nor Koan Meditation Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sit Timer or Koan Meditation Timer?
Sit Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Koan Meditation Timer every 3 days. Most recently, Sit Timer was updated on October 18, 2026 and Koan Meditation Timer on October 20, 2026.

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