Comparison

Stillwall vs WallTime

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

Head to head
About

Stillwall

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Your attention isn't broken. It's just everywhere else. Stillwall is a focus reset for people who can't focus anymore. No feed. No streaks. No guided voice telling you to notice your breath. Just a timer, a wall, and a few minutes of doing absolutely nothing. Wall staring is one of the oldest contemplative practices in the world. Bodhidharma is said to have done it for nine years. You only need five minutes. How it works Pick a preset — Quick reset, Deep reset, Long gaze, or Full reset. Set your phone aside. Let your eyes rest on a wall. A soft chime brings you back when the session ends. That's the whole app. What's inside • Four presets from 5 to 30 minutes, plus a custom timer up to 60 • Three sound modes — guided, ambient, or chimes only • A range of ending sounds — bowl, bell, soft gong, birdsong, or silent with haptic • An optional reflection at the end of each session, with simple tags and a private note • A weekly view of how much time you've spent doing nothing Who it's for People who've tried meditation apps and found them too loud. People who feel scattered. People who want a moment of quiet without being told what to think. People curious about an old practice that asks nothing of you except your time. Five minutes is enough. Stay with the wall. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WallTime

This app provides a timer for focused wall staring sessions. Track your progress, build a personal archive of completed sessions, and optionally capture photos of the wall you stared at. Designed for minimal distraction and privacy.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Wall Mode with faint timer
  • Staring time and streak tracking
  • Private session archive
  • Optional wall photo capture
  • No ads, accounts, or tracking
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WallTime is the timer for doing less: choose a duration, put down the distractions, and stare at a wall. Pick a 1, 5, 10, 20, 30, or 60 minute stare—or go open-ended. After a short countdown, Wall Mode keeps the timer deliberately faint so the wall stays in charge. When you are done, hold to end the session. BUILD YOUR WALL RECORD • See total staring time, longest stare, and current streak • Review completed and broken sessions in your private archive • Follow a seven-day effort trace • Work through personal challenges such as Concrete Week and Hour Club CAPTURE THE WALL After a completed session, WallTime can optionally open the camera so you can photograph the wall you just stared at. Your photo becomes the backdrop for a generated 9:16 Story image. Share it to Instagram when Instagram is installed, or use the standard iOS share sheet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN WallTime has no account, login, ads, analytics, tracking, purchases, subscriptions, or cloud service. Session history and wall photos stay on your device. No feed. No followers. No performance theater inside the app. Just you, a timer, and a wall.

Screenshots

Stillwall4 screens
WallTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WallTime at none against Stillwall's 2. Stillwall's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Stillwall sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. WallTime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stillwall ships an update every 9 days, WallTime every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stillwall versus WallTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStillwallWallTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven DanielsJacob Leyden

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Stillwall

Subscriptions2
  • Gaze Plus Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Gaze Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
None

WallTime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stillwall free?
Stillwall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WallTime free?
WallTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stillwall or WallTime have ads?
Neither Stillwall nor WallTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stillwall or WallTime?
Stillwall ships an update every 9 days, and WallTime every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stillwall was updated on September 20, 2026 and WallTime on September 20, 2026.

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