Still Flowing Timer vs Zen Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Still Flowing Timer
This app offers a straightforward meditation timer designed for simplicity. It features customizable bells for opening, closing, and intervals, along with the ability to save favorite sessions. The app aims to provide a distraction-free experience to support mindfulness.
- Customizable opening and closing bells
- Interval bell marking
- Save favorite meditation sessions
- Distraction-free interface
- One-time purchase option
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No subscriptions. No advertisements. No banners, and no notifications distracting you away from what matters. Meditation timers used to be simple, just like the practice they support. Somewhere along the way, wellness became something to sell, and the path to peace was stripped of a foundational teaching: simplicity throughout life as a way to build stillness and centeredness in the mind. Still Flowing Timer returns to that. Set a duration. Choose a bell to open and close your sit — singing bowls, gongs, or a clear chime. Mark the time with interval bells. Save the sessions you return to. If you are still using this app in 21 days, choose whether or not to continue for a one time payment of $4.99. Let's get back to simplicity, starting with a straightforward meditation timer.
Zen Timer
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Zen Timer is a simple meditation timer with no ads, no popups, and nothing extra on the screen. Set your time, sit, and let the singing bowl tell you when you're done. Spin the zen circle to set your duration. The bowl chimes three times to begin your session, the way sittings open in traditional Zen practice, and one chime ends it. Meditations are logged with a calendar heatmap and a daily streak, so you can watch your practice build over time. If you'd rather have just the timer, logging can be switched off entirely. HOW IT WORKS • Spin the wheel to set your time • A short preparation countdown lets you settle • Three bowl strikes open the meditation, one closes it • Your session is saved to the heatmap automatically Whether your practice is shamatha, zazen, vipassana, breathwork, or a simple daily mindfulness habit, this minimalist meditation timer stays out of the way and keeps the time. Zen Timer is free, and supported by the donations of generous meditators
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen Timer at none against Still Flowing Timer's 1. Zen Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Still Flowing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zen Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Still Flowing Timer ships an update fortnightly, Zen Timer every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Still Flowing Timer | Zen Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northmark Technologies INC | Marcus Otterstad |
In-app purchases
Still Flowing Timer
- Full Access$4.99
Zen Timer
No in-app purchases
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