Ding vs Meditation Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ding
A simple meditation timer that offers accurate timing, customizable presets, and background sounds. It integrates with Apple Watch, Health app, and Calendar, with optional Discord community features for shared practice.
- Accurate timing with background/lock screen support
- Apple Watch integration for wrist-based timing
- Customizable presets with bells and background sounds
- Optional Discord community for shared practice
- Health app integration for mindful minutes
- iCloud sync for presets and history
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A timer that stays a timer. Free, no paywalls. Two taps to the sit — open a preset and start the timer. The timer needs no account and no internet, and nothing pops up before or after the sit. Less app, more practice. You sit on the cushion by yourself — but you're not alone. If you want company, connect Discord, and the “Together” feed will show which of the people you know sat today. New to Discord? Come to our open Ding community. Visibility is up to you, and you can turn it off at any time. What's inside: — Accurate timing: the timer holds even if you background the app or lock the screen. If the system closes the app, the app will notify you instead. — Apple Watch: the timer on your wrist, works even without the phone. Same presets, vibration instead of bells, sessions count toward your practice and streak. — Presets: each practice keeps its own name, duration, start and end bell, interval bells, and a short note to yourself. — Background sound: breathing (5.5-second inhale and exhale), noise, or shruti — chosen per preset, it ducks under the bells, with an optional fade-out. — A pause before you begin: time to settle on the cushion. — Preset sharing: send a link — they open it and add it to their presets. — Coming from Insight Timer? Your practice imports along with your streak. — Your practice is saved locally on your phone, to Health (mindful minutes) and to Calendar. — Widgets: the streak on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, a tap opens the app. — Presets and practice history sync through iCloud. — Four color themes: the background is always black, the color is up to you. — Protection from accidental touches: a cat or a sleeve won't end your sit. — Screen dimming: the screen dims a little during a session to save battery. — Interrupted sessions are restored. Questions? Write to us — the Ding community (link in Settings) or support.ding@gmail.com. (( dinnng ))
Meditation Timer
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Close your eyes. The bell comes and gets you. No ads, no account, and it rings with no internet. One dial does everything. Turn it to set the length, and the interval bells appear as marks around the ring. While you sit, those marks go by one at a time. You see the shape of the session before it starts. Then the app gets out of the way. With the screen dark the opening, interval, and closing bells still ring on time, and the same dial waits on your Lock Screen. ● Bell marks on the dial — how many will ring, and when, before you begin ● Lock Screen widgets (circular, rectangular, inline), Live Activity, Dynamic Island ● Bells ring with the screen off and with the silent switch flipped ● Bells are synthesized on the device as they ring — the app ships no audio files ● No streaks, no grid, no badges. Empty days stay empty ● No notifications. Nothing here nudges you to sit ● No ads, no account, no server — it works with no internet Free - Any length from 1 to 180 minutes - All four sounds: singing bowl, chime, wood block, silent - The five-minute interval bell - Every Lock Screen widget and the Live Activity - The last 30 days of history, backed up to your own iCloud Premium (subscription) - Set the opening and closing bells separately - Choose your own interval spacing - Warm-up and fade, to the second - Full history beyond 30 days, and CSV export - Shadowless background Subscription terms: Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://aside.ai.kr/en/apps/meditation/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ding at none against Meditation Timer's 2. Meditation Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Meditation Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ding asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ding | Meditation Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denis Kutuzov | Yunseong Jung |
In-app purchases
Ding
No in-app purchases
Meditation Timer
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
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