Comparison

Meditation Interval Timer. vs Zen

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

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Meditation Interval Timer.

Features
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A simple meditation interval timer. No accounts. No gamification. Create Routines with interval timers. You can choose the sound that plays at the end of the interval - as well as background noises during sessions - to help guide your practice. You can schedule reoccurring reminders to help structure your meditation habit. There is a 'Tips' section for getting started. THAT'S IT. In my practice, I like to set two 5 minute intervals. In the first 5 minutes, I keep my eyes half open, clear my head and focus on breathing. When the sound goes off, I close my and spend the last 5 minutes focusing on an aspect of my life that needs attention. After that sound, I take a few deep breaths to end my session and continue with the day. I hope this helps you. Simple. Clean. Everything you need for your meditation practice.

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Zen

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Just Sit. Your Way. Nothing Else. A silent meditation timer with traditional bells. The sit is free. Optional short guided sits when just sitting is hard. Then silence. No ads, no streaks, no account. JUST SIT Sit on a cushion or chair. Eyes barely open, soft gaze. Feel your body, breath, and posture. No mantra, no goal. When thoughts come and go, just return to sitting. The benefits are real โ€” a calm mind, more focus, more clarity, better sleep, less stress, more presence. They show up when you stop chasing them. YOUR WAY Just sit. Easier said than done. Just sitting can be brutal. Most people need a little guidance, and that detour is fine. Optional short guided sits โ€” the Just Sit course, one idea at a time โ€” then sit in silence. Or leave every optional feature off. Not a library of courses. Discover your way to just sit. NOTHING ELSE Everything you need to just sit is included, and stays free. A timer, bells, Watch, widgets. No ads, no streaks, no account to sit. The sit stays free. Always. Native on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Focus on what matters: just sit. HOW IT WORKS Open the app ยท pick a duration ยท sit. Beautiful bells, soundscapes, intervals, warmup and cooldown. If you want to look around: Welcome on first launch, then short guided sits for ordinary life. Nothing required. Explore at your own pace. WHY THIS EXISTS Hi, I'm Francis, a longtime Apple developer. I discovered regular meditation about 15 years ago. I suffer from PTSD, and meditation has helped me survive โ€” more than once โ€” when things fall apart. Meditation only clicked for me with a Zen just-sit practice. To get there I had to put in the time: other practices, sampling, trial and error, year after year of showing up to sit. I needed those 10,000 minutes on apps before I could stop searching and, in the end, just sit. Zen : Your Way is my way of giving back. A quiet timer. Optional guidance to nudge you toward just sitting. Nothing in the way of the sit itself. ON IPHONE AND IPAD โ€ข Apple Watch companion โ€” start sits and complications on your wrist โ€ข Home Screen widgets and Live Activities

Screenshots

Meditation Interval Timer.4 screens
Zen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Zen at 6 against Meditation Interval Timer.'s 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Meditation Interval Timer. versus Zen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditation Interval Timer.Zen
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro โ€” better
Requires iOS16.4 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSamuel MullerFrancis Dierick

In-app purchases

None

Meditation Interval Timer.

No in-app purchases

None

Zen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meditation Interval Timer. free?
Meditation Interval Timer. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zen free?
Zen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meditation Interval Timer. or Zen have ads?
Neither Meditation Interval Timer. nor Zen shows ads.

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