Comparison

Mantra Meditation Timer vs Meditation Timer App Pro

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

Head to head
About

Mantra Meditation Timer

Features
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A meditation timer that stays out of your way. Mantra Meditation Timer is a minimalist, privacy first timer for mantra based meditation (including Transcendental Meditation). It gives you a calm, distraction free way to begin, complete, and reflect on your daily practice. No sign up. No account. No teacher details. No guided content, community feed, or upgrade prompts during your meditation. Just a simple timer that respects your time and privacy. Built for daily practice Choose from two ready to use meditation timers, or create your own with a custom duration. Gentle start and end chimes help mark each session and work with Silent Mode. Your timer keeps running in the background, even when your device is locked. Reflect after each session Optionally record your mood and add a note about how your meditation went. Review up to 12 months of session history, stored entirely on your device. Build consistency Track your current streak, longest streak, and total completed sessions. Set one daily reminder to help make meditation a steady part of your routine. Private by design Mantra Meditation Timer collects nothing on the free tier. There is no analytics, crash reporting, account, or data leaving your device. You do not need to opt out because nothing is collected in the first place. Mantra Plus Upgrade once for lifetime access to additional tools for a deeper and more flexible practice: Unlimited custom timers Rich text session notes Private iCloud sync across your devices Apple Health integration for mindful minutes A curated library of meditation chimes Alternative app icons and premium themes Multiple daily reminders Detailed statistics, including average session length and sessions per day Milestone badges for 7, 30, 100, 365, and 1,000 day streaks Mantra Meditation Timer was created by a long time Transcendental Meditation practitioner for meditators. It is designed to fade into the background and support a practice already more than 3,700 days strong.

About

Meditation Timer App Pro

Features
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Meditation Timer App Pro is a clean, no-nonsense timer built for people who just want to sit and practice, without wading through a bloated app to get there. Set custom session lengths, interval bells and ambient sounds, then get out of the way. No forced streaks, no social feed, no pressure to unlock content. Just a timer that respects your practice. FEATURES Custom timer intervals Set your own session length and add interval bells to mark stages of your sit. Useful for structured practices or simply to check in without opening your eyes. Ambient sounds A small library of ambient tones to sit with, or silence if that's what you want. Session tracking See your practice over time. Total sits, minutes practiced and streaks, without turning meditation into a competition. Widgets and shortcuts Start a session straight from your home screen or lock screen. Built for consistency No subscriptions you forget about, no upsells mid-session. Pro unlocks everything once, so you can stop thinking about the app and get back to practicing. Whether you're new to meditation or you've been sitting for years, Meditation Timer App Pro is built to support a daily practice without getting in the way of it. Subscription Options: โ€ข Annual: $19.99 per year, billed annually (equivalent to $1.67/month) โ€ข Monthly: $4.99 per month, billed monthly โ€ข Lifetime: $59.99 one-time purchase (not a subscription) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://meditationtimer.online/privacy

Screenshots

Mantra Meditation Timer4 screens
Meditation Timer App Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Meditation Timer App Pro at 15.0 against Mantra Meditation Timer's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Mantra Meditation Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Meditation Timer App Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Mantra Meditation Timer versus Meditation Timer App Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMantra Meditation TimerMeditation Timer App Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrent VardyMade For Humans LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mantra Meditation Timer

One-time1
  • Mantra+$9.99
3 purchases

Meditation Timer App Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Med timer full access Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Med Timer Full Access Sub Year$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Lifetime Access$44.99

Questions

Is Mantra Meditation Timer free?
Mantra Meditation Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meditation Timer App Pro free?
Meditation Timer App Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mantra Meditation Timer or Meditation Timer App Pro have ads?
Neither Mantra Meditation Timer nor Meditation Timer App Pro shows ads.

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