Comparison

MindBell vs Meditation Timer App Pro

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

Head to head
About

MindBell

Features
Read full description

MindBell is a minimal, beautiful meditation timer designed to get out of your way. Set three gentle phases - a prep time to settle, your main meditation, and a wind-down to ease back out. Choose a calming bell or chime to mark each transition, and a visual to rest your gaze on during your session. FEATURES - Simple three-phase sessions: prep, meditate, wind-down - A curated set of warm, high-quality bells and chimes - Choose your meditation visual: blank, a flickering candle, or a calm Buddha face - Calming wind-down colours, including a sleep-friendly deep red for evenings - No accounts, no sign-in, no clutter - just sit and breathe Whether you have two minutes or an hour, MindBell helps you quiet the noise.

About

Meditation Timer App Pro

Features
Read full description

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: • Annual: $19.99 per year, billed annually (equivalent to $1.67/month) • Monthly: $4.99 per month, billed monthly • 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

MindBell4 screens
Meditation Timer App Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindBell at none against Meditation Timer App Pro's 3. MindBell also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Meditation Timer App Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Meditation Timer App Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. MindBell asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MindBell versus Meditation Timer App Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindBellMeditation Timer App Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB173 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW JONATHON TAYLORMade For Humans LTD

In-app purchases

None

MindBell

No in-app purchases

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 MindBell free?
MindBell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Meditation Timer App Pro free?
Meditation Timer App Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MindBell or Meditation Timer App Pro have ads?
MindBell shows ads; Meditation Timer App Pro does not.

Other comparisons