Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell vs Timber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell
This app provides a minimalist and elegant timer for meditation and mindfulness sessions. It features customizable bells, interval reminders, and progress tracking to enhance your practice without distractions.
- Easy-to-use meditation timer
- High-quality bell sounds
- Preparation timer
- Interval timer and bell
- Progress indicators
- Progress reports and stats
- Background operation
- Distraction-free mode
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Ensō is a sleek, elegant meditation timer and bell, designed to get out of your way so you can focus on what matters most: your practice. No clutter. No noise. No pressure. The timer, your stats, and a gorgeous-sounding default bell cost nothing. They're free and ad-free, forever. Ensō never locks you into its own content. Already have a guided session you love? Play it. Prefer your own music, or pure silence? Ensō fits around your practice, not the other way around. What people say about Ensō: "Considering the quality and utility of this app, Ensō is a godsend for meditation lovers" — Lifehacker.ru "For a distraction free meditation experience that lets you customize intervals and timers, you want Ensō." — iMore.com "This is the best meditation app I've ever used by far. It has just enough features, but isn't cluttered. It makes me excited to meditate again!" "Elegant design, simple, and the many bell sounds are terrific. A great app that doesn't over complicate something that shouldn't be over complicated!" "I've been meditating regularly for over 25 years. I wish I'd had this app a long time ago! Thanks Enso!" Meditation is a wonderful way to ease stress, quiet anxiety, and find inner calm. Ensō gently guides each session and quietly tracks your progress, helping you make mindfulness part of your daily routine. Ensō offers, free: - An easy-to-use, beautifully simple meditation timer - High-quality, professionally recorded bells and bowls to start and end your session - A preparation timer to settle in before you begin - An interval timer and bell to keep you gently oriented in time - An at-a-glance progress indicator during your sit - Progress reports and streaks to keep you motivated - Screen-off support for walking meditation (use the side button) - Distraction-free chiming, even when your device is set to silent Ensō Plus Unlock everything Ensō has to offer. Plus is available as a yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase, whichever suits you. With Ensō Plus you get: - All 11 additional bells: ceremonial bells, singing bowls, gongs and more - Reminders to schedule your sessions, with 12 alert chimes crafted exclusively for Ensō - Presets: save your favorite setups and let Intelligent Presets activate them automatically - In-session audio: play your own music or a guided meditation while you sit - Apple Health Integration: log every session as mindful minutes Ensō comes with a free, gorgeous-sounding default bell; the additional bells and all Plus features are included with Ensō Plus. We never interrupt your session with a review request. If Ensō helps your practice, a review means the world to us. ... Ensō Plus subscription details: - Yearly subscription: $9.99/year (US price; may vary by region). A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - A subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. - Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://ensomeditationtimer.app/privacy
Timber
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Timber is a customizable interval timer and routine builder. Whether you're crushing a HIIT workout, sinking into a deep focus session, or perfecting your morning schedule, Timber lets you build your routine, your way. Create simple countdowns or advanced multi-step routines with reusable blocks, groups, repeats, nested timers, media cues, and background playback. Stop switching between separate apps for HIIT, Tabata, Pomodoro, meditation, stretching, coaching, and cooking. Timber lets you build the exact routine you need. BUILD ONCE, REUSE ANYWHERE Create simple or highly advanced timers using our flexible block-based system. • Create reusable timer blocks • Group blocks into circuits, sets, and rounds • Repeat blocks, groups, or full timers • Nest timers inside other timers • Merge blocks into groups or split them apart • Edit linked blocks once to update them everywhere, or unlink for a custom version • Duplicate timers and blocks for easy modification GUIDE EVERY STEP WITH RICH MEDIA CUES Don't just watch the clock. Attach rich media to any timer step so you know exactly what to do and when to do it: • Add YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion video demos • Attach local video, audio, image, recording, and text prompts • Use text-to-speech voice cues for hands-free guidance • Add music, countdown sounds, and instructions to individual timer steps • Keep cues running with native background playback ONE TIMER FOR EVERY ACTIVITY • Workouts & Training: HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, boxing rounds, circuit training, stretching, and mobility. Add exercise demo videos right into your rest and work intervals. • Focus & Productivity: Pomodoro, deep work, studying, reading, and work sprints • Mindfulness: yoga, breathwork, meditation, and guided practice • Daily life: morning routines, cooking steps, speaking practice, and coaching plans TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how consistently you’re completing your routines. • View weekly timer time, completed sessions, and streaks • Explore seven-day activity bars and a monthly heatmap • See per-timer stats including times run, total time, and average completion • Review completed, skipped, and unplayed sections of each session SHARE AND IMPORT COMPLETE TIMERS • Share lightweight timers with a QR code • Share media-rich timers as a Timber zip file • Choose which media files to include before sharing • Preview media before exporting or importing • Scan QR codes from another phone or from a saved image • Review, rename, and confirm shared timers before adding them • Imported timers stay clearly marked so you know where they came from RELIABLE BACKGROUND PLAYBACK Run timers with a focused, distraction-free display or continue while using other apps. Timber keeps your countdown, audio cues, TTS prompts, and notifications moving in the background. • Use a focused full-screen playback view • Follow and control timers with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Keep timers and supported media cues running in the background FULL BACKUP & RESTORE Keep a portable copy of your Timber data. • Back up timers, blocks, history, media, and your theme preference • Export everything as a .timber.zip file • Preview a backup before restoring it • Choose individual timers to restore • Restore nested timers and their required media automatically PRIVATE & OFFLINE-FIRST Your data belongs to you. Timers, blocks, history, and local media are stored on your device. You decide when to export, share, back up, or restore them. No account required, no forced logins WHY CHOOSE TIMBER? • Replaces basic countdown timers, stopwatches, and routine apps • Reusable blocks make advanced timers faster to build • Rich media cues help you know exactly what to do next • QR and zip sharing make it easy to move routines between devices • Flexible enough for simple tasks and complex schedules Create once. Reuse anywhere with Timber. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell at none against Timber's shown. Timber's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Timber sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell ships an update every 3 months, Timber daily. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell | Timber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (218 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 218 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fascinative Labs Ltd. | SREEHARI P C |
Bugs and requests
Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer stops when receiving notifications
- Presets not loading correctly into timer screen
- Meditation time not recorded if session ends early
Requested features
5 requests- Extend maximum meditation time beyond 1 hour
- Add option for multiple ending bells (e.g. triple bell)
- Implement Apple Watch app and haptic feedback
- Allow saving/loading of custom meditation presets
- Improve progress tracking and data visualization
Timber
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell
- Ensō Plus$9.991 Year
- Nepalese Singing Bowl Low$0.99
- Meditation Gong$0.99
- Ceremonial Bell 1$0.99
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- Ceremonial Bell 2$0.99
- Japanese Temple Bell 1$0.99
- Short Meditation Bell$0.99
- Long Meditation Bell$0.99
- Nepalese Singing Bowl Medium$0.99
- Tibetan Singing Bowl Low$0.99
- Tibetan Singing Bowl Medium$0.99
- Value Pack (All Bells)$2.99
- Pro Upgrade$2.99
Timber
- Timber Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Timber Pro Lifetime$7.99
Questions
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