Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell vs Bodhi Timer
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
Bodhi Timer
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Bodhi Timer is a countdown timer for meditation and other timed activities. Set one duration or a sequence of consecutive timers, then pause, resume, or start the session again. Make a timer that suits your session: • Save four duration presets. • Build a list of intervals with a separate sound for each one. • Choose from bells, gongs, singing bowls, bird song, the system tone, or an audio file. • Add preparation time before the session starts. • Use an animated Enso circle, a fading Bodhi leaf, or your own image. • Choose a light, dark, black, or system theme. • Hide the remaining time or keep the screen awake. • Set a duration by typing or with optional English speech input. Settings, presets, timer lists, and running or paused timers are saved on your iPhone. There are no accounts, advertising, or analytics SDKs. The timer works without an internet connection. Optional speech recognition may use Apple's Speech service when on-device recognition is unavailable. Background alerts require notification permission and follow your iPhone's sound, silent-mode, and Focus settings. Long or repeated sequences can exceed the queue of upcoming alerts while the app remains closed. Reopen the app to refresh that queue. Imported audio uses its first 29 seconds. Requires iOS 26 or later. The interface and speech commands are in English. This is an independent iPhone fork and SwiftUI port of Bodhi Timer by yuttadhammo and the BodhiTimer developers. It is maintained separately and does not imply endorsement by its original authors. The software is available under GPL-3.0-or-later. iPhone source: https://github.com/wgj/BodhiTimer Original project: https://github.com/yuttadhammo/BodhiTimer Original software and artwork: Copyright (C) 2014-2022 BodhiTimer developers. Additional asset credits and license texts are included in About.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bodhi Timer at none against Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell's 13. Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Bodhi Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Ensō | Meditation Timer & Bell | Bodhi Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (219 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 219 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fascinative Labs | Weston Johnson |
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
Bodhi Timer
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
Bodhi Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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