Serenity vs Meditation Timer Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serenity
This app provides a customizable timer for guided meditation sessions. It features a collection of high-definition soundscapes and allows users to set specific durations for preparation, meditation, intervals, and cool-down periods. The app also offers reminders and tracks progress.
- Customizable session timers
- 16 HD meditation tones
- Vibrational alerts
- Daily/weekly meditation reminders
- Meditation progress statistics
- Apple Health compatibility
- Apple Music integration
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Serenity is a beautifully crafted Meditation Timer, perfect for quiet contemplation, stillness and defined focus. • Featured on the App Store Homepage. • Top 10 Meditation & Mindfulness App, US and Canada. Take a deep breath, relax, and allow Serenity to guide you through your daily meditation. Chiming gently throughout your session at times chosen by you. Tibetan Chimes, Singing Bowls, Gongs, Bells and even Didgeridoos form part of your 16-tone collection. Recorded in an HD studio with the utmost of care, these tones sound just incredible. Tempting you into a deeper state of relaxation with every chime. * FEATURES * • Define your Preparation, Meditation, Interval and Cool down times. • Automatically save your selection in one of six customisable presets. • Choose from a collection of 16 HD meditation tones • Assign the tone to chime once, twice or thrice on command. • Adjust your Interval tone, allowing it to repeat or chime at a chosen time. • Enjoy a silent meditation with *vibrational alerts. • Set a daily, weekly or weekend reminder to meditate. • A statistics page, keeping a silent record of your meditation progress. • Apple Health compatible. Sync your meditation data. • Apple Music compatible. Add your own music and have it play behind your selected tones. Although minimal and elegant by design, Serenity really has all you need to create the perfect environment for the ultimate mindful meditation. Allowing you to concentrate on your inner self, rather than the passing time. Its the only meditation timer you'll ever need! *Vibration not available on iPad
Meditation Timer Plus
This app provides a simple timer for guided meditation sessions. It uses the sounds of Tibetan singing bowls to divide your meditation into sections and concludes with bell sounds. Enjoy peaceful mindfulness during your daily activities or relaxation time.
- Customizable meditation lengths
- Tibetan singing bowl sounds
- Bell sounds for session end
- Mindfulness and relaxation aid
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Works with Bluetooth earphones
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Meditation Timer Plus can be used for meditation. Chose the length you would like to meditate and press play. The sounds of the Tibetan Bowls divides the meditation into 8 sections and ends with 3 sounds of bells. The sounds are made with tibetan singing bowls. Listen to the beautiful singing bowls while you meditate or relax. With this app mindfulness and meditation is near you all day, when you walk in the park or rest in the sun. Use head- or earphones for best result. Works on Apple Watch with Bluetooth earphones. Length of Meditation on iOS: ∙5 minutes ∙10 minutes ∙15 minutes ∙25 minutes ∙30 minutes ∙35 minutes ∙40 minutes ∙45 minutes ∙50 minutes Length of meditation on Apple Watch: ∙5 minutes ∙10 minutes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Serenity at 66% against Meditation Timer Plus's 22%. Serenity also leads on ratings volume (210 vs 2) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Meditation Timer Plus's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, 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
Serenity costs $2.99 and Meditation Timer Plus $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Serenity holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serenity has 210 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Serenity's written reviews are positive against 22% of Meditation Timer Plus's.
Serenity ships an update monthly, Meditation Timer Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serenity | Meditation Timer Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (210 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.1% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 210 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zenoki Ltd | Bo Kalvslund |
Customer experience
Serenity
Meditation Timer Plus
Bugs and requests
Serenity
Reported bugs
11 issues- App quits during meditation
- Statistics are inaccurate or not recorded
- Interval bells only ring for sessions under 9 minutes
- App does not work in the background
- Soundtrack feature not working
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- Statistics become negative after 600 hours
- Playlist restarts on new meditation
- Settings are not saved
- Horrible truck horn sound interrupts
- Deep ringing bell tone ends abruptly
- Tuner not functioning
Requested features
24 requests- Ability to set more than one reminder
- Apple Watch version
- Sync between iPhone and iPad
- More presets
- Save settings
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- Ability to continue meditation after timer ends and count extra time
- Stopwatch feature that counts time and sounds at set intervals
- Connect with Spotify
- Add default meditation sound tracks
- Incorporate music into the app itself
- HealthKit integration to record throughout the session, not just at the end
- Random playback from playlist
- Play or pause through Apple Watch
- Allow background meditation soundtrack purchase directly in app
- Fix abrupt ending of deep ringing bell tone
- More control over interval sounds and timing
- Ability to manage number of repetitive chimes and time between intervals
- Fix bug where interval bells only ring for sessions under 9 mins
- Fix bug where app doesn't work in background
- Fix bug where statistics become negative after 600h
- Fix bug where app quits during meditation
- Fix bug where playlist restarts on new meditation
- Add more sound options
- Improve sound quality of chimes and bells
Meditation Timer Plus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Serenity
No in-app purchases
Meditation Timer Plus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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