Mind Timer vs Bowl Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mind Timer
This app provides a straightforward timer for meditation sessions. It offers customizable intervals, various chime sounds, and background options to enhance your practice. It also includes instructions and a link to guided meditations.
- Meditation intervals
- 5 chime sounds
- 5 timer backgrounds
- Easy-to-use interface
- Meditation instructions
- Link to guided meditations
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Mind Timer is a simple app that keeps track of the time while you meditate. FEATURES ・Meditation intervals ・5 high quality chime sounds ・5 timer backgrounds ・Easy-to-use interface ・Instructions on how to use the app to meditate ・Link to the Guided Mind app's library of guided meditations
Bowl Timer
This app helps you meditate without distractions using calming bowl gongs. You can customize session lengths and intervals, with all settings saved locally. It's completely free, offline, and ad-free.
- Guided meditation with bowl gongs
- Customizable session lengths up to 60 minutes
- Split sessions into 1-5 intervals
- Local settings saving
- Total meditation time tracking
- 100% free and offline
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• Meditate for up to 60 minutes, guided by calming bowl gongs. • Split sessions into 1 to 5 intervals for transitions or gentle reminders. • Locally saves your settings and displays total meditation time after 2 hours. • 100% free and offline—no ads, accounts, or tracking. Stay focused, mindful, and fully present during your meditation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bowl Timer at 100% against Mind Timer's 36%. Bowl Timer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mind Timer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Mind Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bowl Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bowl Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Mind Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bowl Timer's.
Mind Timer ships an update monthly, Bowl Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mind Timer | Bowl Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppSimple LLC | Johannes Roth |
Customer experience
Mind Timer
Bowl Timer
In-app purchases
Mind Timer
- Premium Features$1.99
Bowl Timer
No in-app purchases
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