Comparison

Yoga | Down Dog vs Yin Timer

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

Head to head
About

Yoga | Down Dog

Experience a unique yoga practice every time with this app. Customize your sessions by selecting practice types, focusing on specific body areas, and adjusting pace. It offers beginner-friendly options and integrates with health apps.

Highlights
  • New yoga practice every time
  • Customizable practice types (Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, etc.)
  • Targeted body area boosts
  • Adjustable transition speed and hold length
  • Choice of instructor voices
  • Dynamic, breathing-synchronized music
  • Pose liking and disliking
Features
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Down Dog builds a brand-new yoga practice every time you press start — tailored to your level, focus, pace, and time. With over a million possible configurations, no two sessions are the same. Whether you're brand new to yoga or have been practicing for decades, Down Dog adapts to where you are today. OVER TEN STYLES OF YOGA Vinyasa, Restorative, Yin, Wake-Up Yoga, and more. Easily switch between styles to get the practice that's right for you. BEGINNER FRIENDLY Start with Beginner 1 and build up at your own pace. Unlock new poses and more variety as you level up. TARGET WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Use the Boost feature to focus your practice on any of 19 body areas - backbends, hip openers, core, shoulders, and more. Select a primary and a secondary boost to customize every practice, or get more variety in your routines by rotating through them all. TOTALLY CUSTOMIZABLE PRACTICES "Like" poses to see them more often. "Dislike" poses to skip them. CHOOSE YOUR VOICE Choose from 6 different yoga teachers to be guided by a voice you love. STAY CONSISTENT Set daily, weekly, or monthly goals. Build streaks and develop a practice that works for your schedule. YOUR FULL WELLNESS TOOLKIT One subscription unlocks our full library of practice types, all in one app: Meditation - guided sessions for stress, sleep, focus, and mindfulness Pilates - core, posture, and stability HIIT - fast, efficient workouts that build strength and cardio fitness Switch between them anytime. No extra downloads, no extra fees. SYNCS WITH APPLE HEALTH Track your practice alongside the rest of your wellness data. MULTIPLE LANGUAGES All yoga practices are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, and Ukrainian “I LOVE your app. I am a physician and I recommend it to my patients all the time, for those suffering from anxiety and panic disorder to those with low back pain. I can’t thank you enough for bringing yoga back into my life- making it so accessible, approachable, and convenient.” -James “Love it, as always. You guys have changed my life. I’m not a T-Rex anymore and I can move without back pain. Thank you :)” -Sharon “Restorative mode is perfect for my 71 year old body!” -Margaret “I am absolutely thrilled with the quality of this practice. I felt like I was in a studio and I was really sweaty and challenged. Well done!” -Emily “After just one Yin session, I can feel a *huge* difference in my flexibility.” - Alexandra Integrates with the Apple Health app! Down Dog's terms and conditions can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/terms Down Dog's privacy policy can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/privacy

About

Yin Timer

A discreet timer designed for calm activities like yoga or meditation. Set your desired duration, and the analog face completes one turn, providing a peaceful timekeeping experience without distracting ticking.

Highlights
  • Calm and discreet timer
  • Ideal for yoga and meditation
  • Analog face timekeeping
  • Customizable duration
  • No distracting ticking
Features
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A calm and discreet timer. This is perfect for yoga or meditation where a clock with ticking seconds will be distracting and stressful. Just choose how many minutes you want your timer to be, and it will go one turn of the analog face in that time. Slow and calm.

Screenshots

Yoga | Down Dog4 screens
Yin Timer1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yin Timer at none against Yoga | Down Dog's 12. Yoga | Down Dog's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (327K vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Yoga | Down Dog sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Yin Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Yoga | Down Dog against 5.0 for Yin Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yoga | Down Dog has 327K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yoga | Down Dog ships an update every 2 weeks, Yin Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Yoga | Down Dog versus Yin Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYoga | Down DogYin Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (327K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings327K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoga Buddhi Co.Kodare

Customer experience

Yoga | Down Dog

All ratings327,149 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral0.7%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews1,822 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative4.7%

Yin Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Yoga | Down Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues causing practices to go out of sync
  • Inability to cast to TV
  • Draining battery life due to background activity

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a library of pose explanations and modifications
  • Allow adjusting music volume separately from instructions
  • Offer a Yoga Sculpt option
  • Add a meditation component to practices
  • Provide a way to exclude certain poses from a practice

Yin Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Yoga | Down Dog

Subscriptions7
  • Down Dog Membership$2.991 Month
  • Pro Membership$3.991 Month
  • Down Dog Membership$7.991 Month
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  • Pro Membership2 variants$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription$99.991 Year
  • Pro Membership2 variants$99.991 Year
None

Yin Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yoga | Down Dog free?
Yoga | Down Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Yin Timer free?
Yin Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yoga | Down Dog or Yin Timer?
Yin Timer is rated higher. Yoga | Down Dog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 327K ratings, while Yin Timer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Yoga | Down Dog or Yin Timer have ads?
Neither Yoga | Down Dog nor Yin Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yoga | Down Dog or Yin Timer?
Yoga | Down Dog ships an update every 2 weeks, and Yin Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Yoga | Down Dog was updated on November 1, 2026 and Yin Timer on October 23, 2026.

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