Comparison

Chill vs Mindfulness Bells

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

Head to head
About

Chill

This app delivers daily mindfulness quotes and inspirational images to help you find your center. Receive customizable reminders throughout the day to stay present and share your favorite messages easily.

Highlights
  • Daily inspirational quotes
  • Mindfulness reminders
  • Shareable quotes and images
  • Customizable notifications
  • Beautiful imagery
Features
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Chill is a beautiful daily mindfulness quotes and reminders app for iPhone and iPad. "I just found my new favorite mindfulness app." –SimpleMindfulness.com Get Centered With Daily Inspirational Quotes Quotes from The Buddha, Lao Tzu, Zen masters and many others, accompanied by images to put you in the right frame of mind for your day. Stay Present With Mindfulness Reminders Throughout the Day Activate the Mindfulness Reminders function to receive up to 5 notifications per day to bring you back to your center. These brief prompts appear as a banner on your iPhone, bringing you back to the present moment. Share Your Favorites Turn the quotes and images into shareable photos for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, text messages, email, and any other app that supports iOS share sheets.

About

Mindfulness Bells

This app provides gentle bell sounds at set or random intervals to help you practice mindfulness and return to your breath. It offers a minimalist interface with customizable bell sounds and timing, supporting a more conscious and present day.

Highlights
  • Interval bell ringing
  • Random interval ringing
  • Hourly chime
  • Customizable bell sounds
  • Minimalist interface
  • Background operation
Features
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Mindfulness Bell is a very simple tool that help to: - Ring the bell at the given interval - Ring the bell at random interval - Ring bell as a regular hourly chime app Useful for those who are practicing mindfulness. It's a bell to remind you to return to your conscious breathing. Help you to keep mindful the day long. KEEP IN MIND PLEASE: App can work when you put the app to the background by click home button, but it won't work if you kill the app (remove app from recent app list). If you want something to work even the app got killed then Mindfulness Bell is not for you. Mindfulness Bell is a very simple application that rings the bell at fixed interval, random time or as a hourly chime. Helpful for those who are practicing mindfulness, or practicing other meditation methods. Benefits of practicing mindfulness Practicing mindfulness has been shown to have beneficial effects on both physical and mental health. Helps reduce anxiety, control stress, increase concentration, control emotions... to improve quality of life. How to Use the Bell of Mindfulness Choose the bell and the interval according to your needs then turn on the bell. Every time the bell rings, no matter what you're doing, pause everything and return to your breath, to yourself. Practice until every sound in your life becomes a bell of mindfulness. Why you should choose the Bell of Mindfulness - There are many pleasant bells available. - Minimalist interface, easy to use, no extra configuration steps - One click to go - Full customizable: bell sound, interval, start-end time - Support ring the bell at fixed interval (5 mins, 10mins, 15mins, 20mins, 25mins, 30mins, 1 hour, 2 hours...) - Support random ringing. - Support ringing the bell at the beginning of every hour (Blip blip, hourly chime, grandfather clock) - Does not ask for unnecessary/crazy permissions. https://apps.langhoangal.dev/en/mindfulness-bell

Screenshots

Chill4 screens
Mindfulness Bells4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mindfulness Bells at every 2 weeks against Chill's monthly. Mindfulness Bells also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Chill's advantage is ratings volume (5.4K vs 634). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Chill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mindfulness Bells sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Chill against 4.8 for Mindfulness Bells. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chill has 5.4K ratings behind it against 634, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Chill's written reviews are positive against 89% of Mindfulness Bells's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chill ships an update monthly, Mindfulness Bells every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chill versus Mindfulness Bells: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChillMindfulness Bells
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.4K ratings) — better4.8 (634 ratings)
Positive reviews95.3% of reviews — better88.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.4K — better634
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinima SoftwareLang Hoang

Customer experience

Chill

All ratings5,367 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.0%

Mindfulness Bells

All ratings635 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.0%

User reviews

Chill

From 5.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Inspirational and mindful quotes
  • 🔔 Helpful reminders throughout the day
  • 🌟 Beautiful and calming design
  • 🕊️ Promotes presence and relaxation
  • 🗣️ Diverse range of authors and perspectives

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive daily quotes and reminders
  • 🕰️ Limited number of reminders per day
  • 🌐 Lack of diversity in featured authors

Mindfulness Bells

From 634 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🕰️ Gentle reminder to be mindful
  • 🎶 Pleasant and soothing sounds
  • ⏱️ Helpful for time management
  • 🧘‍♀️ Supports mindfulness practice

Room to improve

  • 🔔 Chime volume too loud
  • 🕰️ Inconsistent chime timing
  • 🔌 Stopped working after iOS update

Bugs and requests

Chill

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent timing of reminders
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More customization options for reminders
  • Ability to save and review past reminders
  • Expansion of quote database with more diverse voices

Mindfulness Bells

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No sound or alert when chime is set
  • Chime not ringing at the correct time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to set specific chime days
  • Option to choose quieter chime sounds
  • Customizable chime duration

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chill

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$9.99
6 purchases

Mindfulness Bells

One-time6
  • A cup of coffee$1.99
  • Small support$1.99
  • A dinner$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Medium support$4.99
  • Large support$9.99
  • Supporter$19.99

Questions

Is Chill free?
Chill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindfulness Bells free?
Mindfulness Bells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chill or Mindfulness Bells?
Chill is rated higher. Chill averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while Mindfulness Bells averages 4.8 from 634 ratings.
Do Chill or Mindfulness Bells have ads?
Both Chill and Mindfulness Bells show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chill or Mindfulness Bells?
Chill ships an update monthly, and Mindfulness Bells every 2 weeks. Most recently, Chill was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mindfulness Bells on November 7, 2026.

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