Meditation Timer
Meditation Timer will assist you during meditations to keep track of time. Meditations can be silent or with a background sound. The app will allow you to define timers for a meditation.
TIMERS
A timer consists of the timer name, a duration, an initial delay, a background sound, and chimes at various intervals.
DURATIONS
The duration for a timer can be one of two types: fixed, or variable. Fixed durations are those that stop at a specific time from when the timer is started (e.g., "10 minutes", "30 minutes", etc.). Variable durations are those that stop at a specific time of day (e.g., "6:00 AM", "10:45 PM", etc.), where the duration of the timer depends on the current time.
CHIMES
Chimes are divided into specific times during the meditation. These include the Beginning chime (when the timer starts), the First Quarter chime (25% into the timer), the Half Time chime (50% into the timer), the Third Quarter chime (75% into the timer), the Warning chime (set for a specific time before the end of the meditation), and the Ending chime (when the timer is complete). All chimes are optional.
BACKGROUND SOUNDS
The app contains a handful of background sounds that can be played during the meditation, including rain, a stream, a fan, and campfire.
DO NOT DISTURB
If the Do Not Disturb setting is active, any incoming calls will be rejected, and notifications and system sounds will be muted, only when a timer is actively playing, and not while paused or finished.
DISPLAY TIMEOUT
The display timeout behavior can be set to No Timeout (Always On), or Device Default. When the screen is turned off or times out, the timer will continue to play, as well as any background sounds and chimes.
PERMISSIONS
This app asks for the CALL_PHONE permission, but no outgoing calls are made from this app. The permission is simply needed to use the telephony interface to reject incoming calls during meditations (if your device supports telephony). During install, you will see a warning that states this permission "may cost you money", but there is absolutely no reason to worry.
The READ_PHONE_STATE permission is needed to detect incoming calls.
The WAKE_LOCK permission is needed to keep the CPU running when the device goes to sleep. The wake lock is only acquired when a timer is playing, and it is released immediately when it is stopped or finished.
Category : Lifestyle
Reviews (29)
It started off very well, I like the green calming background, and being able to set the number of bells for start and finish. However, BIG problem...It doesn't actually keep time any more! I start a 10 minute meditation, and then after 10 minutes, I notice the timer is on 3 minutes! Can anyone help? Explain?
My Samsung S10e doesn't allow the app to run in the background after the screen has timed out. Be sure to set the DISPLAY TIMEOUT to always on. Also when I attempted to use the linger chime it gave me chimes at random intervals sometimes even when a timer wasn't running. Getting it set up right can be challenging but when you do it's a perfect app.
I like the simple approach. I found the timing ran too slowly when the app was running in the background. (Android 9 on Pixel 2). It would be good to have a display option "time remaining until the next bell", also white on black option to save energy as I have to run it in the foreground.
Love this app. The only one I've used over the years as I stop and come back to my practice. Just wish the background drawing when the app is opened (the frowning meditator) was different or I had an option to take it off or change it to another one. Is it just me? Perhaps...
Still using this after 2 years: straightforward app easily modifiable to your needs. choice of: initial bell, chime, gong; background white noise or none; ending chime, bell, gong, or none in case you do want to go to sleep; option of an endless reminder tone in case you don't want to go to sleep. Also useful for timing stretches and planks 🙂
This is what I was after in a meditation timer. I previously used Android's built-in timer, but I like the no-disturb feature in this app. The only additional feature I would like to see is the option for vibration rather than sound. Thanks for your efforts in an add-free simple timer that does its job well.
This app has a pleasing, simple design. However, I ranked it low because it's missing an interval bell feature. I can create a similar effect using "linger" as my interval bell but then i don't get a definitive end time, for which I like to set a different sound.
I have used this app for years, and loved it. With the latest update why did you take out the quarter and half time chimes? I liked having them on the longer meditation times, and now it's not even an option. Why take them out, if someone doesn't want them they can just uncheck the box like they used to be able to do. Now that's not an option. Bad idea, in my opinion.
chimes suddenly stopped working so now it is useless as a timer! when it worked, I loved it but now its pointless. Not my phone as all volume set on high. uninstalled and reinstalled and now the sound works. But there are no longer interval chimes which I really liked.
I can create my own session, add in optional chimes at certain times and have an end chime. It can set it a "do not disturb" for the duration. Its clear, no fuss, never crashes. I have been using for over a year.
Timer locks when screen goes off, that's not good because majority of mobile phones have screens with 10 minutes limit and makes problems to me since I do several 15-minutes reiki treatments in a row every day. Otherwise, I like this app very much. Btw, can you add maybe some darker colours? Navy blue or similar? In a dark room the app shines quite bright.. just askin'..
This app does exactly what I need and the sounds are pleasing, so it would get 5 stars from me if it didn't go to sleep within about 20 minutes. According to other reviews, keeping the screen on may keep the app awake, but that's a nuisance for long meditations.
used to be very pratical. can have bells at 5 minutes intervals. However lately this app fails to tell the wrong remaining minutes for 20 minutes meditation session. It was already nearly 20 minutes into the app, but it still shows that there are 16 minutes to go.
simple and straightforward, to set up, but! the clock is inaccurate. for instance, after running a timed session of 10min the app was still showing minutes to go. pity. time to uninstall i guess.
Two months ago I would have given this 5 stars. Simple timer with user defined intervals. Never used the background sounds though. Only 3 stars now because it doesnt work on my new galaxy tablet unless I set the app to not allow the tablet to sleep. My old nexus worked great even when the tablet slept. Not sure why. It's a shame I have to uninstall and find another app.
Love this app - straightforward and easy to customize. I like the different sound features, such as having a gong/bell at the beginning or end of the meditation.
This app does exactly what I wanted my meditation app to do - keep time and have a monastery bell at the end. It's easy to customize and use. Thank you for creating a meditation app that is simple and effective.
This is really good application for ones who practice meditation. However there is a bug. Background noise increases after chimes and lingers for around 5~7 seconds.
Clean design and functionality! Great options for bells, timing and colors - while maintaining a simple and clutter free user interface. Love this app and recommend you get it :)
For the fiftth star, allow me to (a) clone timer sessions rather than make near-duplicates from scratch and (b) shift the time of intermediate bells rather than having to erase and re-create them. Also, when I delete an intermediate bell, would it hurt to (c) ask me if I'm sure so as to prevent accidental deletions? Other than these three shortcomings, you have a GREAT app. Don't change a thing (other than what I mentioned).
Just what I needed, beautiful sounds. Only suggestion would be to delay the first bell for a few seconds so that there is time to get into a meditation position after pressing the timer.
Option to personalize timer is good. One issue was when I bought new phone I found I had to readjust sleep mode to "never" or else the timer would freeze when my phone went to sleep after 2 minutes.
Timer does not work on my galaxy s9 unless the screen is kept on. Bell sounds are the best I've found amongst different timers. Does not keep data like many other timers.
This app is simple and easy to use. It is personalizable with chimes, timers and even soft background noise to help with focus. I love it!
Unfortunately, during my first use of this app I discovered that the timer effectively paused itself some time after the screen locked. Therefore, when i checked my watch that i had counting upward, my watch yad reached 21 minutes while the app (after unlocking, only showed 11 having passed. I will he uninsralling this app as it is incapable of serving its sole purpose
I love it except for the poor quality background sound loops. They need to be longer than 5 seconds to avoid pattern recognition.
After updating to Android 9 and One UI 1.0, when phone is sleep mode, timer and alarm stops working. seems like the App goes to sleep as well.
simple. would like to be able to put more time between multiple bells to make the interval less rushed, otherwise works fine.
Wonderful App ! Easy to learn and use, yet it is highly customizable for the experienced user. You can select tones, timing, repetitions, pauses, reminders; you can create different patterns for different settings. This is by far the best Android App I have found for the serious practice of mediation or centering prayer. I have used it for years, and this one still stands out above a crowded field of not-as-good Apps.