Ding - Meditation Timer

A timer that stays a timer. Free, no paywalls.

Two taps to the sit — open a preset and start the timer. The timer needs no account and no internet, and nothing pops up before or after the sit. Less app, more practice.

You sit on the cushion by yourself — but you're not alone. If you want company, connect Discord, and the “Together” feed will show which of the people you know sat today. New to Discord? Come to our open Ding community. Visibility is up to you, and you can turn it off at any time.

What's inside:

— Accurate timing: the timer holds even if you background the app or lock the screen, and the bells ring even in silent mode.

— Presets: each practice keeps its own name, duration, start and end bell, interval bells, and a short note to yourself.
— Seven bells: woodblock, ding, tingsha, sakya, singing bowls, and gong — real recordings. The number of strikes is set in the preset.
— Background sound: breathing (5.5-second inhale and exhale), noise, or shruti — chosen per preset, it ducks under the bells, with an optional fade-out.
— A pause before you begin: time to settle on the cushion.
— Preset sharing: send a link — they open it and add it to their presets.

— Coming from Insight Timer? Your practice imports along with your streak.
— Your practice is saved locally on your phone, and if you use Health Connect, sessions are written there as mindful minutes.
— Widget: your streak on the home screen, a tap opens the app.
— Backup: save your practice to a file and load it back — that's how it moves to a new phone.

— Four color themes: the background is always black, the color is up to you.
— Interrupted sessions are restored.

Questions? Write to us — the Ding community (link in Settings) or support.ding@gmail.com.

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