# Meditation Time: Simple Timer

> A pure and clean timer for your meditation session. No ads. No purchases.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.iab.meditationtimer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.iab.meditationtimer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.iab.meditationtimer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** App Entwickler Verzeichnis
- **Category:** HEALTH\_AND\_FITNESS
- **Downloads:** 147,343
- **Rating:** 4.83 / 5 (4,245 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-08
- **First published:** 2019-08-27
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 255 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.iab.meditationtimer)
- **Website:** [http://meditation-time.org/de/](http://meditation-time.org/de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://internet-agentur-bodensee.com/datenschutz.php](https://internet-agentur-bodensee.com/datenschutz.php)

## Description

Meditation Time is a simple, distraction-free timer designed to support daily mindfulness. Set a timer, choose a bell, singing bowl or gong, and let gentle sounds mark the end of your session.

Key features:
- Simple and flexible meditation timer
- Beautiful bells, singing bowls and gongs
- Optional interval mindfulness chime to gently bring your attention back
- Nature sounds as calming background during meditation
- Guided meditations by professional speakers
- Zen Mode with ending chimes
- Master Mode for long meditation sessions up to 4 hours
This app helps reduce stress, improve focus, and build a daily meditation habit.

## Rankings

- #184,667 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `de.iab.meditationtimer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its simplicity, customizable timers, and rich, offline sound options, while appreciating its ad-free, privacy-friendly design. Major drawbacks are settings not persisting, unreliable timer/gong behavior, absence of a pause feature, occasional audio glitches, and inability to save multiple timer presets.

### Pros

- Very simple and easy to use with a clean, distraction-free interface.
- Excellent sound options including bell tones, Tibetan bowl, and offline background music.
- Flexible interval timers and customizable durations.
- Ad-free and donation-based model (privacy-friendly).
- Reliable for daily use and suitable for different meditation styles.

### Cons

- Settings and timer values do not persist between sessions; only one preset is kept.
- Interval gong functionality can be unreliable after updates (not triggering at all intervals).
- Missing pause feature and inability to delay the first bell.
- Background audio can pause or stutter during sessions.
- Cannot save or switch between multiple timer presets.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.iab.meditationtimer)