Pop Up Zendo

Name: Pop Up Zendo
Author: Pop Up Zendo

By: Pop Up Zendo

Meditation Timer

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Features & Capabilities

Pop Up Zendo is a meditation timer with nothing extra, just the basic tools you need to turn a moment into meditative space wherever you are. Designed and coded by a zen priest, a simple and graceful circle responds to a single tap by releasing itself breath by breath into an ‘empty’ screen - what zen people like to call ‘boundless’.

Three zendo bells ring to begin your period of meditation and one will end it, or you can simply press mute and sit in silence until the screen is empty. Just set the time, tap the screen, and enter the zendo.

There are no in-app purchases or anything in the way of institutional theory included, just your steps along an ancient path, and a new way to build mindfulness into your daily life. Pop Up Zendo is a simple tool to build a time for meditation or perhaps periods of intentional mindful activity and to bring a sense of calm and expansiveness into your life wherever you live and work. Perhaps an app that disappears from the screen may be just what your device is missing. Even in a technological ecosystem, there is space for a zendo.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Pop Up Zendo

Version:

2.0 Last updated: 2019-09-16

Version code:

832784785

Creation date:

2019-09-09

Compatible devices:

Size:

13.58MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-28

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Ranking

# 1,225,196 ▼ 982,234

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Developed by:

Pop Up Zendo

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/pop-up-zendo/id1237957731

Website:

https://popupzendo.org/app

User Reviews

Users praise Pop Up Zendo for its ultra-simple, minimalist timer tailored for Zen practice. The app's strengths are its clean interface, lack of distractions, and the authentic, calming bell sounds with distinct start and end cues. Reviewers repeatedly mention how easy it is to set a timer and meditate without bogging down with data or extra features, and many appreciate the visual meditative circle. The main downsides noted by multiple users revolve around audio control: limited options to mute the initial bell without silencing the whole device, and the bell failing to ring if the phone is in silent mode.

Pros

Simple minimalist design and easy to use.
High-quality bells with clear start and end cues.
Visually beautiful, meditative interface with a calming circle.
Free and clutter-free; no upsell or extraneous features.

Cons

Limited bell customization: cannot mute the initial bell while keeping the ending bell audible.
Bell may not ring if the phone is in silent mode; the app cannot override system mute.

Recent reviews

This is an amazing app! I loved the traditional bell along with the easy to use interface. I am so excited to have the perfect accompaniment to my zen practice.

by Fu*****, 2026-06-03

It’s nice and simple but would really like to be able to mute the bells at the start and keep the bell at the end of the timer. Thanks!

by id*****, 2024-09-17

This is all that I needed. The main issue I had was that I couldn’t silence my phone during meditation otherwise the bell wouldn’t ring, even if I put the volume up in the app. Just hope no one calls!