# Pop Up Zendo

> Meditation Timer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1237957731](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1237957731)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1237957731`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pop Up Zendo
- **Category:** Health & Fitness
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (27 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0
- **Last updated:** 2019-09-16
- **First published:** 2019-09-09
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pop-up-zendo/id1237957731)
- **Website:** [https://popupzendo.org/app](https://popupzendo.org/app)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/privacy/view/5a6ae7eeac77fa80efebf6d0755c678f](https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/privacy/view/5a6ae7eeac77fa80efebf6d0755c678f)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #214,473 — Overall
- #33 — popup

## Review summary

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.

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