The meditation timer that gets out of the way.

For your meditation, breathwork, and restorative yoga practice.

Multiple timers, one session

Structure your whole practice — warm-up, main sit, cool-down — as a sequence of timers that run back to back. No need to pick up your phone.

Custom interval bells

Set a gentle bell to ring every 5, 10, or 15 minutes. Stay present without watching the clock — perfect for meditation and longer sessions.

Save your favourite sessions

Name and save custom presets — your morning yin, your evening breathwork, your daily meditation. Access them with a tap.

No ads. No subscription. No noise.

No account required. No notifications, no annoying pop-ups, no guided audio. Just a minimal design and gentle bells when you need them.

Common questions.

What is Mindful Timer used for?

Mindful Timer is a yoga interval timer and meditation timer app for iPhone. It's especially useful for restorative yoga, yin yoga, silent meditation, and breathwork. Set multiple timers for different parts of your session, add interval bells, and put your phone away.

It's designed to be flexible. So you can use it for specific practices, such as Zazen, Vipassana, Shambhavi Kriya, Sudharshan Kriya, etc.

Who is Mindful Timer for?

Mindful Timer is for people who already have a practice and just need something to quietly keep time in the background.

If you practice restorative or yin yoga at home, sit in daily meditation — Zen, Vipassana, or otherwise — or move through pranayama sequences and want a gentle way to pace yourself, this app was built for you.

Is Mindful Timer free to download?

Yes. Mindful Timer is a free meditation timer for iOS, available on the App Store with no payment required to get started.

Does Mindful Timer require a subscription?

No. There are no subscriptions, no recurring charges. Download it and use it — that's it.

There is an optional upgrade to unlock premium features, like custom bell sounds and presets, for a one-time payment. But this isn't needed to receive the core benefits of the app.

Does Mindful Timer have ads?

No ads. Ever. The app is designed to give you a distraction-free space to practice. Ads would defeat the entire purpose.

What's the difference between Mindful Timer and Insight Timer?

Insight Timer is a large platform with guided meditations, courses, and a social community. Mindful Timer is the opposite — a simple, distraction-free meditation timer with no subscription, no guided audio, and no account. If you already have a practice and just need a clean interval bell timer for meditation or yoga, Mindful Timer gets out of your way.

Does it work without an internet connection?

Yes. Mindful Timer works fully offline. No internet connection needed — not to set up, not to use, not ever. Perfect for travel, retreats, or anywhere with no signal.

Will the sounds play if my phone is on silent or my screen is locked?

Yes. The timer bells use audio designed to play even when your screen is locked. Make sure your phone's volume is turned up — the silent/ring switch affects ringer sounds, but Mindful Timer plays its bells through the media audio channel so they come through clearly.