This review originally appeared within iLounge’s iOS Gems series within the compilation article, iPhone Gems: Sixteen Zen, Relaxation, and Meditation Apps. Additional details may be found in the original article.
The final category of zen applications consists of three meditation programs, one free and the others paid.
Up first is Meditation Timer (Free) by Lingon i Korg, which is an extremely simple widescreen timer application with a pleasant interface for meditation. You’re given one timer to prepare for the meditation, and a second for the meditation itself, against a soft pink and white background; a bell rings to let you know the session has begun.
You can set it to meditate for up to 99 hours—no, we haven’t tried that—and there’s no mid-meditation bell; just an identical one when the clock runs out. That’s it.