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Choose from different singing bowls for start, end, and interval gongs.\n\nThe flexible interval gongs can be set as regular intervals or as individual gongs at freely chosen times – perfect for structuring your meditation.\n\nYou can also choose from many background images to customize your meditation timer just the way you like.\n\nThe adjustable delay gives you time to prepare for your practice before the gong sounds.\n\nDimming the display reduces distractions and saves battery.\n\nGongmeister is accessible and easy to use – the ideal app for anyone who prefers to meditate in silence, without all the fluff.\n\n\nFeatures at a glance:\n\n• Timer from 1 to 120 minutes via slider\n• Pause and resume at any time\n• 8 different singing bowls for start, end, and interval gongs\n• Each gong configurable with its own singing bowl and up to 3 strikes\n• Interval gongs: 4 modes – Off, Evenly spaced, Every x minutes, Custom times\n• Visual gong timeline shows all gong positions at a glance\n• Adjustable start delay (up to 30 seconds)\n• Automatic display dimming\n• 17 background images in 5 categories\n• Apple Health: mindful minutes are saved automatically (optional)\n• Your meditation keeps running when you lock your device – control it from the Live Activity and Lock Screen\n• Create multiple timers with their own settings and switch with a swipe – with Gongmeister Plus (in-app purchase, one-time, no subscription)\n• Free and ad-free\n• No registration, no tracking, fully offline","facts":{"developer_id":1677282170,"developer_url":"https://www.gongmeister.app","first_released":"2023-04-22T07:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.gongmeister.app/","privacy_url":"https://www.gongmeister.app/privacy-policy","website_url":"https://www.gongmeister.app/","app_version":"1.3.1","release_notes":"New: Optimized for iPhone Duo\n\nGongmeister now feels even more at home on iPhone Duo, closed or open.\n\nAlso:\n• with multiple timers, small dots help you navigate\n• further interface improvements\n• minor bug fixes","rating_current_version":4.92856,"rating_count_current_version":14,"star_counts":[0,0,0,1,13],"genres":["Health & Fitness","Productivity"],"languages":["EN","DE"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"made_for_iphone_duo":true,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-14T03:18:12.771Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-11-14T03:18:12.771Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-09-29T12:21:51.471Z","placed_at":"2026-09-06T00:00:00.000Z","scored_at":"2026-11-14T03:24:13.012Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"A silent meditation timer with configurable singing bowl gongs and intervals.","what_is":"GongMeister is a meditation timer with durations from 1 to 60 minutes, pause and resume, and adjustable start delay. 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