Ding - Meditation Timer
What is Ding?
Ding is a meditation timer with customizable presets, bells, background sounds, and a pause before sessions. It can save practice locally, sync presets and history through iCloud, and connect to Discord for the Together feed.
Pricing. Ding - Meditation Timer is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Starting a sit from a saved preset
- Using a timer on Apple Watch without a phone
- Sharing a preset with someone by link
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Why this app is in C tier
Ding scores 73 out of 100: rating 100, rating count 45, App Store search rank 47, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and C tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
A timer that stays a timer. Free, no paywalls. Two taps to the sit - open a preset and start the timer. The timer needs no account and no internet, and nothing pops up before or after the sit. Less app, more practice. You sit on the cushion by yourself - but you're not alone. If you want company, connect Discord, and the “Together” feed will show which of the people you know sat today. New to Discord? Come to our open Ding community. Visibility is up to you, and you can turn it off at any time. What's inside: - Accurate timing: the timer holds even if you background the app or lock the screen. If the system closes the app, the app will notify you instead. - Apple Watch: the timer on your wrist, works even without the phone. Same presets, vibration instead of bells, sessions count toward your practice and streak. - Presets: each practice keeps its own name, duration, start and end bell, interval bells, and a short note to yourself. - Background sound: breathing (5.5-second inhale and exhale), noise, or shruti - chosen per preset, it ducks under the bells, with an optional fade-out. - A pause before you begin: time to settle on the cushion. - Preset sharing: send a link - they ope
Compare in Meditation Timer
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | C | C | C |
| Score | 73 / 100 | 76 / 100 | 73 / 100 |
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| Ratings | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Last update | 31d ago | 34d ago | 25d ago |
| Price | Free | Free + IAP | Free + IAP |
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Where else it ranks
Questions about Ding
Does the timer need an account or internet?
The timer needs no account and no internet.
Can I use Ding on Apple Watch without my phone?
Yes. The Apple Watch timer works even without the phone.
Does Ding cost anything?
The app is free and has no paywalls.
Is Ding free?
Yes. Ding is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.
What is Ding good for?
Ding is built for starting a sit from a saved preset, using a timer on apple watch without a phone, sharing a preset with someone by link. It sits in the meditation timer list on AppTierList.
Is Ding worth it?
Ding is C tier, ranked #28 of 40 meditation timer apps with a score of 73 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 1 ratings. 27 apps rank above it in the same list.
How does Ding compare to Sorta Zen?
Ding is C tier at 73; Sorta Zen is C tier at 76. Sorta Zen ranks higher. Ding is free, with no in-app purchases, Sorta Zen is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Ding updated?
Ding was updated 31 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- List
- Meditation Timer
- Tier
- C (Situational)
- Score
- 73 / 100
- Rank in list
- #28 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- early: few ratings or search ranks so far
- Price
- Free
- App Store rating
- 5.0 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 1
- Current version
- (31 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- Starting a sit from a saved preset, Using a timer on Apple Watch without a phone, Sharing a preset with someone by link
- Requires
- iOS 18.0 or later
- Size
- 13 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 2
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
Ranking refreshed · how it is computed