Gongmeister: Meditation Timer
What is Gongmeister?
A silent meditation timer with configurable singing bowl gongs and intervals.
GongMeister is a meditation timer with durations from 1 to 60 minutes, pause and resume, and adjustable start delay. It offers configurable singing bowl gongs, interval modes, background images, display dimming, and optional automatic saving of mindful minutes to Apple Health.
Pricing. Gongmeister is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Timing a silent meditation session
- Adding gongs at regular or custom times
- Saving mindful minutes to Apple Health
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Why this app is in B tier
B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Gongmeister scores 85 out of 100: rating 97, rating count 60, App Store search rank 83, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and B tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Gongmeister is a simple and beautiful timer for your silent meditation! With a clean and intuitive design, Gongmeister supports your meditation practice.
Set the duration of your meditation with a simple slider. Choose from different singing bowls for start, end, and interval gongs.
The flexible interval gongs can be set as regular intervals or as individual gongs at freely chosen times - perfect for structuring your meditation.
You can also choose from many background images to customize your meditation timer just the way you like.
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The adjustable delay gives you time to prepare for your practice before the gong sounds.
Dimming the display reduces distractions and saves battery.
Gongmeister is accessible and easy to use - the ideal app for anyone who prefers to meditate in silence, without all the fluff.
Features at a glance
- Timer from 1 to 120 minutes via slider
- Pause and resume at any time
- 8 different singing bowls for start, end, and interval gongs
- Each gong configurable with its own singing bowl and up to 3 strikes
- Interval gongs: 4 modes - Off, Evenly spaced, Every x minutes, Custom times
- Visual gong timeline shows all gong positions at a glance
- Adjustable start delay (up to 30 seconds)
- Automatic display dimming
- 17 background images in 5 categories
- Apple Health: mindful minutes are saved automatically (optional)
- Your meditation keeps running when you lock your device - control it from the Live Activity and Lock Screen
- Create multiple timers with their own settings and switch with a swipe - with Gongmeister Plus (in-app purchase, one-time, no subscription)
- Free and ad-free
- No registration, no tracking, fully offline
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Questions about Gongmeister
Can I set custom gong times?
Yes. Interval gongs can be evenly spaced, set every x minutes, or placed at custom times.
Can I pause a meditation and resume it?
Yes. The timer can be paused and resumed at any time.
Does the app require registration or an internet connection?
There is no registration, no tracking, no data in the cloud, and the app is fully offline.
Is Gongmeister free?
Gongmeister is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is Gongmeister right for me?
Gongmeister is built for timing a silent meditation session, adding gongs at regular or custom times, saving mindful minutes to apple health. It sits in the meditation timer list on AppTierList.
Is Gongmeister worth it?
Gongmeister is B tier, ranked #16 of 40 meditation timer apps with a score of 85 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 104 ratings. Good, and 15 apps rank above it.
How does Gongmeister compare to MindTime?
Gongmeister is B tier at 85; MindTime is B tier at 86. MindTime ranks higher. Gongmeister is free to download, with in-app purchases, MindTime is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Gongmeister updated?
Gongmeister was updated 2 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- List
- Meditation Timer (B tier, #16)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 85 / 100
- Rank in list
- #16 of 42
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 104
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (2 days ago)
- Size
- 81 MB
- Requires
- iOS 26.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 2
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- iPhone Duo
- Made for iPhone Duo, with screenshots for both screens on the App Store
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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