If the bell has become part of your day, there's a companion for longer sits: Lotus Bud Meditation Timer, rebuilt for iOS 27, check it out.
Propel your mindfulness practice from the cushion into the world. Modeled after a practice in Buddhist monasteries, Mindfulness Bells are a powerful practice to remind you of your intention to be mindful. Activate the Mindfulness Bell and it sends you gentle reminders randomly throughout the day.
Turn it on, then as you're going about your day, a bell and notification will remind you to be mindful of what you're doing at a random intervals between half an hour and an hour and a half. Great for reminding yourself of your mindfulness practice while at work, commuting, at school or wherever your life takes you.
Free features:
• Get randomly timed mindfulness bells throughout the day
• Selectively enable the default Mindfulness Messages
• Adjust the timing of the random bell, use the slider in the settings to find the timing that's right for you (see below)
• Choose a time to automatically turn the bell off
• Apple Watch app, let's you control the bell from your wrist
• Temporarily snooze the bell
• Siri Shortcuts, turn on the mindfulness bell on or off or snooze from the Shortcuts app
Available via in app purchase:
• Create custom Mindfulness Messages
• Schedule repeating Quiet Hours that will mute the bell when you know you'll be busy
• Use your calendar to automatically mute the bell while you're in a meeting
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is a randomized bell so you can get the most out of your practice. Find out more at http://lotusbudapp.com
Make sure you're doing all you can to get your mindfulness reminders, go to http://lotusbudapp.com/support to find out more.
If you're looking for a timer to time your meditation practice check out our other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer
I was told about Lotus Bud at the Mid Valley Pain Clinic in Salem, Oregon. I downloaded the app and then forgot about it. My second week at the clinic I was reminded to utilize the app this week and I have to say it has been amazing. It reminds me to relax and to breath. With chronic pain it is easy to have shoulders to your ears or a wince in your face without realizing it. Having reminders to check your breathing and see where you most notice it gives you awareness that reinforces the goal of controlling the reaction to the pain. I can’t control what is causing it but I can control my reaction to it. Thank you Lotus Bud
Works great tho auto shut off is annoying
saltyjello
This app ticks off almost all of the boxes. Simple interface, the bells work even in silent mode (the phone vibrates instead of rings), and there's a quiet period seeing. The only gripe is that the app has to be reactivated every few days. This is actually a bigger issue than it seems for beginners like me—it's too easy to ignore or forget about the reminder to reactivate the app, so you miss out on the mindfulness reminders until the user remembers. I forgot to reactivate for a few months even.
Love it
Jim_Knight
Just what I needed for my practice. At random moments in the day you get a gentle reminder and a message of choice if you pay the me five dollars for this. And if you don’t, you’ll get another helpful message to pay attention to the moment that you’re in which is the only moment you will ever get for the rest of your life.
Wonderful tool
mpbrown59
Simple to use and very helpful for breathing reminders. Two small suggestions to make the app even better. Create a setting that allows for sleep where it turns off and back on at selected time frames. And for the frequency settings identify the time intervals between bells.
Included for everyone
• Added a longer snooze from notification – Bell notifications now offer a second snooze option that lasts twice as long as your usual snooze
• Added the bell's status message – See how often the bell rings when you toggle on the bell, such as 'every 15 to 45 minutes'
• Fixed turning the bell on with Siri and Shortcuts – Turning the bell on from Siri or Shortcuts now works more reliably
• New App Intro – Added an intro to the app on first install, similar to the what's new when the app updates
• Bug fixes – Lots of small fixes and refinements
Included with Advanced Settings
• Disable Quiet Hour editor visibly disabled – When a quiet hour is turned off, its times and days are grayed out so it's clear they're inactive
Version 3.8.1
The developer, Chad Sager, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Supported Features
VoiceOver
Voice Control
Larger Text
Dark Interface
Differentiate Without Color Alone
Sufficient Contrast
Information
Seller
Chad Sager
Size
81.5 MB
Category
Health & Fitness
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
