Extremely useful and versatile timer. Very programmable to suit almost any need. Simple and attractive as well. I tried a number of meditation timers before finding this one, and have now used it for many years. Approaching Enlightenment any day now! (Just kidding!)My only suggestion for improvement: although the sounds (gongs, bells, etc.) are pretty good quality, they don’t die away progressively to complete silence. Should be easy enough to record actual bells etc. and record all the way to *complete* silence. I’d give 6 stars then.

A very configurable and flexible interval timer. I think of it as a reminder that I can set to get my attention at whatever time interval I chose. And instead of some gimmicky, or annoying noise it lets a soothing, therapeutic tone that makes me feel good everyone I hear it. I do wish that I could preview the tones (just by touching them in the configuration page); it would make creating a profile less troublesome for me. Also, if I create long interval sessions sometimes the tone will stop playing, or worse the app will lock up and stop working altogether. Having said that I've tried 6 other meditation/prayer apps and none of them came close to working as well for me as this one.

Been using this app on and off for a few years now and I really like it. I don't care about keeping logs of how long or how much I meditate-- spiritual practice isn't about keeping score, like in sports. If or when I reach God realization, keeping scores of how long I meditated to get there will not matter one single iota. I like that in setting my total time and an interval bell I can relax and just be with my practice fully without peeking at a clock. Improvements I feel are needed are as follows:This app really needs to be able to make use of screen rotation. For me, my iPad is much more functional and easier to deal with and set up in front of me when it's in a more horizontal, rather than vertical, position. Update: Still wishing for a screen rotation feature to allow me to use my iPad in the horizontal mode I most like to use. When I set a background that I really like, I do not like that just a movement of my iPad or a stray touch causes the background to change to a picture within the app that I don't like. I choose pictures that are restful to me. I don't like when it jumps to something else like a lightning storm. Update: This hasn’t happened now for quite some time. Thank you!New Update: I still like and use the app, despite the few things I’ve mentioned that could use improvement. Today the thing I’d like to see improvement in is the tingsha sounds. These sounds are cut off from resounding to the complete full ring that fades to nothing. PLEASE— re upload a natural sounding tingsha sound that finishes its complete ring! To have it cut off before it’s truly finished spoils the sound and the use of the sound for meditation! Otherwise, it's a nice app that does mostly what I need it to do.

I was looking for a simple meditation app that is easy to set up different times with intervals and some sound options and this is great for that. My caveat is that when I uploaded my own photos to be used as backgrounds, I could not find a way to easily size them to fit the app screen properly. As a result, after I saved them, the images were way too big for the app screen space provided, unlike the images that come with the app. It would be nice if uploaded images could be easily adjusted in the app to fit the app display screen.