Insight Timer
Meditation app built around a configurable timer and interval bells
A big free library of guided sessions sits on top of the part regular meditators tend to use most: a plain timer with bells you place at intervals you choose. That suits unguided sitting, where a bell part way through pulls a wandering mind back without a voice talking over it. A paid tier exists, though the timer and much of the library cost nothing.
Who backs it
Sorted by strength of stance
- Chris WilliamsonDoes it
Host · Modern Wisdom
Meditates with it unguided, straight after his morning breathwork, using the timer and its interval bells rather than a voice track. He rates it the most-used meditation app by hours.
Source: Ben Greenfield Life podcast transcript
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