Zazen Suite - Meditation Timer & Mindfulness Bell App Reviews

Just downloaded it -- looks and sounds great. When you add more bells please consider including a simple electronic BEEP that will let me to sometimes choose a mindfulness bell that unobtrusively sounds to those around me like just another a cell phone ringtone, so I dont keep getting asked, "Whats that sound?" :-)

Boring! All it does is time you. Also, theres an annoying bell sound.

in this app are: 1) to be able to set the first interval chime and then to have the rest follow hourly from the set time (rather than from the time I set it) ; and 2) to be able to set a stop time for the interval chimes at the end of the day Then Id hear your lovely chimes between clients, and not have to reset hourly or even daily. Otherwise its a great mindfulness reminder with four lovely chimes.

Exactly what I was looking for! A chime every hour to bring me back to Mindfulness. Im new to Mindfulness meditation, and new to smart phones (iPhone 4). Using a high-tech tool to bring peace isnt easy. Thanks for a great app Nathan!

This app is okay, but certainly not worth $2. First, whats good about this app is the clean look, the sounds, the ease of use. There is also a pause function allowing you to pause your session (very useful to me on some nights.) I also like the mindfulness bell which reminds me to keep centered throughout the day. But, that brings me to the first problem. I keep my phone on vibrate when I am at work or out, and this app does not make a sound when your phone is on silent/vibrate. That is not too useful, particularly during meditations since I put the phone on silent to avoid other iPhone functions from disrupting my meditation. Another problem with this app is that meditation sessions can only be scheduled in five-minute intervals. I tried to do a 7-minute meditation session and I just couldnt work it. A little more flexibility there would also be nice. Other than those two qualms, the app is not bad. Worth $2? Like I said earlier: no. Im keeping it and will use it, but thats only because I shelled out the money for it already. Hopefully, in the near future, a few tweaks will be made to make this app more useful.

I bought this app for the mindfulness bell to help me center throughout the day. It does that--although not in the way described in the product information. Instead of randomly ringing up to 4 times an hour, it occasionally rings once an hour at exactly the same time you started the app. And setting a bell to ring every 30 minutes only yields occasional bells. It is valuable--but cant give it the full 5 stars.

Had the free app and the sound stopped working. Thought the free only lasted for a while so I bought the $2 version...and still no sound. Checked all settings. Are you guys going to fix it or will I have to post a negative every day for a year.

I use this app in meditation groups, and in my personal meditations. I have finally started to use the saved sessions option, which makes starting the session much more convenient since the default setting has a 10 second wait to start, and mindfulness bells every five minutes, which I must remove before starting. Now I just choose my saved setting. I would prefer to be able to set the DEFAULT setting myself, so that it just open up with my chosen default setting. There is a lovely option of choosing the sound of the bell/gong. Folks like the sound and using this timer app removes the anxiety/pressure of worrying about how much time has passed and when to end the session. Thanks for this wonderful, simple tool for spiritual practice!

Ive used Zazen for a long time, and its the loveliest meditation timer, BUT the new version no longer runs in the background! I need my hourly mindfulness bell to re- center, but I cant keep Zazen on top all day! Please fix this!

True to the practice of meditation, this app is simple, easy to use, and intuitive. A true zen meditation app.

Have used this app daily for close to a year. Works well.

Very easy to use. Sounds of bells are realistic. Like the options for interval bells. Random mindful bells feature is an option. I also use it to work out when doing timed interval training. :)

Just what you need and nothing more. He chime is pleasant.

I like the bell but I also like to make the phone go dark while im sitting to save battery but that also pauses the timer. So Im looking for an alternate timer.