For a self-directed practice
The unguided meditation timer for a self-directed practice
Timefully is an unguided meditation timer: it holds the time and rings the bells while you practice your own way — no guided audio, no social feed, no account required. The timer is free on iPhone, Android, and the web; what you practice is entirely yours.
What is Timefully?
Timefully is a simple, distraction-free meditation timer for self-directed meditators — people with an established practice (Vipassana, Zen, mindfulness, mantra, breathwork) who don't want guided audio or a social feed. The timer is free, with no account, ads, or trial limits, on iOS, Android, and the web. Timefully Pro adds statistics, mood tracking, tree growth, and sync for $2.99/month, $11.99/year, or $24.99 once (lifetime). It is rated 4.8★ across 2,000+ App Store reviews, used by 40,000+ meditators, and built in Sweden.
What “unguided” means here
Most meditation apps are content libraries: a narrator leads, you follow. An unguided timer inverts that — you bring the method (Vipassana, zazen, mantra, breathwork, mindfulness), and the app's only jobs are to keep the time faithfully, mark the intervals you asked for, and stay out of the way. Timefully is built for meditators who already know what they want to practice. If you're starting out and want to be led, a guided app is honestly the better first step — our comparison says which suits whom.
The full case for practising this way is in why a meditation timer is all you need, and what happens when you meditate without guided audio describes the first silent week.
A timer with real structure
Unguided doesn’t mean featureless. Sessions are built from segments — warm-up, main practice, intervals, cool-down — with unlimited presets, counting up or down, or fully open-ended sitting.
Bells to mark the structure
Bells mark the intervals you choose: 40 bell sounds on iPhone (Tibetan bells, singing bowls, gongs, wind chimes, flutes), 30+ bell types on Android — or silence with haptics.
Tracking that respects the silence
Everything happens before or after the sit, never during it: automatic session tracking, statistics, post-session mood and notes, goals, streaks, and a tree that grows with your consistency.
On every cushion you own
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android — and a free online timer that runs in the browser with no download or sign-up. Most serious unguided timers are single-platform; Timefully is one of the few on both Apple and Android.
Depth of tracking is where Timefully differs most from minimal timers — the full picture is on the meditation tracker page. Still weighing formats? Meditation timer vs. guided app walks through which fits whom.
Trusted by practitioners
Timefully holds 4.8★ across 2,000+ App Store reviews, from 40,000+ users — built in Sweden for people who take their practice seriously.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an unguided meditation timer?
A timer for self-directed practice: it keeps the time and rings bells at the points you choose, with no narrator or guided audio.
Is Timefully really free?
The timer is free on iPhone, Android, and the web — no account, ads, or trial limits. Timefully Pro adds tracking depth.
Can I structure a session without guidance?
Yes — segments (warm-up, main, intervals, cool-down), interval bells, unlimited presets, and open-ended sitting.
Is it good for beginners?
It suits meditators who already have a method. Complete beginners who want instruction are better served by a guided app first.
Timefully Pro adds tracking depth — see pricing.
Sit your own way
Try the free online timer — no download, no account.