Zazen — Meditation Timer
Jochen Blumensath Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Zazen — Meditation Timer is a paid Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Jochen Blumensath. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated September 5, 2026.
- Price
- 3.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 95 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 5
- 2026 · v1.3.0
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About Zazen — Meditation Timer
Zazen — Meditation Timer is a premium meditation timer rooted in the Sōtō Zen tradition. A single tap starts your session. Authentic bell sequences — drawn from traditional Japanese Zen practice — open and close each sitting with presence and intention. In between: nothing but silence. No onboarding. No statistics. No tracking. The app does exactly one thing — and does it perfectly. Features · NEW — Kinhin: two to four sitting periods, connected by walking meditation (5 or 10 minutes), guided by the traditional bell sequence · 1 to 60 minute sessions · Two authentic bell sounds: Inkin & Kin · Traditional Sōtō Zen bell sequences (Shijōshō & Hōzenshō) · A second, thinner ring inside the Ensō shows the current phase — sitting or walking · Silent Mode: vibration-only signals, ideal for group sittings · Ensō progress ring that fills quietly with your sitting · Screen stays on during meditation · Plays even when your iPhone is on silent · No subscription — one purchase, all future updates included Designed for stillness. Built for daily practice.
What’s new
Version 1.3.0 · Updated September 5, 2026
Kinhin is here. Structure your sitting into two, three, or four periods, connected by walking meditation — with the traditional Sōtō Zen bell sequence throughout: three strikes to begin sitting, two to start walking, one to return, one to close. A second, thinner ring inside the Ensō shows the current phase, while the outer ring tracks the whole session. Still one purchase. Still no account, no tracking, no subscription.
App privacy
The developer, Jochen Blumensath, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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