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Pocket Meditation Timer App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
Pocket Meditation Timer app received 39 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Pocket Meditation Timer? Can you share your negative thoughts about pocket meditation timer?
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✓ The jarring video adsLike someone else wrote, the jarring video ads that sometimes come on after are ruining this app for me! It doesn't always happen but when I start hearing crazy music or dialogue I'm not expecting it really takes away from whatever benefits I'm trying to get. Worst is I loved this app when it was ad-free. I'm done with it now unfortunately. :(.Version: 4.1
✓ I don’t like itI’m not a fan, insight timer is much better with way more functionality and a community of other meditators did I also mention it’s free ?.Version: 4.1
✓ Would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for the noisy adsReally great app, lots of great functionality, but the end timer is pretty useless - unless you enjoy being ripped out of your meditation by an annoying voice trying to sell you things. I stopped using it and created my own instead..Version: 4.3
✓ Great little meditation / timer app becoming less great...I’ve been using the free version of this app off and on for years (depending on how dedicated I am to my practice). And the ads have become excessive and not conducive to meditation... The banner during the meditation constantly changing draws my attention as I see the flashing out of the corner of my eye. (I like to meditate with my eyes open to better translate that feeling of calm to my every day life.) And the videos at the end of the meditation cut the silence, cut the calm not allowing for a mindful transition and defeating the purpose of meditating. The still image ads at the end of the meditation time are fine. Even having a banner ad on the meditation screen is fine. And the ad promotion needs to be rethought to better align with the intention of the app..Version: 4.3
✓ Works for me!Really bare bones, to-the-point timer with a couple great tones (“bell” is the best!) and an ‘ad free day’ option if you let a few seconds of one ad play. Most of the tones unfortunately have an abrupt cutoff and some of the background choices are a bit pixelated and blown out - but I’m meditating, my eyes are closed anyway! Would love more tone options, maybe a few more backgrounds and a bit higher quality, but overall this app works great for what I was searching for..Version: 4.3
✓ Ads at end ruin the experienceI really like this app, but a major problem for me is the jarring video ads that blast me at the end of my calming session of meditation..Version: 3.4.4
✓ DisturbingThis is a meditation app, so I don’t appreciate that at the end of the meditation I am jolted by a loud advertising voice. Why does an ad pop up automatically at the end of the meditation? I also don’t like the Facebook/Twitter thing at the end. This is all disturbing. After meditation, I don’t want social media and ad bombardments. I’ll contact customer service to find a stop to that; otherwise, if anyone knows of a better app, please post. If it wasn’t for the jolting end to the time settings, this app would have scored a five. It’s simple to use, and the time alerts are conducive to calmness, not jolting..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Was mediocre now unusableUsed for approx 7 or more years. Was mediocre at the best of times with frequent crashing and lots of ads. Now it resets my meditation session when I lock the screen and has ads that take more effort than ever to make go away. Just about to uninstall. 0/10.Version: 5.0
✓ Good for a single mediation but not good if you wan to save multiple setsI do like the functionality of the meditation timer and the sounds are pleasant. Would be much improved if you could save multiple meditations rather than have to adjust the timing on the app each time..Version: 4.1
✓ The ads are obnoxiousThe little masthead ads are fine. Makes sense when free. But when you stop meditating with this one, it plays an ad for a few seconds that makes noise. And that doesn’t stop. Weird. Not what you want to end a meditation on. Am deleting..Version: 4.0
✓ Excellent functionality, annoying unavoidable adsThe general functionality is perfect for what I want out of a meditation app. Simple: a timer with intervals, and I can choose the type of sound played at the intervals. However, I am very close to deleting it. There is no option to pay to remove ads. There appears to be an option to watch an ad, which looks like it will remove ads for 48 hours. I’m not sure because I haven’t done it, and I don’t plan to. I would gladly pay a reasonable, one-time fee to remove ads forever. I do not want to have to give my time and attention to advertisers only to have to do it again in 48 hours. If you haven’t temporarily removed ads, at the end of the meditation session a full volume ad plays automatically! Could this be any more aggressive or inappropriate? This is a meditation app. It is supposed to help people center themselves. The revenue model is in direct opposition with the job of the app. Last gripes are the visual design and organization of the settings, both of which could use a user experience overhaul. I respect that not all developers can afford to pay a professional for these services, but even just using more established iOS patterns would improve the experience. I hope this feedback is helpful to the developer of this app and can use it to make adjustments that would be better for everyone. Best of luck..Version: 4.5
✓ Cancel pleaseCancelling app. All it is is a nice gong on a timer for a heap of adds that you can’t avoid.Version: 5.0
✓ Ads with audio need to goI like everything about this app EXCEPT the ads with audio that come on right after the gentle timer that sounds at the end of my meditation. It’s terrible and is a bit of an oxymoron - relax and find inner peace then get jolted out of it with a sudden loud voice. It’s a definite problem with this app..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Annoying adsI loved this app until the started playing commercials when you open it. They're not exactly conducive to relaxation. I decided to delete it..Version: 3.3
✓ In appropriate ad when time is upI really like the app but right after the timer is done you are blasted with a ad at a volume much higher than you set the ringer..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Disappointed with the dramatic price increaseI have used this app for several years and upgraded to the paid version many years ago as well. Only recently I received notice that even though I have purchased the app, I will now have to pay a subscription fee! While I like the app, it’s certainly not worth the amount of money that they’re asking, and with a quick search I found another meditation app that is actually a bit nicer. Not only are they increasing fees, the pop ad is large and annoying. Also when the app plays with other sounds on my phone, the volume for both goes way down. The only thing that is missing from the other app I found is the ability to have more timers saved, but it’s not very hard to just change the timer. In all I wouldn’t recommend this timer at its current price point and will remove it from my phone..Version: 5.0
✓ Invasive ads kill your calmTimer works fine but is interrupted by obnoxious ads at the end of your meditation ruining any calm and tranquility. Would pay for an ad free version if they made one.Version: 4.1
✓ Awful awful adsReally? You want to bombard me with a video ad just when I have finished meditating???? Where are your ethics? Do you even know what meditation is? Absolutely awful..Version: 3.4.4
✓ No longer a fan.Dec 2017: editing my review, from 4 stars to 2 stars. Pop up ads have begun playing towards the end of meditation sessions. It's jarring, disruptive and inconsistent with the tool's purpose. I respect the developers' need to create revenue, but question the use of this ad format. I'll switch back to my analog timer. 2013: This is a useful tool. The bell is gentle and its easy to setup. It would be even better if the bell chimed a bit longer, of you could save multiple lengths - instead of needing to reset your time when you want a longer/shorter session, and if you could start over without having to exit the app. Once you hit play, there is no rewind option. I recommend this version, though, and use it often..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Insight timerThe pop-up ads are very annoying, distracting and diminish the app. How do I stop the pop-ups?? Happy to pay for the app, but STOP AD.Version: 4.0.1
✓ Okay meditation appIt’s okay, not great..Version: 4.1
✓ Does what it says pretty wellThere’s a nice, relaxing, zen barrage of advertising at the end of each session to instantly help remove any benefit you got from the meditation..Version: 5.0
✓ Too many annoying adsThis was my ‘go-to’ meditation app for a number of years. Now there are too many ads up-front before you can even get to the timer. Too bad..Version: 5.0
✓ Ok but no add option and more times to set would be goodIt works a lot like the sports apps for repetition training. That’s ok but I’d like to be able to store settings for different times of day. Also the adds come in at the end of you time which can be very jarring and some have sound and are not peaceful..Version: 4.1
✓ Too many adsGive an option to pay to opt out of ads.Version: 4.1
✓ Ads too loudI've been using this app for years but I'm unfortunately going to have to find a new meditation timer. Recently there have been ads that pop up right after your timer hits zero and they're really loud. It's hard to get your zen on when pop music starts blaring when you least expect it. Wish they'd get this fixed. Put the ads on before the timer starts!.Version: 3.4.4
✓ Best meditation timer spoilt by adsI have the original Meditation app free of ads. This new Pocket Meditation is soaked in them and one cannot even pay to get them removed permanently. Also the sounds play twice quickly now and cut off early. Contacted support but no reply. What a shame ☹️.Version: 4.5
✓ Too many advertsI’m looking for a new home for my meditation practice and if it weren’t for the constant onslaught of ads I’d use this app over the others. But alas ads prevail, support hasn’t replied so I’m out!.Version: 6.0
✓ Please make an add free versionI would happily pay for a pro version of this app to get rd of the ads , instead of having to watch a video every 48 hours. That’s why I gave it 2 stars. You used to be able to save different meditations - length of time. But now you have to change the length of meditation every time you use the app This app has gone downhill. I think I will look for an alternate app.Version: 5.0
✓ DisappointingI was glad to find this app. Tried it today... then explored it a bit. Found I could set up only one meditation. Even though I could edit the name of it. Why? I tried this and that for 5 minutes, but then I found the specs for the app, and apparently that’s all you get. Also, granted that I’m a bit picky about language—the English in the software description, FAQs, specs etc. desperately needs some elementary editing!.Version: 4.2.1
✓ Meditation timerI don't like this so because it floods me with ads!.Version: 6.0
✓ Could be so much betterIt’s horrible to have someone start a sales pitch directly the session is complete. It completely ruins the ambience and tranquility of the meditation. But for this I would award 5 Stars..Version: 4.5
✓ Ok but.Works well but too many ads..Version: 4.1
✓ Ads ads ads!The app is good but there are really annoying ads (often of upsetting content) up the top and now it’s started launching straight into playing loud ads the second the timer goes off. Horrible! Just horrible and jarring!.Version: 3.4.4
✓ Bad sound samplingI just want a simple meditation app that plays chimes at the beginning, the end, and at intervals, and does it over soothing soundtrack from the Apple Music app in background. This app does that, so that’s good. I would even pay a one-time $2-3 to remove the ads, maybe even $5. But after using it a couple of times, I am close to deleting it because I really hate the chime selections it has. There are about 7-8 chime selections, and almost all are terrible. The sound sampling quality is horrendous. Most end rather abruptly, almost none lingers on to keep your attention. And a few chimes sound jarring and repulsive. Not something you would want for a calming meditation. So I hope the developer will address these issues soon. Otherwise, I will delete it..Version: 5.0
✓ Nice app .. some faultsIt’s nice app just alittle annoying at the end when it says about emailing something to health app... rather it just finish and not have to click to get rid of app message every time.Version: 4.1
✓ Does what it says on the tinCan’t really fault it. Does what is says on the tin. The ability to set reminders would be good..Version: 4.3
✓ App losing it’s followersImagine inserting an advertising jingle in between end gongs to a meditation session, jolting you out of calm. Unacceptable...and an example of mindlessness. Will have to find another app. Otherwise was a nice app..Version: 3.4.4
✓ Music issuesMusic from other apps start quiet and will randomly turn volume up by itself. Not the best for use while teaching..Version: 4.5
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