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Zazen Meditation Timer vs Meditate: catalog facts
Zazen Meditation Timer	Meditate
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Android	Linux, Android
Sessions made of several timed sections Bell sounds mark each transition	Offers several timer modes, including box breathing and guided audio Records sessions with notes and labels
Android only Focused on timing; no guided meditations or statistics mentioned	Nextcloud server is needed for cross-device sync Available for Android and Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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