About the App
"Still Time" is a meditation timer app for Android devices, designed to support pure meditation experiences by eliminating unnecessary elements.
As someone who meditates regularly, I found that most smartphone timer apps had sounds that were too loud or kept ringing indefinitely, which didn't feel appropriate for ending a meditation session. This inspired me to create this app.
Additionally, many free apps include advertisements, which means seeing ads before and after meditation. I believe this negatively impacts the benefits of meditation practice.
Meditation-Focused Features
- Customizable time settings: Users can assign their preferred meditation durations to buttons.
- Gentle notification: A quiet "bell sound" rings just once to signal completion.
- Ad-free experience: No advertisements to disturb your focus before or after meditation.
How to Use
Basic Usage
Select meditation time
Choose your meditation duration from the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Default options include 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 minutes.
Start meditation
Press the "Start" button to begin. Beautiful ripple animations will appear, moving in harmony with natural breathing rhythm (6 seconds expanding, 5 seconds contracting).
Focus on meditation
If desired, gaze at the ripple animation while focusing on your natural breath. The app automatically prevents screen sleep so you can concentrate on your practice.
Meditation complete
When the set time ends, a gentle bell sound will notify you, and the app automatically returns to the initial screen.
Customization Features
Customize your meditation time and app appearance from the settings screen. Through the gear icon settings menu, you can freely set meditation times from 1 to 99 minutes. Save up to 5 custom time presets for quick access.
Additionally, choose your app's theme color from 6 beautiful options: Teal, Blue, Green, Purple, Brown, and Rose Pink. Select your preferred color to create a more comfortable and personalized meditation experience that suits your individual style.
Operation Tips
- During meditation, use "Stop" to pause or "Reset" to restart
- The app supports both Japanese and English, automatically switching based on your device settings
- Designed with simple operations to help you focus on meditation
Important Notes
Screen display: Please keep the screen visible during meditation. If your smartphone enters sleep mode, the timer may not function properly. While the app includes features to prevent automatic sleep during meditation, we recommend keeping the screen active for reliable operation.
My Thoughts
This app carries not only convenience but also a spirit of gratitude and sharing.
In a society where excessive capitalism places burdens on many people, I don’t simply go along with that current. Instead, I hope to circulate value in a more human-centered way. This app is one of my small steps toward that goal.
I originally created it for myself, thinking, “I wish there were a meditation timer like this.” Over time, I realized that sharing it could bring joy to others who share similar values.
To make it available to anyone, it needed to be published on the Play Store. That was a big challenge for me, but I went ahead and registered the app.
So if you choose to use this app as your meditation companion, it brings me great joy as its creator.
At the same time, I often feel discomfort with a society so focused on money. I believe that a warmer, more compassionate society beyond such frameworks is possible. And I’m convinced that it would be a circulation-based society, where everyone shares the value they already have.
I created “Still Time” with the thought, “I’ve made a convenient timer, so please give it a try.” If you use it and find it helpful, I hope that along with making your meditation time more meaningful, you can also feel a glimpse of that warm, circulation-based society.
Support Development
"Still Time" is provided completely ad-free. If you enjoy using the app, I would greatly appreciate your support for its development. Your support will be carefully used for app improvements and maintenance.
For those who support this project, I will add Recording and Reflection Features to the app:
- Track session count and total time
- Calendar view to monitor consistency
- Tap dates to see meditation time for that day
Your support is ¥300. After payment, a promo code will be sent to your email.
※ Credit card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are accepted. Prices are in Japanese Yen (¥). Your bank will automatically convert the currency at the current exchange rate.