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Transcendence: A minimalist meditation timer for effortless, mantra-based practice

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Coming to iOS August 2026

Coming to iOS August 2026

Transcendence

The Only<br>Meditation Timer<br>You'll Ever Need

Built exclusively for Mantra-Based<br>Meditation<br>practitioners who value simplicity over complexity and focus over<br>features.<br>No distractions. No noise. Just pure<br>meditation.

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Every meditation app<br>feels wrong for mantra-based<br>practice

You've tried them all. Headspace, Calm, Insight Timer. They're designed for guided meditation,<br>mindfulness, and everything except what you actually need: a simple, reliable timer for your mantra practice.

Cluttered with guided meditations you<br>don't use

Bombard you with meditation streaks and<br>social features

Break your meditation with intrusive<br>upgrade prompts

Don't understand that mantra-based<br>meditation requires absolute simplicity

Finally, an app<br>that gets it

We've optimized every interaction to ensure your transition from activity to silence is seamless.<br>Transcendence isn't just a timer; it's a dedicated space for your daily practice.

Opens directly to your timer—no menus, no choices

Completely silent notifications that respect your<br>practice

No tracking, no social features, no distractions

Built specifically for the 20-minute mantra<br>practice

After over 3,675<br>days of<br>daily Transcendental Meditation practice, I wanted a timer that finally respected silence.

So I am building Transcendence, the timer I wish I'd had when I started this journey.

"Every morning at 6 AM, I open an app to meditate. For years, I was frustrated by complexity where I needed<br>simplicity. Transcendence will be my love letter to<br>the daily practice of mantra meditation."

Brent, indie developer & daily meditator (3,635+ days)

Why

Exists

The Truth

Mantra meditation isn't mindfulness. It's not breath-awareness. It's not visualization. It requires<br>absolute simplicity —a timer, a mantra, and silence.<br>Every other meditation app is built for a fundamentally different practice. This one isn't.

Choose Your Path

A tool for every stage of your practice.

Free Forever

Free Version

Everything you need to get started with your daily Meditation practice.

Built-in Timers

Standard (30s warm-up, 20 min, 1 min cool-down) and Extended<br>(30s warm-up, 40 min, 2 min cool-down), plus one custom timer.

Warm-Up and Cool-Down Phases

Configurable warm-up and cool-down phases with tricolour progress arc.

Session Reflections

Post-session state tracker — rate mental clarity and physical quality after<br>every session (optional).

Post-Meditation Notes

Record thoughts and reflections after<br>practice (optional).

Local History

12 months of meditation history stored<br>locally.

Standard Chimes

Calming default sounds for mantra<br>practice.

Light & Dark Themes

Standard iOS themes for any lighting<br>condition.

Basic Statistics

Current streak, longest streak, and<br>total sessions.

Single Recurring Reminder

A gentle daily prompt to honour your practice.

Pro Practitioners

Transcend+

Unlock the full potential of your practice. One time purchase for lifetime access to all features and<br>future updates. No subscription, ever.

Everything in Free

All features from the free tier,<br>included.

Unlimited Custom Timers + Chimes

Unlimited custom timers with an extended range of chimes. Silent and vibrating options available.

Advanced Statistics

Deep insights across your full meditation history and milestone badges.

Milestone Badges

Streaks with milestone celebrations.

Deeper Session Reflections Insights

Advanced analytics across your mental and physical state history to help spot patterns over time

Gentle Reminder Controls

Up to 8 individually scheduled daily reminders with respectful notification<br>scheduling.

Rich Post-Meditation Notes

Bold, italic, and list formatting in your session notes.

iCloud-Synced History, Timers & Settings

Your data syncs privately across your devices via iCloud — we never see it.

Alternate App Icons

Choose from a variety of additional app icons to personalize your experience.

Additional Themes

Access a variety of additional themes to customize the look and feel of your app.

Allow your family to benefit from Transcendence

Includes Apple Family Sharing, up to five family members, no extra cost.

Transcendence on Apple Watch

Stay connected and track your progress directly from your Apple Watch. (Coming Soon in 2026)

Privacy First

No ad trackers. No attention traps. iCloud sync<br>is encrypted and private by design. Your data never touches our servers. Your data and practice stay yours.

Pure Simplicity

One purpose-built ritual flow designed for deep<br>silence and consistency.

iOS Native

Crafted for iPhone from day one with smooth,<br>quiet, native interactions.

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