Meditation vs Petals
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Meditation
This is a meditation timer. Minimalistic, reliable, and truly elegant. Features * Simple, elegant, and intuitive * No distractions - only the essential features * Beautiful assortment of bell and gong sounds * Custom volume adjustment of the bell sounds * Reliable countdown timer * Pre-meditation delay * Intermediate meditation intervals * Free and open-source software Description Meditation is a truly minimalistic countdown timer for meditation, with a clean user interface and no clutter. The minimalism of the app embodies meditation's actual purpose. A notable feature of the app is the ability to customize the volume of the notification bells independently of system volume. This allows you to set a predefined volume so that the sounds will reliably play at the same loudness every time. No more mid-meditation worrying that you remembered to turn the volume up! Another important feature is for the timer to be as reliable as possible, to ensure an accurate meditation time and prompt ending sound notification. This is achieved by starting a foreground service and disabling battery optimization. Reliability is of extreme importance to a meditation tool in order to eliminate all possible worries about the timer not behaving correctly. Just press the button and start!
Petals
The Open Source app Petals aims to help its users to either quit weed, reduce usage or simply know how much they're using. Features - Track consumption - Time-gate your consumption - Track usage - See statistics to understand your consumption - Damage reduction instructions - Export and Import as simple CSV files - Extra privacy with a personal PIN
| Feature | Meditation | Petals |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityFitnessCalendar | ProductivityFitnessCalendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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