Mindful Notifier vs Mindfulness Meditation
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Mindful Notifier
Mindful Notifier is a simple mindfulness-based app which displays a notification reminder at user-configurable intervals. It is another take on a 'Mindfulness Bell', with the addition of accompanying text to provide added context to the mindfulness reminder. The reminders are taken from a configurable list, and are chosen at random at each interval. The reminder interval can either be periodic (in intervals aligned to the top of the hour, down to a 15 minute granularity) or random (between a selected range of minutes). Some default reminders are provided as examples. You can add, edit, or remove these default reminders as you like. There are 5 different bells included, and you can also configure your own custom bell from your phone's local storage. This app works very well in conjunction with a smartwatch. In this mode you can also mute the bell to have silent mindfulness prompts throughout your day. This app uses the following permissions: - ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Required by the library used to launch the github source code site - RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Required by the underlying alarm service to restart after reboot - WAKE_LOCK: Required by the underlying alarm service to wake up at the scheduled time - USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT: Required to show app in foreground from the reminder notification - VIBRATE: Required to vibrate during notifications - READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Required for backup. Permission is requested upon first use. - WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Required for backup. Permission is requested upon first use.
Mindfulness Meditation
Various audio guides for mindfulness meditation: * Body Scan * Breath & Body * Sounds & Thoughts * 3-Step Breathing Space * Mindful Walking * Sitting Meditation (open) * 30 minute silent sitting, with bells Meditations are provided by and shared with permission of Dr. Rebecca Crane, Director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice at Bangor University.
| Feature | Mindful Notifier | Mindfulness Meditation |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | ProductivityFitness | ProductivityFitness |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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