Candle Meditation Timer: Relax

Watch time pass with a quiet candle.

A rainy window, a snowy night, waves on a night shore, falling cherry petals. In a moving scene, a candle burns and slowly gets shorter. You can play rain or waves along with it. When time is up, the flame goes out and a wisp of smoke rises. There are no numbers on screen while it burns. Tap if you want to check the time left.

Meditation, mindfulness, yoga, candle gazing (trataka), reading, studying, and falling asleep. A candle meditation timer for any moment you want to be present without watching the clock.

■ A candle instead of a countdown

· Turn the circular dial to set the time, then light the candle

· See how much time is left from the candle's length, at a glance

· The screen stays on while the candle burns

· The timer keeps running when you leave the app; a chime, a vibration and a notification tell you when it's done (notifications need permission)

· Tap the screen to see the time left, or to put the candle out early

■ Moving backgrounds

A rainy window, a snowy night, a starry sky, the northern lights, a night sea, a forest spring, a study, shoji screens, a tea room, a castle window and more, plus daytime scenes: a riverside, a sunny shore, cherry blossoms and a rainy moss garden. Snow drifts, waves roll in, mist moves and fireflies wander. The candle sits on a wooden table and lights it softly.

The candle and holders show the look of real wax, metal, stone, clay and wood. Choose a copper, slate, earthenware or black iron holder. Premium adds more holders, such as a brass chamberstick and a barley twist wooden stand.

■ Ambient sounds

Rain, waves, a stream, wind, plus white noise, pink noise and brown noise. The sound starts when you light the candle and fades out when it burns out. Pick a soft, medium or full level. It won't stop music playing in other apps. Sounds play while the screen is on (it stays on while the candle burns).

■ Sleep mode: nothing to wake you

Check "Sleep mode" next to Drift, and the candle burns out without a chime or vibration. In the last few minutes the screen slowly dims, then goes dark. A silent notification lets you know it has ended. Fall asleep watching the flame to the sound of rain. Each candle remembers it, so only your bedtime candle stays quiet. Free for everyone.

■ Candle presets

Save candle presets such as "Yoga", "Study" or "Before bed". Each one remembers its own color, holder, background and ambient sound, so switching presets changes the whole scene.

■ Drift mode

Like a real candle, it burns out a little before or after the time you set. After it burns out, you'll see how long it actually burned.

■ Track your time

Every session is saved automatically. See your practice add up as rows of candles by day, week, month and year, with totals, session counts, the hours and weekdays you light candles most, and a breakdown by candle. Free for everyone.

■ Made for

· Meditation, mindfulness and candle gazing (trataka)

· Yoga, stretching and breathing exercises

· Deep focus for study, reading or work

· A bath, a break, or a relaxing wind-down before bed

· Falling asleep (Sleep mode)

■ Premium (one-time purchase)

· More backgrounds, holders and ambient sounds

· Unlimited candle presets

· Longer timer durations

· Custom candle colors you mix yourself

· No ads

Not a subscription. Pay once, with no recurring fees. The free version includes the full timer, Sleep mode, session history and statistics.

■ Privacy

Session records stay on your device and are never sent to any cloud service. No account required.