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Glimt vs Mindfulness Bell

A bell reminds you to breathe. Glimt shows you how.

Mindfulness Bell rings a chime on an interval. That's it. Glimt goes further — it floats a guided breathing exercise over your screen, detects when you're on a call, and disappears when you're done. One reminds. The other guides.

One-time purchase — no subscription

Two completely different approaches

Mindfulness Bell is a passive reminder. Glimt is an active guide.

Mindfulness Bell

It rings a bell

A gentle chime on a schedule. A lovely prompt to pause. But it doesn't tell you how to breathe, it doesn't know you're on a Zoom call, and the $59.99 premium tier only adds more bell sounds and volume control.

Glimt

It guides you through it

Set an interval, forget about it. Glimt detects when you're free, floats a breathing exercise — Box, 4-7-8, Just Breathe, or your own custom pattern — over your screen, and fades away. You don't just pause. You actually breathe.

Feature by feature

Glimt
Mindfulness Bell
Guided breathing patternsMindfulness Bell only rings a bell
Smart pause — won't interrupt callsNo call detection found in Mindfulness Bell
Animated breathing orb
Box Breathing & 4-7-8 patterns
Custom breathing pattern
Menu bar integration
macOS native
Zero data collection / no account
No subscription requiredGlimt $28 one-time; Mindfulness Bell free base + optional $59.99 lifetime

More guidance, lower price

Mindfulness Bell's $59.99 "premium" only unlocks more bell sounds and volume control. Glimt's $28 gives you a full guided breathing practice.

GlimtGlimt
$28one time
  • Full guided breathing practice
  • Pay once, own forever
  • No account, no card saved
Mindfulness Bell
$0free

$59.99 lifetime for premium (more bell sounds only)

  • $59.99 lifetime — for extra bell sounds and volume control
  • Guided breathing: not available at any price
Glimt

Stop being reminded. Start actually breathing.

$28, once. No subscription. No account. Guided breathing that fits into your workday.

One-time purchase — no subscription — macOS only

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