About
Bring your mindfulness practice into everyday life. Inspired by a tradition from Buddhist monasteries, Lotus Bud plays a soft bell at random intervals throughout your day. Each chime is a quiet prompt to pause, notice where you are, and return to your intention. Free • Randomly timed bells throughout the day • Multiple bell sounds to choose from • Timing slider to set how often bells ring • Default Mindfulness Messages (enable or disable) • Auto-off at a time you choose • Apple Watch app for wrist control • Snooze when you need uninterrupted focus • Siri Shortcuts to turn on, off, or snooze Advanced Settings (in-app purchase) • Custom Mindfulness Messages — write what your own mindful reminders • Quiet Hours to silence the bell on your schedule • Calendar integration — auto-mutes during meetings • Randomized bell sounds • Extended timing ranges for more or less frequent reminders Also check out: Lotus Bud Meditation Timer — a companion for your sitting practice.
What's New
Version 3.6.0 • May 14, 2026
• New bell sounds: Four new sounds, joining the four existing sounds, to bring more variety to your mindfulness practice. • Spooky: An eerie sound that will grab your attention, especially in the middle of the night • Zap: A sound that zaps you into mindfulness • Blow: A breathy sound to gently invite your awareness • Block: A striking sound that will catch your attention • Fiddly bits: Settings that let you customize for atypical setups • Share button: Easily share Lotus Bud with someone else from settings • Value comparison: When looking at paid features, helps you easily compare what you're getting • Misconfigured notification warning: If you have notifications turned off or configured in a way that will degrade the use of Lotus Bud, a new warning appears with a link to settings so you can fix it. • Added Spanish and French translations: The app is now localized for Spanish and French (more languages to come). If you find an issue with any of the translations, please send me feedback from settings. Pro Features • Randomize sounds: Now you can randomize the mindfulness bell sounds to keep you on your toes • Extended frequency ranges: In the fiddly bits setting you can increase or decrease the default frequency ranges.
Ratings & Reviews
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Information
Developer
Chad SagerCategory
Health & Fitness
Size
69.5 MB
Age Rating
4+
Version
3.6.0
Last Updated
May 14, 2026