Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell
Mindful reminders for your day
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3.0.4for iPhone, iPad and more
8.9
572 Ratings
Chad Sager
Developer
15.7 MB
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Oct 5, 2023
Update Date
Health & Fitness
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4+
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About Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell
Propel your mindfulness practice from the cushion into the world. Modeled after a practice in Buddhist monasteries, Mindfulness Bells are a powerful practice to remind you of your intention to be mindful. Activate the Mindfulness Bell and it sends you gentle reminders randomly throughout the day.
Turn it on, then as you're going about your day, a bell and notification will remind you to be mindful of what you're doing at a random intervals between half an hour and an hour and a half. Great for reminding yourself of your mindfulness practice while at work, commuting, at school or wherever your life takes you.
Free features:
• Get randomly timed mindfulness bells throughout the day.
• Selectively enable the default Mindfulness Messages.
• Adjust the timing of the random bell, use the slider in the settings to find the timing that's right for you (see below).
• Choose a time to automatically turn the bell off.
• Apple Watch app, let's you control the bell from your wrist.
• Temporarily mute the bell from the bell notification.
• Siri Shortcuts, turn on the mindfulness bell on or off from the Shortcuts app.
Available via in app purchase:
• Schedule repeating Quiet Hours that will mute the bell when you know you'll be busy.
• Create custom Mindfulness Messages.
• Use your calendar to automatically mute the bell while you're in a meeting.
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is a randomized bell so you can get the most out of your practice. Find out more at http://lotusbudapp.com
Make sure you're doing all you can to get your mindfulness reminders, go to http://lotusbudapp.com/support to find out more.
If you're looking for a timer to time your meditation practice check out our other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer.
Turn it on, then as you're going about your day, a bell and notification will remind you to be mindful of what you're doing at a random intervals between half an hour and an hour and a half. Great for reminding yourself of your mindfulness practice while at work, commuting, at school or wherever your life takes you.
Free features:
• Get randomly timed mindfulness bells throughout the day.
• Selectively enable the default Mindfulness Messages.
• Adjust the timing of the random bell, use the slider in the settings to find the timing that's right for you (see below).
• Choose a time to automatically turn the bell off.
• Apple Watch app, let's you control the bell from your wrist.
• Temporarily mute the bell from the bell notification.
• Siri Shortcuts, turn on the mindfulness bell on or off from the Shortcuts app.
Available via in app purchase:
• Schedule repeating Quiet Hours that will mute the bell when you know you'll be busy.
• Create custom Mindfulness Messages.
• Use your calendar to automatically mute the bell while you're in a meeting.
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is a randomized bell so you can get the most out of your practice. Find out more at http://lotusbudapp.com
Make sure you're doing all you can to get your mindfulness reminders, go to http://lotusbudapp.com/support to find out more.
If you're looking for a timer to time your meditation practice check out our other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.0.4
Last updated on Oct 5, 2023
Old Versions
Fixes an issue that could continue to schedule notifications if the bell is turned off while a set of notifications is being scheduled
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Version History
3.0.4
Oct 5, 2023
Fixes an issue that could continue to schedule notifications if the bell is turned off while a set of notifications is being scheduled
3.0.3
Sep 20, 2023
Fixed a widget glitch
3.0.2
Sep 15, 2023
3.0.2 is a minor update with bug fixes and initial compatibility for the latest iOS versions
• Fixed: custom and default messages sometimes could not be fetched from the database resulting in a fallback message "Remember to always be mindful"
• New: improved logging when sending feedback (Settings>Send Feedback) to better troubleshoot in the future
• Updated: calendar permissions
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features from the 3.0.0 release:
• Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
• Watch complication, see the status at a glance
• Accessibility improvements
• Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
• Run Shortcuts to control the bell
• Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 12 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
• Fixed: custom and default messages sometimes could not be fetched from the database resulting in a fallback message "Remember to always be mindful"
• New: improved logging when sending feedback (Settings>Send Feedback) to better troubleshoot in the future
• Updated: calendar permissions
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features from the 3.0.0 release:
• Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
• Watch complication, see the status at a glance
• Accessibility improvements
• Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
• Run Shortcuts to control the bell
• Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 12 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
3.0.1
Nov 17, 2022
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell now requires iOS 16 and watchOS 9
3.0.1 is a minor update with bug fixes
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features from the 3.0.0 release:
* Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
* Watch complication, see the status at a glance
* Accessibility improvements
* Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
* Run Shortcuts to control the bell
* Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 11 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
3.0.1 is a minor update with bug fixes
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features from the 3.0.0 release:
* Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
* Watch complication, see the status at a glance
* Accessibility improvements
* Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
* Run Shortcuts to control the bell
* Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 11 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
3.0.0
Oct 31, 2022
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell now requires iOS 16 and watchOS 9
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features:
* Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
* Watch complication, see the status at a glance
* Accessibility improvements
* Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
* Run Shortcuts to control the bell
* Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 11 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell has been completely redesigned for version 3. I’ve updated the look at feel, refined the fonts, animations and made it more useable for everyone. While the app functionality is the same, the entire thing has been modernized using the latest technologies. What this means for you is the app looks cleaner, more consistent and will be easier for me to maintain and keep delivering updates for years to come.
Plus there are new and updated features:
* Home screen, lock screen widgets, give you the current status of the mindfulness bell. It shows when snoozed, in a quiet hour or on and off.
* Watch complication, see the status at a glance
* Accessibility improvements
* Use Siri to control the mindfulness bell
* Run Shortcuts to control the bell
* Easily select weekends weekdays, or every day when setting up Quiet Hours
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell is over 11 years old! It appeared as a feature in my other app Lotus Bud Meditation Timer in 2011. In 2014 I split it out into its own app. I've updated the look and added new features, but the core of the app has been the same for a long time. This summer on a whim, I started rewriting the UI and am now ready to release.
Thank you for using Lotus Bud all these years! I'm looking forward to bringing you updates for another decade to come!
2.12.0
Sep 10, 2022
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell now requires iOS 15 and watchOS 8
Initial release for iOS 16 watchOS 9
Initial release for iOS 16 watchOS 9
2.11.7
May 16, 2022
Fixed
* A crash in the background when receiving notifications
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
* A crash in the background when receiving notifications
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.6
Apr 28, 2022
Fixed
• Sometimes the app would launch to a blank screen
• A semi-frequent crash
• The snooze indicator would not always show up right after snoozing
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
• Sometimes the app would launch to a blank screen
• A semi-frequent crash
• The snooze indicator would not always show up right after snoozing
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.5
Mar 9, 2022
Fixed
• A stall and crash in the background
• A crash that could occur when adding or removing Quiet Hours
• Incorrectly handling entering the background
Improved
• Bell scheduling performance
• More bells scheduled at once, reducing the frequency you need to reopen the app
Recent Improvements in previous versions:
• Reduced the number of notifications that remain in Notification Center and Lock Screen after being delivered
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
• A stall and crash in the background
• A crash that could occur when adding or removing Quiet Hours
• Incorrectly handling entering the background
Improved
• Bell scheduling performance
• More bells scheduled at once, reducing the frequency you need to reopen the app
Recent Improvements in previous versions:
• Reduced the number of notifications that remain in Notification Center and Lock Screen after being delivered
This will be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.4
Mar 2, 2022
Fixed: Apologies last update introduced a bug where only a default message would be used instead of the default set or custom messages. This version fixes that.
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.3
Feb 27, 2022
Improved
• The app now periodically will remove previously delivered notifications
• Fixes for some crashes
• Minor UI tweaks
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
• The app now periodically will remove previously delivered notifications
• Fixes for some crashes
• Minor UI tweaks
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.2
Sep 19, 2021
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
New iPhone
• Added initial support for iOS 15
New On iPad
• Added initial support for iPad OS 15
• You can scroll vertically on a trackpad to toggle the mindfulness bell
• You can scroll horizontally on the Bell Timing slider to change the bell frequency
On Watch
• Added initial support for watchOS 8
• Added support for new watches
• Added label indicating mindfulness bell switch state
Fixes
• Quiet Hour picker was mistakenly updates to the new picker style without updating size, reverted back to the wheel picker style
• Fix for background crash when snoozing from a notification
• Fix for crash when data no properly setup
• Better reliability in updating the mindfulness bell switch on watch
• Better rotation animation
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
New iPhone
• Added initial support for iOS 15
New On iPad
• Added initial support for iPad OS 15
• You can scroll vertically on a trackpad to toggle the mindfulness bell
• You can scroll horizontally on the Bell Timing slider to change the bell frequency
On Watch
• Added initial support for watchOS 8
• Added support for new watches
• Added label indicating mindfulness bell switch state
Fixes
• Quiet Hour picker was mistakenly updates to the new picker style without updating size, reverted back to the wheel picker style
• Fix for background crash when snoozing from a notification
• Fix for crash when data no properly setup
• Better reliability in updating the mindfulness bell switch on watch
• Better rotation animation
This will likely be the last version to support iOS/iPadOS 13, and watchOS 6
2.11.1
Sep 22, 2020
• Bug fix for crash
2.11.0
Sep 16, 2020
• Initial iOS 14 support
2.10.18
Aug 19, 2020
Changes:
• The snooze shortcut when long pressing on the app icon now only appears if the bell is turned on and you don't have an active snooze
• Made the naming of snoozing more consistent (replaced the word Pause for Snooze)
Fixed:
• Notifications could not be properly setup, causing bells not to be scheduled and preview sounds not being played
• The frequency control did not properly show the Default button as selected prior to making adjustments
• Some tasks that were performed on app launch and when app was placed in the background were not being performed
• The snooze shortcut when long pressing on the app icon now only appears if the bell is turned on and you don't have an active snooze
• Made the naming of snoozing more consistent (replaced the word Pause for Snooze)
Fixed:
• Notifications could not be properly setup, causing bells not to be scheduled and preview sounds not being played
• The frequency control did not properly show the Default button as selected prior to making adjustments
• Some tasks that were performed on app launch and when app was placed in the background were not being performed
2.10.17
Aug 16, 2020
Fixed:
• Messages could be duplicated in the messages list
• A stall could occur during startup, that would eventually result in a crash
• Some text in the messages view would be clipped
• Debug info when emailing support might not be up to date
• The bell timing control might not display the selection of the timing buttons properly
• The bell timing control might not update properly for dark mode
• Messages could be duplicated in the messages list
• A stall could occur during startup, that would eventually result in a crash
• Some text in the messages view would be clipped
• Debug info when emailing support might not be up to date
• The bell timing control might not display the selection of the timing buttons properly
• The bell timing control might not update properly for dark mode
2.10.16
Aug 7, 2020
Fixed:
• When enabling/disabling messages in the message settings the app might not save the change if you leave the app right away. It now saves when leaving.
• The educational message that you can customize your experience in settings would show every time you launched the app. It now only shows once.
• When enabling/disabling messages in the message settings the app might not save the change if you leave the app right away. It now saves when leaving.
• The educational message that you can customize your experience in settings would show every time you launched the app. It now only shows once.
2.10.15
Jun 18, 2020
Fixed:
• Duplicate Quiet Hours are now cleaned up.
• Duplicate day values are now cleaned up.
• Launching the app could crash and the cause duplicate Quiet Hours and day records
• If you toggle the Mindfulness Bell on and off quickly you could have overlapping status messages.
• If you went to another screen while the walkthrough was playing it would not be cancelled
• When turning on the Mindfulness Bell the first time, notifications might not get scheduled successfully.
Enhanced:
• Quiet Hours setup screen auto expands the time picker the first time
• When Mindfulness Bell is scheduling, you now see a spinner above the switch.
• Duplicate Quiet Hours are now cleaned up.
• Duplicate day values are now cleaned up.
• Launching the app could crash and the cause duplicate Quiet Hours and day records
• If you toggle the Mindfulness Bell on and off quickly you could have overlapping status messages.
• If you went to another screen while the walkthrough was playing it would not be cancelled
• When turning on the Mindfulness Bell the first time, notifications might not get scheduled successfully.
Enhanced:
• Quiet Hours setup screen auto expands the time picker the first time
• When Mindfulness Bell is scheduling, you now see a spinner above the switch.
2.10.14
Jun 12, 2020
Fixed many new bugs from the previous version. Apologies
2.10.13
Jun 9, 2020
Fixed:
• Fixed long pressing to preview Settings and Quiet Hours
Changed:
• This version now requires iOS 13 or later.
• Modernized some of the code base.
• Fixed long pressing to preview Settings and Quiet Hours
Changed:
• This version now requires iOS 13 or later.
• Modernized some of the code base.
2.10.12
May 22, 2020
Changed:
• Bell Timing is now longer for the "Default" and "Infrequent" settings for those who want more time between bells. "Frequent" remains the same.
Fixed:
• A race condition, which basically means that scheduling bells might never finish
• A rare crash on iOS 12
• A rare crash on watchOS 5
This is likely to be the last version to support iOS 12 and watchOS 5. The app will continue to work, but you won't receive any more updates without upgrading to iOS 13.
• Bell Timing is now longer for the "Default" and "Infrequent" settings for those who want more time between bells. "Frequent" remains the same.
Fixed:
• A race condition, which basically means that scheduling bells might never finish
• A rare crash on iOS 12
• A rare crash on watchOS 5
This is likely to be the last version to support iOS 12 and watchOS 5. The app will continue to work, but you won't receive any more updates without upgrading to iOS 13.
2.10.11
May 6, 2020
Fixes:
• A rare crash could occur when scheduling mindfulness bells
• A crash that would happen on iOS 12
• A rare crash could occur when scheduling mindfulness bells
• A crash that would happen on iOS 12
2.10.10
Apr 21, 2020
Fixed a bug that could schedule mindfulness bells during quiet hours.
2.10.9
Apr 18, 2020
Bug fixes
2.10.8
Feb 29, 2020
Fixed:
• When purchasing the in app purchase, the UI would not properly update until you reopened the app
• When purchasing the in app purchase, the UI would not properly update until you reopened the app
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Lotus Bud Mindfulness Bell supports English
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