Ascend
A meditation helper: a growing-session plan, a timer with a bell, guided breathing, thoughts you can type or dictate, a mood journal, and stats. No account, no ads.
A meditation helper written in native C++. A growing-session plan takes you from 5 to 30 minutes (a ladder of 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min — three sessions at a step and you move up). Set a session length and an end bell, follow guided breathing with a chosen pattern (4-4, 4-7-8, box, or your own rhythms), log sessions with mood before and after plus your thoughts — typed or dictated — and track your day streak, total time, and session count. All logic runs locally, with no account and no ads; data is stored in a single JSON file and the app does not connect to the network. The one exception is dictation: by default speech is recognized on device (your voice never leaves the phone); if the phone cannot do that, the app uses the system service only after your explicit consent, and shows an online-mode warning under the field. The app stores no recordings — only the recognized text reaches the journal. Polish and English UI.
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v0.11.0
Session length is set with a counter: [−] and [+] buttons sit under the round „Start”, with the length between them. Up to 10 minutes it steps by one, then by five (up to 120), and going below one minute gives „No limit”. The same counter is in the session settings sheet, so the row of time chips is gone.
v0.10.1
A bigger „Start” circle: 196 dp instead of 148 dp, with a larger label. Removing the bottom bar in 0.10.0 freed the room, and the circle is now the main element of the screen — everything else still fits without scrolling.
v0.10.0
Navigation moved into the top bar: Journal and Settings are two icons in the top right corner, and the bottom bar is gone — the Meditate screen gained calm and room. The „Patterns” tab is gone too: your own rhythms live behind the „Manage patterns” button in the session settings sheet. Sub-screens have a „‹ Back”.
v0.9.0
The growing-session plan now starts at one minute: the ladder is 1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 and 30 minutes (nine steps), so your first session can be a single minute. A „Time (min)” row under the round „Start” button sets the length without opening the sheet.
v0.8.0
The main screen is now your progress plus one button: bars for the last seven days, the numbers (streak, sessions, minutes today) and the plan ladder, with a round „Start” underneath. Pattern, mode, technique, length and bell moved into the „Session settings” sheet, opened from the row under the button. The guided and freestyle sessions are leaner, and empty „Patterns” explains what they are and how to add your own rhythm.
v0.7.0
A new look: the dark blue theme is now the only one (navy background, muted cards, light blue accent) and a new logo — three rising chevrons, i.e. the growing-session plan. A new Settings screen shows the version, the license and what happens to your data.
v0.6.0
A growing-session plan: a ladder of 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 20, 25 and 30 minutes — three sessions at a step and you move up. A plan card on the Meditate screen sets today's length in one tap, and Stats show the whole ladder with your progress. The step is derived from saved sessions, so it also works retroactively.
v0.5.0
Thoughts while you meditate: a journal note right under the Start/Stop button, typed or dictated. Dictation uses on-device recognition (offline) by default; if the phone cannot do that, it uses the system service after your consent and shows an online-mode warning. The text from the meditate screen lands ready in the session save dialog.
v0.4.0
An end-of-session bell (1–3 strikes, previewed while you pick) and a freestyle mode — meditation without breathing guidance, just the timer and the bell. Also in 0.3.0: your own breathing patterns.
v0.3.0
Your own breathing patterns: a new „Patterns” screen to add, edit and delete custom rhythms (e.g. slow 6-8) next to five built-in ones.
v0.2.0
Rebuilt as a meditation helper: session timer, guided breathing, mood journal, and stats (streak).
v0.1.0
First release: habits, journal, SM-2 learning, Polish and English.