What Is Stille? A One-Button, Ten-Minute Meditation App for iPhone

Stille is a free iPhone meditation app built around a single action: open it, tap Meditate, and listen to ten minutes of gentle sound that ends with a soft gong. There is no account, no session catalog, no duration to pick, and no subscription. It suits people who already know they want to sit quietly for ten minutes and don't want instruction, browsing, or a library to choose from. If you want guided lessons or sleep stories, it isn't the right tool.

What a session actually looks like

The whole flow is short enough to describe in five steps:

1. Open the app and tap Meditate. There is no signup and nothing to configure first.
2. A ten-minute session starts. You don't choose a length.
3. Listen to one of three bundled recordings. You can watch the water on screen, close your eyes, or lock your screen.
4. Pause whenever you need to.
5. A soft gong marks the end. Tap Done and move on — there's no rating or "how do you feel" prompt to submit.

That's the entire product. The design intent is stated plainly on the site: "Less to do. More room to be."

Key characteristics

The stats feature

Stille counts your completed sessions and the hours you've spent in quiet. After your third meditation, a monthly calendar marks each day you meditated, and every extra session on a given day adds a ripple — described as "like a stone dropped in still water." A month-by-month list shows how your time adds up.

Two things it deliberately avoids: there are no streaks to protect, and nothing is shareable. Your history stays on your iPhone.

Who it's for — and who it isn't

A good fit if you:

• Already know what you need from a session and just want to start
• Prefer silence or ambient sound over spoken guidance
• Want to avoid accounts, ads, and subscriptions
• Meditate on a plane, in a basement, or anywhere without a connection
• Dislike streak pressure and social sharing

Probably not a fit if you:

• Want spoken lessons, courses, or sleep stories
• Want to choose session lengths or pick from a large library
• Need structured instruction to get started

The site is explicit about this trade-off: "For when you already know what you need." It also notes that if you want instruction or a large library, its comparison pages can help you choose something else.

Common questions

Do I need to create an account? No. The app has no account and no setup.

Does it work without internet? Yes. All three ten-minute recordings are bundled in the iPhone app, so sessions work offline, including with the screen locked.

Is it really free? The site describes it as free with no subscription. No pricing page or payment platform is listed, and no paid tier is mentioned.

Can I pick a different length? No. Meditate always starts a ten-minute session.

What happens to my data? Your session history stays on your iPhone. There is nothing to share and no streak to maintain.

How to decide

If the description above matches what you want — one tap, ten minutes, a gong, done — Stille is aimed directly at you. If any part of that sounds too limiting, the site's own comparison pages (including a Stille vs Headspace comparison) are the place to check alternatives before committing.