Reiki
Reiki is a specialized session timer for Reiki practitioners on iOS, designed to pace hand-position changes via audio and haptic cues.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Practitioners use the app to maintain session rhythm without manual intervention, but the current notification failure prevents this job from being completed.
For Practitioners of Reiki seeking a simple, timed guide for their sessions.
What does it look like?
Key features
Audible gong or bell notification triggered every 3 minutes to pace Reiki practice.
Vibration alerts configured to trigger at the conclusion of the timer.
How much does it cost?
The app is distributed as a free utility with no visible in-app purchases or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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Reiki has been inactive for 3,207 days, showing no signs of development or maintenance. The last recorded update was a minor release focused on bug fixes. Given the lack of activity for over eight years, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
Eduard Reuvers
3 apps tracked · Health & Fitness
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What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a frustrated sentiment. Users appreciate the timer functionality provides a practical and efficient way to track intervals during training sessions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The timer functionality provides a practical and efficient way to track intervals during training sessions
- The app fails to provide necessary notifications for hand position changes during the training cycle
3 of 3 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Reiki
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Reiki operates as a legacy utility in the Health & Fitness category, with no updates since 2018. The lack of active development creates a significant gap compared to modern meditation and wellness tools that provide both timing and educational content.
The rivals identified
The Analyst's Read
Key takeaways for Reiki
Where is it heading?
The market for wellness and meditation tools is consolidating around apps that provide high-quality educational content alongside utility features. Reiki is currently exposed to total churn because it fails to provide the basic notification utility it promises, and it lacks the content depth required to remain relevant.
- The lack of updates since 2018 means the app is increasingly incompatible with modern iOS standards, leading to the reported notification failures.
- Users report the app lacks educational content, which makes the service feel like a gimmick rather than a professional tool.
The SWOT
- Simple, single-purpose utility design
- Integration of guided Reiki audio tracks
Next best moves
Sunset the app because the core notification function is broken and development has ceased → reduce user frustration.
The counter-intuitive read
Reiki's status as a 'zombie' app is its biggest risk…
Read the full takeBottom line
Reiki's lack of development since 2018 renders the core notification function unreliable, and the absence of content makes the utility feel incomplete for modern practitioners.
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- [1] App Store
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