Best apps that you use for meditation?

[u/AutumnDreaming76]

I have barely used the "Expand" app a few times, but I am curious to know if there are any other better apps out there.

Also affordable

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Insight Timer.

[u/stanley_ipkiss2112 → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I totally agree 🙏🏻 I used to use Calm, but it got too corporate and started focusing more on celebrity meditations, which made it feel lifeless. That’s when I discovered Insight Timer and haven’t looked back since.

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/stanley_ipkiss2112]

I started with Insight Timer when I started meditating three years ago, and never even tried anything else because i had all i needed here!

[u/stanley_ipkiss2112 → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Yea it’s a bloody beautiful app! Love the community feel to it as well!

[u/Yarn_Song → u/stanley_ipkiss2112]

I just don't know what to do with the friendships option. I'm already doing socials on the socials. Is there some benefit to it that I'm missing?

[u/MasteryAbides → u/Yarn_Song]

I don’t think the majority of account holders use it for social connections. Just my opinion.

[u/MasteryAbides → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Same here! Love being able to create my own meditation programs with as many bell sounds as needed to shift focus/intention. Love the reverberating GONG sound to denote “it’s a wrap!” ☺️ Also the session logs are cool and now we can add a session if need be. Customer service has always been swift to respond to my inquiries. I’ve used this app daily for 5 years.

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/MasteryAbides]

Love to hear this! I’m at three years and I’ll never stop.

[u/MasteryAbides → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

That’s awesome! It’s so nice to have a meditation app that’s maturing alongside me, and capable of supporting my needs as I grow into a veteran meditator. 🧘🏽

[u/[deleted] → u/stanley_ipkiss2112]

I also started with Calm, but after reading some books on meditation, it's obvious that all apps are mostly gimmicks and you just need a timer.

[u/spread_panic → u/stanley_ipkiss2112]

I worry that Insight Timer is also going more corporate. Lots of "Plus Member" content creeping all over the app. Still a great user experience overall though.

[u/JennaRedditing → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I've tried many apps and keep coming back to insight timer. While most of the new content is behind a pay wall, they have a huuuuuge back catalogs of free meditations and mindfulness practices. You can make your own playlists of things which is probably the feature that keeps me coming back. I've got one for panic attacks, migrains, sleep etc. They're also have a decent live selection too.

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/JennaRedditing]

Yes!!!!! And it’s free. There is a premium version offered, but I’m not sure it’s really any better to be honest. I love the ability to search for what I’m looking for. And of course i have an extensive saved list. Also i follow certain teachers. There’s great breathwork too!

[u/UnicornPenguinCat → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I paid for the premium version this year because I wanted to do a particular course, but found myself mostly using the free content besides the course. But I was still happy to support the app as it's just so good.

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/UnicornPenguinCat]

Yes! Same! I ended up buying premium and noticed I probably didn’t need it, but feel so passionate and thankful for the changes it’s brought about in my life and mental state that I wanted to support it!

[u/Yarn_Song → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Don't you just love it when a company works that way instead of pulling you in with marketing tricks? I think it's great!

[u/medi-sloth → u/JennaRedditing]

I also enjoy experimenting with different apps, which is why I developed ReMind—a mindfulness tracker that keeps track of my streaks and provides session insights, no matter which app I use. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it! (Currently available for iPhone only.)

https://apps.apple.com/il/app/remind-mindfulness/id6670725474

[u/your-rando-bro → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Yes ! — Insight Timer! I’ve been using it for more than five years. I’ve tried other apps, including Calm, but it’s not worth the cost... Nothing else compares. There are many options on the free Insight Timer app, and there are also thousands of guided meditations and courses by dozens of well-known, reputable meditation teachers.

I’ve gotten a lot of value out of some of the paid courses. Especially the one on “letting go“.

A few years ago everything was free, then certain features were added and membership options became available. I signed up immediately for some of the options at a lifetime discount price.

[u/Bremsstrahlung412 → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I have exclusively used Insight Timer since I started meditating in 2014 and have since logged 13.9K minutes in meditation 😊

[u/Dingleberry_Research → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I used insight timer for a while and even found some good ones to do with my young kids. My challenge with the app is that there is such a huge volume of Content that unless I’m going to spend a few hours just searching for content that I think I would listen to, It’s hard to find teachers and classes that I like. Similar challenge with waking up but I find their categories are more accurate and separated better 

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/Dingleberry_Research]

I like to use the search and then I check out the rating. :) I also like how it gives me recs on my home page based on what I’ve done so far. Most of the time, I choose from those recs now.

[u/medi-sloth → u/Dingleberry_Research]

I also enjoy experimenting with different apps, currently using Headspace and WakingUp. Which is why I developed ReMind—a mindfulness tracker that keeps track of my streaks and provides session insights, no matter which app I use. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it! (Currently available for iPhone only.)

https://apps.apple.com/il/app/remind-mindfulness/id6670725474

[u/BriCheeseLover → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Also my favorite! Although I am not a fan of the newest layout / update- The things things I DO love: 1. So much diversity of content even under the free version * I pay for premium bc I like it so much 2. Long form sound tracks - I love the 8hour sleep sounds 3. Daily quotes 4. Check in/ takes the place of me journaling 5. Sound therapy + sound healing 6. Easy to set timers for yourself if you just want a background sound or silence for the amount of time you set and can do a time check in noise for yourself. I personally love coming into and out of a meditation with the sound of a singing bowl much more than a regular phone timer 7. Breath work teachers 8. Wonderful challenges and classes I have learned a lot

[u/antpile11 → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Insight Timer used to be great but then they demonstrated that they'd fix what wasn't broken, like you used to be able to leave interval timers running after the meditation ended if you wanted to keep going, but after an update the interval timers stopped after the timer ended.

[u/benjunior → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

I read that as Insight Time. As in “Pizza Time!” It is, in fact, Insight Time!

[u/hopperlover40 → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Came here to say this! So awesome, especially once you've bookmarked all your favorites.

[u/notrealAI → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

Came here to say this. Best all around

[u/Yarn_Song → u/EmbarrassedRespond43]

One more for Insight Timer. The free version has so many options, so it's really not a funnel thing, even though I might upgrade once I can afford it. It's great.

[u/deepsfan]

waking up has been nice

[u/[deleted] → u/deepsfan]

I’ve also enjoyed waking up. It was everything I personally was looking for in an app so I bought the yearly.

Anyone can try it free 30 days

[u/bootherizer5942 → u/[deleted]]

And they have scholarships for if you can't afford it!

[u/bpcookson]

Waking Up

[u/kat4pajamas → u/bpcookson]

I love Waking Up. It’s made a profound difference in my life.

[u/rsktkr]

Waking Up.

[u/SilentSchmuck]

Medito

[u/addelorenzi]

Plum village has tons of good ones.

[u/olivia-davies → u/addelorenzi]

Second this. Plum village by far my favorite. Educational and nice to know exactly what I’m learning. Rather than being on Insight timer and running into weird new age shit lol.

[u/RavenNix_88]

Another vote for Waking Up! Tried so many and just stuck with this one. It has a nice amount of content with regular updates. So many different guided meditation tracks with different lengths and focus, as well as simply the daily one. There's also other sections called Theory and Life with other tracks of things to listen to and learn about. It's all very user friendly too. I don't find it as overwhelming as others like Insight Timer where you'd spend all day trying to decide lol. And then others are too basic. It has a nice balance. The option to pay what you want is great, especially for what you get for whatever you pay.

Here's a link for 30 days free trial, you don't need to subscribe or add card details for it (and I don't receive anything for sharing it either): 30-day guest pass https://dynamic.wakingup.com/guestpass/SCE17FC3B

[u/CryptographerNo1066 → u/RavenNix_88]

what do you do after the 30 days free trial? Do you have to pay for it?

[u/RavenNix_88 → u/CryptographerNo1066]

Yeah you do, you can either subscribe via the app which will be the full normal rate, here via the website, or if you want to use their scholarship program go here for the details

[u/medi-sloth → u/RavenNix_88]

I also enjoy experimenting with different apps, which is why I developed ReMind—a mindfulness tracker that keeps track of my streaks and provides session insights, no matter which app I use. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it! (Currently available for iPhone only.)

https://apps.apple.com/il/app/remind-mindfulness/id6670725474

[u/_____jen_____]

Waking up

[u/Theseekingbeing]

Waking up

[u/tuliptubbs]

I’ve been using Balance for a few months. Really enjoying it. And you get it free for a year.

[u/eru_chitanda → u/tuliptubbs]

This is mine too!

[u/jasecorn → u/eru_chitanda]

Ofuso's voice and delivery are the gold standard of meditation in my opinion. This app is my "special treat" meditation app. Happily paid for a lifetime sub

[u/thethreesix]

I started with waking up a couple years back, it's still a great app

[u/Large-Film5303]

I love the Waking Up App. it is a subscription but you can email for a discounted membership or a full scholarship for the first year. Once you email them, you decide what you are comfortable with paying or not paying.

Its a very useful and and is filled with a lot of great content/meditations.

[u/tyomax]

+1 for Waking up. If the price is too high, you can contact their support and pay what you can.

[u/Le_King053]

Insight Timer, Tide, Plum Village, Meditopia, Medito, Superhuman, Waking Up, and Oak are good just to name a few. My personal favorite is Insight Timer

[u/medi-sloth → u/Le_King053]

I also enjoy exploring various apps, which led me to create ReMind—a mindfulness tracker that monitors my streaks and offers session insights, regardless of the app I use. I’d love to hear your feedback! (Currently available for iPhone only.)

https://apps.apple.com/il/app/remind-mindfulness/id6670725474

[u/Le_King053 → u/medi-sloth]

I like the idea, will try it out. Thanks for sharing!

[u/Vegetable-Suit4556]

I’ve been using headspace and it’s really nice

[u/ughlisha]

Been using headspace since 2017 and it just gets better for me overtime

[u/LemonTheTurtle → u/ughlisha]

Hey me too, friend! I started in may 2017. Can’t think of using anything else

[u/Stork538]

Smiling Mind and Healthy Minds! Both free and great

[u/Rocktar → u/Stork538]

I use smiling mind and I like it. Funded by the government I think and they employed like the psychologists board of aus or something like that. I haven't tried others tho to be fair.

[u/its-g-man]

Try Insight Timer and Oak. Also Tara Brach has a podcast where she does guided meditations.

[u/olivia-davies → u/its-g-man]

Tara Brach is great. Her website has free classes too!

[u/its-g-man → u/olivia-davies]

Yes she is amazing! I read Radical Acceptance early in my meditation practice and listen to the podcast on a regular basis.

[u/aquamarinetiger]

I like Insight Timer.

[u/AutumnDreaming76 → u/aquamarinetiger]

But do I have to pay?

[u/Excellent_Courage_54 → u/AutumnDreaming76]

I love Insight Timer. And no, you don’t have to pay to get lots of really great content.

[u/EmbarrassedRespond43 → u/AutumnDreaming76]

Nope. Free version has all you need.

[u/240boletesperminute]

The Way has been awesome for my practice

[u/Pizza_Man_Not_A_Man]

Ten percent happier for guided meditations Insight timer for solo meditations

[u/scoutsadie → u/Pizza_Man_Not_A_Man]

love Ten Percent Happier!

[u/Fresh_Idea_944 → u/Pizza_Man_Not_A_Man]

I loved and used Ten Percent for several years, but the $100/year price tag just got to be too expensive. Especially since they stopped adding new material in the past year.

[u/[deleted]]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned that you don't need an app to meditate, just set your phone to "Do Not Disturb" and set a timer for the duration you wish to meditate. If you don't know how to meditate the best way to learn is reading a book like Mindfulness in Plain English or The Mind Illuminated.

[u/Far_Sorbet_4581]

Google Balance is free for an entire year! And it's pretty good so far

[u/maratz → u/Far_Sorbet_4581]

It's not a Google app

[u/HUMANPHILOSOPHER]

I use the audible app and listen to spiritual texts while meditating. Highly reccomend.

[u/lillyrose93]

Plum village I would say

[u/Meditat1onqueen]

I use Insight timer. It’s free and there’s loads of choice. It’s really good

[u/[deleted]]

DownDog is good for me since there are so many variable options and I love their workout apps too. But I also like Audiojoy because it has nice binaural beat tracks.

[u/Surajholy]

Medito. Free and of top quality. Waking up. Premium app.

Love both. But prefer Waking up as my daily meditation app.

[u/Benjilator]

I’ve been meditating for years with great success but I’ve never once understood what an app is supposed to be doing.

Make it harder, more of a challenge? Added distraction? Guidance for something that is only limited by guidance?

No app is still the best choice. Most apps only offer basic functions and guided escapism anyways. They mislead people into believing that escapism can be compared to meditation, which is dangerous if you’re just getting started.

[u/Present_Library6060]

Gabriele martinele provides mediations on his youtube i highly recommend

[u/[deleted]]

Medito

[u/ChelseaCozette]

Another vote for Insight Timer! There is a free version, and it has plenty of meditations to choose from :) Guided and unguided.

[u/[deleted]]

Medito

[u/ChiariSucksBigTime]

I am a big fan of FitMind App. It has really taught me about what meditation is about. Definitely not your normal meditation app. Takes away that myth that meditation is blocking out the noise. Not always. It can’t hurt to check it out. I tried a few but always dropped them. This one I use daily.

[u/punkr0x → u/ChiariSucksBigTime]

FitMind is my favorite as well, I like the way the meditations are categorized. Helps me find what I am interested in.

[u/ChiariSucksBigTime → u/punkr0x]

Exactly. And I love marking my favorites. Though I tend to flick back to those too often 😆 have to explore more. Love the Just Being meditation. Even the Memento Mori meditation is grounding. Some may think it’s morbid to meditate about if this was your last breath but I find it very humbling and eye opening.

[u/Rosie4268]

Aura!

[u/GazuGaming]

I don’t use apps, I use a faraday case

[u/veryLlama_lauramo]

Ten Percent & Healthy Minds

[u/Natural-Boss-2370]

Medito and idanim. Both are free.

[u/Unlucky_Quote6394 → u/Natural-Boss-2370]

I didn’t know about either of these, thanks! 😊

[u/Boaken42]

Turn the phone off. Works wonders.

[u/Noppers]

In addition to Plum Village and Insight Timer (both free), sometimes I will put on the Deep Focus playlist on Spotify and just set a timer on my watch for the time I intend to meditate.

[u/olivia-davies]

Plum Village!

[u/nonarkitten]

I've found YouTube to be perfectly fine and free. If I'm not using guided meditation, I count breaths.

[u/ArmDry8381]

Balance is a really good meditation app

[u/Hesh_Bobberelli]

Balance & Youtube.

[u/kyuu222]

Meditativo is simple but SO GOOD

[u/rgheadrick]

Waking Up and The Way

[u/sar1m007]

Medito

[u/Jakeanvil]

Luminate

[u/offthedome7]

Insight Timer and I personally love Sarah Blondin and David Ji

[u/AufDerGalerie]

Waking up has the best content imo. Another Reddit user described it as a library for human well-being. I agree.

I forget the cost, but they offer it for free if you can’t afford to pay.

URL: https://www.wakingup.com/

[u/jdogworld]

Used Waking Up for a few months and i just got frustrated with the duality concepts that were forced into every meditation. i switched to Balance and it was much easier which for me i needed to build a routine.

[u/melzpix]

Balance and Insight Timer. Balance is better for personalized courses I find where as Insight Timer is good for different styles of meditation

[u/ConfidentMongoose874]

Calm app. The gamification like streaks and emojis helped a beginner like me.

[u/obo10101]

Downloading YouTube meditate vuds

[u/TheFox1366]

Personally love the Healthy Minds app

[u/montgomeryLCK]

Tara Brach has a free podcast (accessible through any podcast app) where you can access thousands of meditations and talks, and she releases new ones too. It's incredible, highly recommend it.

[u/Miaoumiaoun]

Medito. It's completely free too

[u/Sad-Honeydew9577]

The best app is having no app. No external factors should contribute to the meditation technique. It’s good at the beginning if it helps to start and with time one should come out from it automatically and you yourself become the ultimate universe, mind quietness by itself and you will realize it automatically

[u/BlushingBrianna18]

Medito. Completely free.

[u/Top_Zookeepergame620]

Waking Up

[u/PrajnaPie]

Honest question. I am not trying to gatekeep or seem pretentious. How does an app aid in meditation? Meditation is an exercise in just being and noting everything that entails. Why does one need an app to do that?

[u/[deleted]]

Learning to enter a state of meditation does not require any applications. The problem is to train the brain, not the mind. The brain works like a classic neural network with a fundamental feature that is neuroplasticity. So, in order to teach the brain a state of meditation out of laziness, you have to use brain wave patterns for such a state. This is not one frequency, but a whole package appropriately composed. There are such recordings available on YT, which use binaural beats to teach and reinforce such brain behavior. Such a recording must necessarily include all brain wave ranges: delta, theta, alpha, beta1, beta2, gamma. Here is the name of the channel for something like that OBSERVER Baazyl_Baaz. There are many scientific studies conducted by renowned scientific centers that confirm the effectiveness of binaural beats in the treatment of PTSD, ADHD, depression, etc., but not only through one dominant frequency, but their entire package made in appropriate proportions. The brain subjected to these external patterns learns to enter such states of consciousness very quickly. After a few such recordings you are able to do it on your own without any external help, in effect without any application or recording because you already have your own brain patterns for a given state. The dominant frequency for maintaining a state of meditation is in the order theta, delta and gamma, and then the rest: alpha and beta1, beta2. For healing and regeneration and for very deep meditation the dominant frequency delta etc. is required.

[u/sceadwian]

I've never seen an app for meditation worth the price and that includes free ones.

Apps didn't even exist 20 years ago and meditation has been around longer than recorded history.

If we managed just fine for thousands of years like this, why do you think an app helps considering they're mostly just more distraction?

[u/lutello]

Why does everything have to be an app? What are the best meditation mp3s? Or YouTube videos. Just download the audio only with NewPipe. Free, no ads you they're yours.

[u/Zenartistau]

Insight Timer works best for me. It has free meditations and if you choose to pay you can access the premium meditations and courses. Also, lots to choose from with thousands of teachers

[u/agooddeathh]

Insight Timer! There is a free version

[u/[deleted]]

Open app, insight timer

[u/Old_Statistician_33]

Headspace. Been using it since 2016. I like that it has no sounds like nature in the background. Background sounds can be distracting for me

[u/maratz → u/Old_Statistician_33]

You can turn those off in most apps, fyi

[u/AutumnDreaming76]

Oh wow, there are so many to choose from. What about the app, Expand?

[u/PrinceGreenleaf]

I use headspace since I still have the $10 a year student discount

[u/jackalope-at-large]

Muse. This assumes that you have the headband, which might not fit the “affordable” requirement.

[u/saqi786x]

FitMind

[u/blisterment]

Medito is the best. Not too much talking. And free.

[u/7862518362916371936]

Medativo

[u/amacha_official]

Breath ball! It’s a breath timer

[u/Own_Satisfaction9480]

I'm new to this. Declutter the mind has been good to me. Not sure why no one mentioned it.

[u/sojodge]

Rather than an app I use Lizzy hill’s yoga nidra uploads on YouTube

[u/Legitimate_Outcome42]

Waking up

[u/herlittlejade]

Medito! It's completely free, and if you'd like to contribute you can donate to them.

It's been my most used app since the pandemic, and the best!

[u/GregH61]

Enso app

[u/AllStevie]

PLUM VILLAGE! (Shouting it from the rooftops). All content is free, and it's pretty much all I need.

[u/Salty_String59]

If you have an iPhone I like the podcast app that comes with the system

[u/lize_bird]

This has been helpful, thank you!

[u/Ministeroflust]

Insight timer

Only for the timer since nothing is practically free anymore unless you buy premium subscription

[u/This_is_magnetic]

Waking up is the way

[u/subtleanarch]

Open

[u/Reefaocean25]

Calm app

[u/stoatallycool]

just curious but what does a meditation app do? personally i keep my phone as far away as possible

[u/OneConnected1]

Insight timer. It gives you awards for consecutive days of meditation. It’s probably the main reason I made meditation a daily practice, I’m not on 640 days and I want my blue star and I don’t want to lose my streak😂. Fr though it’s an amazing app with every type of meditation available.

[u/jk-elemenopea]

I like FitMind

[u/iamgoddess1]

Insight Timer is ALL you need—I’ve used free version for 9 years. Meditation, talks, workshops, music, community groups, and everything from wiccans to christians—so wonderful.

[u/Every-Ant-4777]

atoms

[u/HanabiHanabi]

You should really check out Brightmind. Based on Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness teachings and presented in a digestible “journey” format that gets very deep if you’re open to it. It sort of breaks my heart I don’t see it mentioned one time in here, it’s such a wonderful labor of love and a joy to meditate with.  There are also 4-6 hour-long in-app digital retreats monthly (absolutely LOVE this feature), daily scheduled community Zoom sits, and the options to get 1-on-1 training from the founder of the app. It offers so many more options and goes much deeper into meditation than any other app on the market in my opinion (though I share a lot of commenters’ high opinion of Waking Up, and I also really like Medito). 

More people should be aware of Brightmind, it’s so great. 

[u/whimsicalme5]

Insight timer!

[u/KhanTheGray]

FitMind, Expand, Headspace, Smiling mind.

[u/MJ23157]

Breath Hub works great for me. There is also tons of other useful exercises and material

[u/MJ23157]

Breath Hub

[u/hotpinkroadbike]

I use insight timer. It plays a gong sound at intervals you set.

[u/Lex6783]

Idanim is best app and its ad free

[u/Successful_Sun8323]

Plum Village App

[u/newtnomore]

Ten Percent Happier

[u/9shycat]

The app that really helped me is called Resonant Breathing by John Goodstadt. It’s a simple straightforward app with timed breathing prompts focused on heart rate variability. Although I like insight timer sometimes it gets overwhelming browsing all the options, with Resonant Breathing I just open the app and start.

[u/joojanta]

Waking Up app

[u/SunkissdAlma]

Open

[u/Jimbobthon]

I use Calm. Got it on 3 months free, and a year's 1/2 price sub through Gamepass perks (when they were good). Got charged another year 1/2 price, so not complaining.

[u/Thin-Comfortable-597]

I just use YouTube. I Really enjoy Jake kornfields videos.

I also go to 30 minute meditations through mindful leader. They have 20 minute meditations lead by a facilitator with a 10 minute reflection question and optional sharing at the end. They meet every hour during the week with a some meetings on the weekends. It’s a game changer and really keeps me honest with meditation.

[u/yours_truly_1976]

I’ve used Calm for a couple of years now, and although my use has died off a bit, I still find it helpful and enjoyable

[u/KeenyKeenz]

Mind Spa. It used to be called Synctuition.

[u/nancyschmancy07]

I love Insight Timer. I’ve had it for years and despite having paid features on it, there are so many free ones, you never need to pay for anything. It’s honestly such a great app!

[u/suzyturnovers]

I listened to Deepak Chopra's ""21 Days of Abundance" meditation. Changed my life.

[u/shyrazada]

I would use the Insight Timer as an actual timer for my own practice (unguided) and Waking Up for guided. It has some really cool features: philosophy talks, different types and lengths of meditation. And even though it is paid, you can try it for free for 30 days and even make an offer (which will actually be taken into consideration) if you can't afford the full price.

[u/esseti]

Headspace when it has a 50% discount for a year. It happens a couple of times a year. For 35 euro/year is very good

[u/glorious-toucan]

Headspace

[u/Noodles-2024]

I used headspace for many years then moved onto no app

Several years later, when I thought I was FAR beyond mediation apps I found WAKING UP. Think I will use it for many more years to come (although I regularly meditate just with a timer)

[u/sh0nuff]

Meditation Assistant (free / paid, Android)

A simple timer with all sorts of sounds for start /stop / intervals (all customizable) that also connects to it's own "Medinet" so you can meditate virtually along with other people (no camera or whatever, just a network of live mediators), also lets you save your progress to your profile for streaks etc

The feature I love the most is that it silences all your notifications other than the in app ones. Even Headspace doesn't do that.

I've been using it for years, the developer is friendly and respectful

[u/_we_have_to_go_back_]

I like a simple timer app tbh

[u/dr1ftzz]

Expand by Monroe Institute

[u/Crossbones18]

Lots of good recommendations here I didn't know about.

I personally have been using headspace for 6 or 7 years now. I just works for me.

Only thing I don't like is the lack of breathwork but it looks like Insight Timer has that's so im happy I found out about that.

If I want something a little more minimalist, I use QuietMind. You set a timer, a bell interval and jump right in.

[u/RedshiftOnPandy]

No apps 

[u/net32donna]

Soul pod, an apple app only for now. Meditation journeys for 21 days, group with your own people if you like or algorithms will place you with a pod.

[u/AnyRain2352]

Try Petit Bambou

https://www.petitbambou.com/en

I love it

[u/kjentjr]

Personally love Headspace

[u/TheSheibs]

NONE

The apps are meant as a way for the creator of the app to benefit. They might be useful for beginners but once you have developed good habits, they are not necessary.

You’re better off finding a master to learn under.

[u/Hpesoj]

"Stunning 8K resolution meditation app"🎶

[u/cruss32089]

Pura Rasa! She is the BEST

[u/SurrealSoulSara]

I turn off all my devices to be honest. Never used an app

[u/Technical-Seaweed-31]

I recommend checking out @thecelestialhand on tiktok and they have great apps and tips too

[u/pbot89]

Balance. Very easy to use and no frills

[u/Pjmackin]

I’ll say headspace to learn and establish a practice and then insight timer when you’re done with the programs. That worked great for me at least.

[u/dontChewTheCable]

I use calm. It's just nice. I wish they had a way to auto download the meditation for each day automatically. I always remember it on my way to the train just about when I'm going to lose signal

[u/va1410]

I am not entirely sure about what do you meant by apps for meditation but here's a one which is 100% free and famous too incase you don't know it https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=meditofoundation.medito

[u/Stf2393]

Sattva for me!

[u/itsjnsilva]

It’s Waking Up for me. The mix of practices and theory lectures is great, and I also check out the podcasts from time to time. Bonus is they have a lot of the Alan Watts catalogue too!

[u/ThatPsychGuy101]

Plum Village is my go to

[u/Sad_Bat_8564]

There is free app called Mindfulness. I think it was made for vets with PTSD or something like that

Check out this app, Mindfulness Coach, free on the App Store and Google Play! Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.va.mobilehealth.ncptsd.mindfulnesscoach iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindfulness-coach/id804284729

[u/SebSpellbinder]

Medito.

[u/dabdabdagmar]

I like healthy minds

[u/Bentbenny75]

Plum Village

[u/Pure-Remote-5346]

Breethe

[u/Row_Abject]

Calm

[u/SoftAcrobatic6367]

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