Hi.
I've reviewed 13 meditation apps to help you find the best one.
Meditation has been scientifically proven to
Reduce stress and anxiety Improve focus
Develop emotional resilience Build your defenses against pain
Reduce blood pressure and improve immunity
Among many, many other benefits.
So having a daily meditation practice is well worth it.
I found 13 apps that offer guided meditations, and had the wonderful experience of trying
them all.
Here's my summary Meditation Studio costs £3.99 per month and
offers 215 meditations.
The app is beautifully designed with a great search function that enables you to search
by type, duration and teacher.
You can track progress and schedule sessions.
It also offers in-depth courses and collections for moms, veterans and first responders.
Breethe costs £6.99 a month.
I liked the design, but found it a little difficult to search through tracks.
It includes hundreds of meditations led by founder Lynne and an excellent progress tracker.
I like the themed weeks that offer 7 meditations to be done over 7 days around anxiety, happiness
and a host of other options.
Meditation in Motion is a section with practical tips and things you can do to bring meditation
into your daily life.
Insight Timer is a completely free app with over 7,000 guided meditations by over 1,500
teachers.
The usability is great, and it has other cool features such as support groups and communities.
It includes a tracking option that enables you to monitor your progress towards your
meditation goals.
Tracks are reviewed to help you choose the one you want, and the search functionality
is great - you can choose male or female voice, set the background music and filter out religious
or spiritual content if you want to.
I've been using Stop, Breathe, Think for years.
It's a great app with lovely design.
The free version has about 20 tracks, while the premium version (which costs £9.99) has around
100.
I like the meditation counter that tracks your progress, but I don't really use the
'check in with your feelings' section.
The meditations are short enough that you can fit them into your day, although there
are options for longer ones. Up to 20-25 minutes.
The Mindfulness App, costs £3.50 a month or lets you buy individual tracks, but also
offers a free version.
You can track your progress and set reminders for yourself.
The app picked up that I have an apple watch and offered to measure my heart rate before
and after meditation, but I couldn't get it to work unfortunately.
This app offers lots of courses, like meditation for optimal health.
You can also set the background music to your tracks and add favourites to your library.
Headspace is a beautifully designed app that costs £9.99 a month (although it does have
a free version).
It offers hundreds of tracks categorized into packs around similar themes.
You can set reminders and track your progress via stats.
It has great videos showing how the app works and I really like the cancer series for people
who have to deal with that.
I also really liked the single meditations on phobias, travel, panicking and walking.
Buddhify is designed for people who have always been interested in meditation but haven't
been able to fit it into their lives.
This app costs £4.99 a month, and you don't need to sign up for an account.
I found these meditations more like CBT but they were still interesting.
and I like the design.
Smiling Mind is another free app that lets you check in how you're feeling before and
after your meditation.
Meditations are broken into programmes that help you deal with life's challenges.
There's a good digital detox section that I really liked.
10% Happier is another app with a free version
(the premium version is £74 per year).
It is based on the principle that happiness is a skill that you need to train.
It's very American, and has a helpful intro video by the founder.
The tracks are different - you have your standard meditations on anxiety, gratitude and sleep,
and then there are others like an anti-consumerism reflection, one of Facebook intoxication,
meditation for pessimists and loving kindness for A-holes.
Mindfulness Daily has a free version and a premium version for £3.50 a month.
It offers reminders and stats to motivate you and an option of connecting with colleagues
and making it an organization-wide thing, which I quite liked.
It also includes a number of affirmations, which most of the other apps didn't have.
Omvana's tracks are broken down into beginner and expert.
I like this app - it's run by an education company that designs tools to help people
lead epic lives.
There are a number of tracks for free and others to buy.
There is also a 6-phase meditation based on scientific studies for intermediate meditators
- according to the founder this went viral when launched and is now used by 50,000 people
daily.
Simple Habit costs £7.83 per month, although there is a free option with more limited features.
The premium version contains over 1,000 meditations and you can motivate yourself with daily reminders
and track your progress.
Well done for making time for yourself to meditate - if you make meditation a regular
habit, you will be healthier and happier.
I recommend trying a variety before committing to your favourite app.
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