Diego JimenezPrincipal Product Designer @LonelyPlanet
What is your favorite Meditation app?
After reading a lot about the benefits of meditation, I want to give it a try. I heard there are great apps to guide you through this process, and I'd love to get some recommendations. I've downloaded Headspace and Calm, but since I'm not an expert, I can't tell how good or bad they are and which is better. Thanks!
Your recommendation
22 recommended
- Headspace is fantastic because it ultimately helps people change misconceptions about meditation. For me (and a number of my friends) - Headspace makes meditation feel 1) achievable -yes to 3 min options 2) playful - fantastic animations 3) and perhaps most importantly, feel like a tangible practice in the “real world”. I often highlight the themed option for ‘Commuting’ to demonstrate - how often do people highlight that meditation can happen in a jam packed metro and not, as commonly perceived in a quiet place undisturbed by the actual world? Headspace hits that balance between aspirational (yes new years resolutions) and practical (the other 364 days a year), and I think that’s what makes it worth the plunge.Gurvir SanghaLaw Student · WrittenI've used Insight Timer (a great free option) and was turned off by the cost of Headspace. I decided to take the plunge with the New Year sale Headspace had, though. I do not regret it. The app is great for three reasons: 1) it does an excellent job of nurturing meditation as a habit; 2) the themed packs make meditation less daunting for those who are new to meditation and practicing it for a specific reason (e.g. anger management, focus); and 3) the design is wonderful.Brona Molnarovait's only impossible until it's done · Writtenthe "onboarding" is better than anything ive ever experienced. it taught me meditation in the most gentle way
- Brendan O'ConnellStudent · WrittenI love the simplicity, emphasis on community, and breathwork component.
- Tejas Kinger19SaaS Product Marketing @ Freshworks Inc · WrittenI've been using HeadSpace for a while now, but I've read a lot of threads on Reddit and Quora about the benefits of Insight Timer over both HeadSpace and Calm. I might give it a shot.Jeff GreenbergFilmgeek. Tech geek. Father. · WrittenI use this for a change of pace for it's cost (Free) - there's some great content, but it's much more unguided/uncurated.
- Jenny La made this productThis app is not made for only meditation tracking. But also other activities and habits.Jimmie ThompsonSeekWell.io · WrittenI've recently tried this too. The UI is just great and the app is working great as a whole.
- Matija AbicicHead of Product Strategy at Sysrepublic · WrittenGuided meditations for every mood - you can be on multiple meditation tracks at the same time.Jeff GreenbergFilmgeek. Tech geek. Father. · WrittenThey had a switch in narrators about a year ago. The new one has a really bad vocal fry/rasp. Sets my teeth on edge. Lots of content, but I think Headspace is better for it's level of directionRudolf OlahWeb Dev @ Zynga, Founder @ NeverFriday · Writtenbreathing timers/exercises are good, so are the guided meditations at a good price too
- Aleksandra5Maker @ Cittalabs, Tealosophy · WrittenI love the variety of guided meditations, for different cases (better sleep, anxiety, stress, etc) and levels.Lindsay SaewitzChi Entrepreneur + The #Bizamo Project · WrittenSo far my favorite (over headspace). I like that it's 5 minutes instead of 10, haha. makes me more likely to do it! and you can pick based on how much time you have.
- Uroš GucunjaUser Experience | Biohacking & Startups · WrittenAfter learning a lot from Tony Robbins about priming, i researched a lot about good apps to help me practice and create good habits. Recently stared using Primed as an alternative to Headspace and Insight Timer. Must say i am very pleased with their free Primes, and also consideration of purchasing their Pro.
- Jonathan KosgeiSaharacluster · WrittenJonathan Kosgei made this productI created an entire family of Ambient Sleep Sounds and Ambient Relaxing Sounds Alexa skills while learning the platform, to help with Sleep and Relaxation. This is just one, others include; Ocean Sounds, Babbling Brook, Rain with Native American Flutes, Forest Night among others. All have positive reviews and feedback from users. Important to note that many such skills exist in the Alexa skills store, the most popular created by Nick Schwab of Invoked Apps.
- Daniel BakhTech geek · WrittenGreat interface with nice gamification features. Lots of free content.Thomas WangCo-founder, Yish · WrittenThis one has the best free features! And it has a "mood" checker, to track your emotional state and curate recommendations based on that.
- Drew BedardMarketer. http://bit.ly/DrewVLOG · WrittenLove this app. Great, practical meditation advice and sessions.Duarte MartinsFounder, thenoocoffee.com · WrittenReally great app with your own therapist and courses given by experts.
- Tejas Kinger19SaaS Product Marketing @ Freshworks Inc · WrittenI've also been using the guided meditation skill from the Alexa skill store on my Amazon Echo Dot. That works well too!
- One of the best apps out there is Evenflow. Meditations are organized by topic like stress, anxiety sleep and performance and are done by licensed therapists so the quality is really high. It's also all free the first week so you can try it out without worrying about getting charged anything
- It has meditation and a few other features to get you through your day. Outside of meditation, the sleep and nap feature are insanely effective.
- Afarin PirzadehInome app- Selfawareness Made Easy · WrittenAfarin Pirzadeh made this product@LonelyPlanet If you would like to try reflective meditation, try out the Inome (I know me) app. It guides you through a daily reflection and help you clarify your thoughts and emotions.
- Nick SchwabFull-stack engineer at Ford Motor Co · WrittenNick Schwab made this productOne of the largest selections of high-quality sounds (40+) for sleep, relaxation, and meditation available on Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and on-the-go using Alexa in the Alexa smartphone app.
- Karl NislowFinance Manager @fuzzpro · WrittenIf you're looking for a little more flavor.
