31 Meditation Apps to Experience Zen: Better Sleep & Less Stress

Due to the numerous benefits offered by meditation, a lot more people are making it a part of their daily lives. And so, to help our readers get the best results out of meditation, we have made a list of the best meditation apps available in 2023.

Building Some Context

Believe it or not, more data has been created in the past 3 years than in the 5000 years before them.

Moreover, the amount of data that we produce every two years is 10 times the data we produced in the two years before them. This rapid data multiplication trend has been going on for more than three decades.

Our society is evolving faster than ever before and although technological advancements have brought immense easements to our lives, one could also say that our lives have become more stressful than ever before.

Modern-Day Lifestyles and Stress

In today’s world, stress has become such a huge problem that all six leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, accidents, lung ailments, liver cirrhosis, and suicidal tendencies) are linked to it.

And, stress isn’t just causing deaths; it’s causing all sorts of health issues. From insomnia and mental health disabilities to diabetes and high blood pressure, a long list of diseases and health problems have been linked to stress.

This is why it’s more important than ever to manage stress. In today’s world, it has become necessary for every person to take some time out to relax and meditate.

Studies have shown that not only meditation helps fight off stress and the health issues that it brings but it brings many other health benefits as well. Various meditation techniques help reduce anxiety, lengthen attention span, improve sleep, decrease blood pressure, and improve mental health.

What are the Best Mindfulness Meditation Apps in 2023?

1. Calm

• Google Play Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for iPhone, Android
• Cost: $69.99 per annum

Named as the iPhone App of the Year in 2017 by Apple itself and Google Play Editors’ Choice App in 2018, Calm is easily one of the best meditation apps around. Founded in 2012 with its main focus on offering a top-notch guided meditation app, Calm has found great success among both iPhone and Android communities.

Today, the app is one of the most successful ones out there with more than 40 million downloads and a company value that’s north of $1 billion.

The thing that we loved the most about the Calm meditation app is that upon signing up for the app, it asks the users to choose the goals they’re trying to achieve with the app. And, once the user is ready for their meditation session, the app offers podcasts and other audio files that help the user achieve those goals.

Key Features

• Free 7-Day trial with access to all introductory content
• Optional daily reminders
• Offers statistics for meditation tracking
• Offers new meditation content every day with its “Daily Calm” feature
• Allows customizing visual and audio aspects of the app

Pricing

Being one of the best guided meditation apps, Calm offers a free 7-Day trial that offers access to all the introductory content and some additional material.

After the 7 days period, users have to pay for one of the following two subscription plans to access the entire content library:

• Annual: Billed at the start of each year and costs $69.99.
• Lifetime: Costs a one-time payment of $399.99 after which the user gains lifetime access to the app.

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2. Headspace

• Google Play Rating: 3.8 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.9 out of 5.0
• Available for iPhone, Android
• Cost: $12.99 per month

After traveling to Asia and becoming a monk at a monastery in Tibetan Himalayas, Andy Puddicombe, one of Headspace’s founders, headed out to make meditation easily accessible to as many people as possible.

It was while running a meditation clinic in England, Andy met his future business partner Richard Pierson and the two decided to launch a company together.

Founded in May 2010, Headspace started as an events company that used to organize meditation events in and around London. Huge demand from their customers led the company founders to launch a meditation app instead of organizing events.

The thing that makes Headspace one of the greatest meditation apps for anxiety is that their methods are backed by scientific research. And, with Puddicombe being a monk himself, you know this app is serious when it comes to meditation.

Key Features

• A free 10-day introductory program making Headspace one of the best free meditation apps
• User-friendly app interface with customizable content
• Takes a modern, secular approach to spirituality
• Methods are supported by scientific research
• Offers a family plan as well

Pricing

As it is with most mindfulness meditation apps, users will have to purchase a subscription plan to access the full content library. Following are the plans offered by Headspace:

• Monthly: Costs $12.99 per month
• Annual: Costs $95.88 ($7.99 per month). More suitable for long-term usage
• Monthly Family Plan: Built for groups. Costs $19.99 per month

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3. Human Cosmos

• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0
• Not available for Android
• Available for iPhone
• Cost: $9.99 per month, $59.99 per year

Think of meditation apps that are powered by the AI. The Human Cosmos app is among the top AI meditation apps you can download on your iPhone today. Its AI engine continuously analyzes your behavior and routine to create a highly customized action plan.

Human Cosmos is an AI meditation guide that offers practical recommendations – such as mindfulness meditation – on a daily basis. The second amazing feature for this app is forecasting how likely it is that you will achieve your milestones any given day.

Essentially, Human Cosmos has built a systemic concept of the interactions present between humans and the universe. They have then integrated this information with a neural network that is able to analyze the diversity and complexity of such interactions.

The result? An actionable plan backed by science and a lot of research to help you maintain physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Key Features

• 14-days free trial with access to all the features and content in the app
• Ever-growing base of guided mindfulness practices for various needs
• Virtual AI assistant, “Astra”, that accompanies you in the process of setting goals and working on their achievements
• Daily special directions and recommendations for better physical, mental, and spiritual health
• Extended diagnostics to establish individual signature code backed by insights from experts in meditation

Pricing

Human Cosmos offers a free version with limited features. To access the advanced block with personal AI recommendations and the full content of directions the users will have to get the paid version. Human Cosmos has 2 plans with monthly and annual subscriptions.

• Monthly: costs $9.99 per month
• Annual: costs $59.99 per year (then $4.99 per month)

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4. Isha by Sadhguru

• Google Play Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free

Jaggi Vasudev, more commonly known as Sadhguru, is one of the biggest Indian authors and yogis, Sadhguru is also considered to be one of the greatest gurus of India. In 1993, Sadhguru established the Isha Foundation which has been involved in the fields of education, poverty, spirituality, and the environment.

Later, in 1994, after setting up the Isha Yoga Center, Sadhguru began conducting regular yoga programs and events. In 1997, Sadhguru began conducting yoga classes in the US as well. The flagship program of Sadhguru’s yoga events has been named “Inner Engineering” and teaches the basics of yoga and meditation.

The Isha Foundation offers a mobile app for both iPhone and Android communities. The app includes guided yoga practices, guided meditations, Sadhguru’s daily quotes, videos, blogs, and other Isha-related news.

What earns this app a spot among the best free meditation apps available right now. It offers all its content and features for free.

Key Features

• Offers guided meditation as well as guided yoga practices
• Offers daily quotes and articles
• All aspects of the app are available for free
• Has details regarding all projects being undertaken by Isha Foundation

Pricing

It does sound a little hard to believe but the truth is that this app has no subscription plans; everything is available for free.

And, what makes Isha one of our favorite free guided meditation apps is that it has Sadhguru’s vast knowledge sprinkled everywhere in the form of daily quotes, blogs, and articles.

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5. Insight Timer

• Google Play Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.9 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $60 per annum

Being one of the top meditation apps, Insight Timer offers a library of guided meditations with more than 30,000 records absolutely free of cost. How amazing is that?!

Insight Timer understands the importance of meditation and believes that it should be a part of everyone’s life. This is the main reason why they’ve made their huge library of guided meditations available for free.

Music plays a big part in meditation as the right kind of music can really allow you to clear your mind and focus on your meditation session. Insight Timer fully understands this because the app allows its premium users to curate playlists of their favorite meditation tracks, share meditation music with friends and family, and also unlock premium collections.

Another thing that we really love about this app is that when most meditation apps for beginners fail to make meditation easy for them, Insight Timer offers hundreds of 10 and 30 days meditation courses so that no matter how inexperienced the user is, they won’t have any issues getting started.

Key Features

• Offers 30-Day free trial of the premium version
• Has made its guided meditations library available for free
• Offers offline listening and high-quality audio to premium users
• Offer hundreds of courses so that users can keep learning
• Courses can be as short as 10 days so that even beginners can complete them easily

Pricing

With Insight Timer being one of the best guided meditation apps, users can use its 30,000+ records-strong guided meditation library for free. But, the app does have a premium version that offers users access to more features and content.

The premium version can be is available for a $60 annual payment.

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6. Smiling Mind

• Google Play Rating: 4.4 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free

Smiling Mind is another highly capable mindfulness meditation app that is focused on promoting mental wellbeing through meditation. The app helps users deal with problems like pressure, stress, insomnia, short attention span, and, underwhelming performance.

Although the app is mainly focused on children, teenagers, and young adults, it’s suitable for all age groups. What we really liked about this app is that it offers meditation sessions for different kinds of environments (workplace, school, sport, etc).

The audio files can be as short as a minute and as long as 43 minutes. Each lesson provides several sequential steps that the user follows to navigate through different activities and meditations.

What really makes Smiling Mind one of the best mindfulness apps is that as users progress through the meditation sessions, the app keeps a record of their performance and self-reported mood changes. The app uses this data to provide the user insightful stats on how they are advancing through the courses.

Another great thing about this app is that it also provides programs for educators. The programs are divided by children’s age groups and include lecture plans, meditation sessions, and home activities.

Key Features

• Offers programs for a wide range of issues
• Has dedicated programs for workplace and classrooms
• Offers programs in different languages
• Suitable for all age groups
• Available for free

Pricing

Another aspect where Smiling Mind really proves to be one of the best meditation apps for beginners is the app’s pricing. The app provides all its content and features completely free of charge.

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7. Stop, Breathe and Think

• Google Play Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $9.99 per month

Stop, Breathe and Think is a top insight meditation app that offers great meditation exercises for all age groups but focuses mainly on children, teens, and young adults; basically, the “under 25” age group.

Out of all the features of this app, the one that attracted us the most is its “check-in” feature. With the check-in feature, the app asks the user how they are feeling at the moment and the user can select up to 5 options of emotions from the 114 listed.

Once the user has selected the options they want, the app then offers meditation exercises and other audio and visual content based on the selected options.

What further enables this app to secure a spot among the top guided meditation apps is that it offers 34 guided meditations absolutely free of charge.

Moreover, the app also allows the users to access meditations without having to go through the check-in feature, hence allowing them to access any kind of guided meditation they want.

Key Features

• Offers meditation sessions based on users current emotional state
• Has a plan specifically built for children
• Wide range of free guided meditations
• User-friendly UI

Pricing

Apart from the free plan which offers 34 free guided meditation, the app is available in the following plans;

• Kids 5-11: Available for $9.99 per month, $58.99 per year, and $249 one-time payment options
• All Ages: Available for $9.99 per month, $58.99 per year, and $249 one-time payment options
• All Ages + Kids: Available for $11.99 per month, $70.99 per year, and $299 one-time payment options

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8. 10% Happier

• Google Play Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $99.99 per annum

There’s quite an interesting story behind this app. Dan Harris, one of the cofounders of this app, used to be a news reporter during his early youth days. Being a reporter, Dan’s job put him under all sorts of stress.

Fast-forward a few years and Dan is working as a news anchor for NBC and feeling more stressed than ever. Dan’s stress built until it finally reached a tipping point and induced a panic attack while he was on-air, reporting the news.

It was at this point that Dan finally realized he needed to something about his stress.

Dan set out to discover a way to handle his stress and after welcoming meditation into his life, he ended up authoring a book on meditation called 10% Happier.

In 2016, the group known as Change Collective decided to bring Dan on board as a co-founder and named their meditation app after Dan’s book.

The thing about this mindfulness meditation app is that it uses meditation exercises that are backed by research. The free version of the app offers information on meditation and a few meditation sessions while the premium version unlocks the entire library, offers personal coaching, and more than 300 meditations to choose from.

Key Features

• Offers video lectures
• Users can buy meditation courses
• Uses research-backed meditation exercises
• More than 300 meditations to choose from

Pricing

Apart from the free version, this top-notch sleep meditation app also offers a $99.99/year premium version of the app.

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9. Buddhify

• Google Play Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free, $30 annually

The main thing that Buddhify is focused on it provides its users a way to handle their stress through meditation and, it does that so well that it quite easily earns a spot among the best meditation apps.

The app offers 80 guided meditation sessions and the length of the sessions can range from 4 minutes to 30 minutes. There’s no hierarchy among the sessions which provides the user with complete freedom to select the session of their choice.

Buddhify is also a great meditation timer app as it can time the user’s meditation sessions, collect and present statistics relating to the user’s progress and it has also got a feedback corner through which the user can send their opinions.

The unbelievable thing about all this is that Buddhify offers all these features for free. If that doesn’t earn this app a spot among the best free meditation apps we’re not sure what does. The app offers a premium version as well which costs only $30 per year and adds some great features.

Key Features

• Offers meditation sessions as short as 4 minutes
• Offers 80 guided meditation sessions for free
• The cost of the premium version is below average market rates
• Helps users track their performance through stats
• The meditation sessions are really easy to follow

Pricing

Apart from the free version, Buddhify offers a premium version that costs $30 per year and unlocks a couple of features that help enhance the user’s meditation sessions.

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01. UCLA Mindful

• Google Play Rating: 3.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free

The reason why we included UCLA Mindful among the best meditation apps is that among all meditation apps, it’s probably the easiest to use. This app never really bothers itself with adding some fancy new features that only a handful of its users will benefit from. Instead, this app focuses on teaching the basics of meditation to the user and then providing them free guided meditation sessions.

The app has been created by the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, which is based in Los Angeles, California. And, as the app is backed by a research center, users can rest assured that all aspects of UCLA Mindful are supported by science.

Being one of the best free meditation apps, UCLA Mindful not only offers guided meditation sessions but loads of helpful video content as well. Moreover, the app has also got a podcast that teaches listeners all about meditation and the science behind it. And, if that’s not enough, the app is available in a Spanish version as well.

Key Features

• The app offers research-backed meditations
• Offers entire content library for free
• Available in Spanish as well
• Has a podcast related to meditation too

Pricing

UCLA Mindful is one of the few quality meditation apps out there that don’t charge their users for anything and offer their entire catalog for free.

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11. Sattva

• Google Play Rating: 4.4 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $12.99 per month

Meditation has been around in one form or another for hundreds of years, if not thousands. And, being around for such a long time, meditation has quite deep roots in Hinduism.

Sattva has derived these meditation teachings from the Vedas and made them available on their app. The man behind this difficult task is an activist, humanitarian and spiritual leader who goes by the name Gurudev Sri Ravi Shankar.

As soon as you start using this transcendental meditation app, one thing that becomes really clear is that while Sattva does provide a welcoming environment to beginners and people who are completely new to meditation, Sattva is not built for that audience.

The kind of meditation sessions that this app provides is more on the medium and advanced levels and that is why Sattva is considered one of the best meditation apps by a lot of people who are quite experienced in meditation.

Sattva offers 100+ guided meditation sessions, various sacred chants and it also keeps a record of the user’s progress so that the user can have a look at their stats.

Moreover, the app also offers milestone trophies and meditation challenges to keep the user motivated and coming back for more each day.

Key Features

• Offers numerous meditation sessions and all sacred chants for free
• Timer and trackers to keep a record of the user’s performance
• Custom playlists that offer music based on user’s preferences
• Trophies and challenges to provide extra motivation to the user
• Quotes by different personalities for some calming wisdom

Pricing

While Sattva does offer a free version, users will have to get the paid version if they want to access all the content and features. On the monthly plan, Sattva costs $12.99 ($49.99 on the annual plan).

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12. Waking Up

• Google Play Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.9 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $14.99 per month

Created by Sam Harris, the author of 5 New York Times best-sellers, Waking Up bears the same name as one of his books. Sam Harris started work on this app back in 2014 when his book had just come out.

It took 4 long years before the work could be completed on the app but once it came out, one thing was clear; Sam Harris meditation app was easily among the top meditation apps that we had ever seen.

The reason why Waking Up is among the topmost meditation apps is because of how unique and different it is.

And, the reason behind the app’s uniqueness has to do with Sam Harris’ multiple talents. You see, Sam is not only an author but he is also a neurosurgeon and a philosopher. Moreover, Sam has also spent quite a few years among the monks of India and Nepal.

All these talents and achievements come together to provide a very different kind of meditation app.

Talking about the application, our favorite thing about the Sam Harris meditation app is that it offers “daily meditation” to users that are usually shorter than 10 minutes. But, when the user has the time, they can also access the longer meditation sessions that can be as long as an hour.

Key Features

• A simplistic design and easy to use
• Offers both long and short meditation sessions
• Video lectures explain the science behind meditation
• Offers choice for both beginners and advanced users

Pricing

Sam Harris meditation app can be purchased for $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year. The app does offer a free version but it only offers a handful of introductory sessions and lectures.

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13. Omvana

• Google Play Rating: 4.5 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $9.99 per month

Omvana is one of the very few apps that actually claim to be the number 1 meditation and sleep app in 30+ countries. At first, these claims can sound a little hard to believe but once you start using the app it quickly becomes clear that there is definitely some truth to it.

Being one of the best mindfulness apps around, Omvana helps its users achieve goals like better sleep, relaxation, enlightenment, motivation, and many other emotional states.

Our favorite thing about Omvana has to be the custom-made playlists and meditations that the app offers to its users. The app can do this by asking the user questions about their current emotional state.

The app also offers a collection of audio tracks, meditation music, lessons, and meditation sessions based on how the user is feeling and how they want to feel.

The meditation sessions offered by the app can be as short as 3 minutes or as long as 60 minutes and it’s entirely up to the user which meditation session they want to listen to.

Key Features

• Offers a custom collection of tracks and sessions
• Allows the user to play meditation tracks in the background while listening to meditation sessions
• Offers guides by legendary personalities like Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Proctor, and Laura Silva
• Offers a big chunk of its meditation sessions and music for free

Pricing

While Omvana does offer a free version of the app users can purchase the paid version of the app to unlock all its features and the entire content library. Omvana is available for $9.99 per month or $89 per year.

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14. The Breathing App

• Google Play Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free

This top-notch calm meditation app is based on the phenomena of resonance. Resonance is basically the scientific term that explains what happens when a person’s pulse, heart rate variability, the brain wave function, and blood pressure come to the same frequency.

Normally, a person breathes at the rate of 15-18 breaths per minute. But, for resonance to occur, a person should be breathing at just 6 breaths per minute. This is the breathing rate that monks and advanced meditators naturally enter into when they are meditating.

What we really love about The Breathing App is that it never really concerns itself with all the latest features and content that almost all other meditation apps are introducing.

The only thing this Christian meditation app is concerned with is the person’s breathing rate and that’s it!

Talking about the session customizations that The Breathing App offers, there are only two controls to play around with; the time length of the session (can be anywhere from 1 to 30 minutes) and the breath ratio (number of seconds for inhaling and exhaling).

Key Features

• A very simple and user-friendly UI
• Available for free
• Offers audio and visual cues for inhaling and exhaling
• Built specifically to allow its users to reap the benefits of resonance breathing while meditating

Pricing

Being one of the best free meditation apps, The Breathing App does not offer a paid version at all and has made all its features available in the free version of the app.

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15. The Mindfulness App

• Google Play Rating: 4.3 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $9.99 per month

Another popular app that earns a spot on our list of best meditation apps is The Mindfulness App. This app is built specifically for those people that are relatively new to meditation and still learning about it. While the app does offer courses and meditation sessions for the more advanced meditators too, its main focus is on beginners.

Talking about the meditation sessions provided by this app, the session length can range from 3 minutes to 30 minutes. The app also allows users to set up automatic reminders so that user never forgets to meditate.

Another neat feature offered by The Mindfulness App is its performance data collection. The app continually tracks the user’s progress as they meditate and then present this data in the stats section to let the user know how they are advancing.

The free version of this insight meditation app offers introductory courses for the first 5 days after which the user has to pay for a subscription plan. The paid version of the app offers more than 200 meditation sessions and 250+ courses on different branches of meditation.

Key Features

• Offers automatic reminders
• Allows the user to save their favorite meditation sessions and listen offline
• Offers more than 250 courses on meditation
• Meditation sessions are offered based on what the user is trying to achieve (stress relief, focus, mindfulness, etc.)

Pricing

While there are a lot of meditation apps for beginners, very few of them offer such a great variety of content and that too, at budget-friendly rates. The Mindfulness App costs $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year.

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16. Simply Being

• Google Play Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $1.99 upfront

Simply Being is one of those few transcendental meditation apps that available for a small amount upfront. Simply Being is the brainchild of Mary and Richard Maddux, creators of the highly popular podcast Meditation Oasis.

Mary has taught meditation all her life and in addition to that, she has also worked in both alternative as well as traditional settings as a healing arts practitioner and a counselor.

Richard, on the other hand, specializes in meditation and relaxing music and has been working in this genre of music for about 30 years.

Probably the most elegant thing about this app is how simple and easy to use it is. The app allows users to listen to meditation sessions with any meditation music of their choice.

Users also have the option to play sessions without any background music at all.  Talking about the time length of meditation sessions, they are available in 4 options; 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes long.

It’s not just us who have included Being Simple among our best mindfulness apps, the app has also been recommended by the New York Times, Huffington Post, Self Magazine, and the Yoga Journal.

Key Features

• Simple and easy to use
• Costs a small onetime payment
• Sessions are of fixed length and can be either 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes long
• Allows users to play meditation music in the background while taking lessons

Pricing

As we mentioned earlier, Being Simple is one of those few guided meditation apps that can be purchased by paying a small one-time payment of just $1.99 upfront. This is the only version that the app is available.

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17. Breethe

• Google Play Rating: 3.6 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $12.95 per month

There are quite a few qualities that earned Breethe a spot among our best free meditation apps but the one that we love the most is that it offers an entire section that’s built for just one purpose; helping the user get better sleep.

While most meditation apps do offer some meditation sessions and some even offer a few courses on getting better sleep but rarely do we see an app that dedicates an entire section to this issue.

Breethe’s section for better sleep not only offers sleep meditations but is also filled with bedtime stories, sleep-inducing music, sleep visualizations, and even nighttime sounds.

Breethe is the hard work of Lynne Goldberg and there’s quite an inspiring story behind how she launched this great Christian meditation app. You see, after facing deaths in the family and after going through divorce and job loss, Lynne turned towards yoga.

It was at this point that meditation and yoga became Lynne’s life purpose and after becoming a certified instructor, she decided to launch an app that would help other people going through some sort of tragedy to get back up on their feet.

Key Features

• Offers 90 meditation sessions for free
• Guarantees better sleep after just a 5-minute session
• Premium version offers hundreds of meditation sessions ranging from 3 to 25 minutes long
• Meditation courses and music are also available on the app

Pricing

Being one of the best free guided meditation apps, Breethe offers a lot of content in its free version. But, if someone wants to avail of the paid version of the app, they can do so by paying $12.95 per month, $89 per year or, $142 every two years.

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18. Meditation Studio

• Google Play Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $3.99 upfront (Android), $7.99 per month (iOS)

Featured by TIME among the “50 Best Apps of the Year” in 2016, Meditation Studio has been among the best guided meditation apps for quite some time now.

Moreover, what seals this app’s spot among the greatest meditation apps of this era is the fact that it has been recommended by organizations like Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post, Refinery 29, Celebuzz, Yahoo! Beauty, and lots more.

Talking about the meditation sessions offered by the app, sessions cover issues like stress management, insomnia, anxiety, pain, change, and lots more.

The thing that sets Meditation Studio apart from other best meditation apps is the fact that this app has the ability to integrate with the built-in health app offered on iPhone and other Apple products.

The app also offers a wide variety of meditation courses from 40+ meditation instructors. The courses have been divided into 6 categories and cover areas like meditation essentials, sleep basics, and handling change.

Key Features

• Offers hundreds of meditation sessions that cover a wide range of issues
• Available for a small onetime payment on Android
• Offers yearly subscription at economical rates
• Integrates with the built-in health app on iPhone

Pricing

When it comes to Android, it’s quite hard to believe that one of the best sleep meditation apps is available for a one-time small payment of $3.99.

On iOS, Meditation Studio can be downloaded for free but the users have to purchase either the monthly subscription ($7.99/month) or the yearly subscription ($49.99/year) to continue using the app.

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19. Simple Habit

• Google Play Rating: 4.7 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free, $11.99 per month, $59.99 per year

These days, most top meditation apps focus on providing content that focuses on people that are either very new to meditation or those who are quite experienced in meditation and can handle long sessions.

Very few apps think about the people who work 9-5 jobs and have very little time for meditation but need it the most. Simple Habit is one of those few apps.

Built specifically for people who have very hectic schedules, Simple Habit offers meditation sessions that can be as short as 5 minutes.

And, the longest meditation sessions offered on the app run for only 20 minutes. This allows even the busiest people to squeeze at least some meditation into their daily routines.

Talking about the meditation sessions, Simple Habit offers sessions that have been narrated by former Tibetan monks and therapists that have been providing their services to big startups.

The sessions offered by this topnotch guided meditation app can be divided into 3 main categories; those that the user can listen to while on the go, those that are built for specific issues (depressions, stress, anxiety, etc.), and those that have been designed to deal with an everyday situation (public speaking, tough day at work, commute, etc).

Key Features

• Built specifically for busy people
• Offers meditations sessions that range from 5 to 20 minutes in length
• Has sessions that are built for specific issues and situations
• Allows the user to filter sessions by teacher
• Enables users to save favorite audio files for offline listening

Pricing

Like almost all best meditation apps, Simple Habit offers a free version but the users have to get paid a subscription plan to unlock all features and the entire content library. Simple Habit’s premium version can is available for $11.99 per month or $59.99 per year.

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20. Mindvalley

• Google Play Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5.0
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Varies for each course

Our list of best meditation apps wouldn’t have been complete without mentioning Mindvalley. With over 12 million users taking courses from this app, Mindvalley is one of the biggest meditation apps around. In fact, the app is so huge that meditation forms only a small part of the app.

Based in Beaverton, Oregon, Mindvalley is basically a rapidly growing online university that is focused on providing education that helps people grow and become better versions of themselves.

Founded by the popular personal growth coach Vishen Lakhiani, Mindvalley covers three wide areas; self-education, personal growth, and entrepreneurship.

Our favorite thing about this app is the free masterclass that it offers. Each week, one of the coaches appear for a masterclass where they talk about an idea for about 60 to 90 minutes.

Being one of the best meditation apps around, Mindvalley also organizes flagship events like Mindvalley University and A-Fest every year.

These events are the perfect way to bring the entire app community together and give them a chance to see their coaches face to face.

Key Features

• Offers courses on a very wide range of topics
• Organizes huge events every year
• Offers a lot of meditation sessions for free
• Free masterclass each week

Pricing

As aforementioned, when it comes to the courses, the price varies for each course. And, once the user has paid for a course they like, they can also ask for a full refund within seven days of starting the course.

Mindvalley also offers “Quests” which are basically special courses that start on a particular date. Prices vary for each quest and the user can ask for a refund within 10 days after the quest’s beginning.

Being one of the best mindfulness apps, Mindvalley also offers “Classic Courses” which include its most popular courses. These courses can be started at any time and have a 30-days refund policy.

Apart from this, the app also has an annual membership fee. Users can avail of a refund on that within 10 days of making the payment.

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21. Mindwell

• Google Play Rating: 4.0 out of 5
• Apple Store Rating: 4.9 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $1.99 per month

Mindwell is one of the best night time meditation apps as it offers a variety of bedtime stories that allow you to transition into sleep peacefully.

It is also among the best meditation app for beginners because it provides a 7-day meditation plan specifically designed for beginners.

The great thing about Mindwell is that you can try it for free before buying a subscription plan. The subscription plans start from as low as $1.99, making the app very affordable.

Along with nighttime stories and guided meditation it also offers a variety of ancient soothing sounds.

Key Features

• Mindwell offers bedtime stories to make your sleep time more fun and relaxing, which makes it a great choice if you are looking for mindfulness meditation for sleep.
• You will have access to a 7-day meditation plan with Mindwell which will allow you to gradually enhance your consciousness.
• You can blend ancient tones and frequencies with your meditation using Mindwell.
• Mindwell allows you to create your own meditation program by adding meditations to favorites.
• Mindwell lets you keep track of your mood over time by creating a mood profile.

Pricing

• Free: The app is free to download and has a 7-day free trial in which you can use all its features.
• Paid: Ranging from $1.99 to $399, different paid subscriptions are available. The time period of different paid subscriptions ranges from one month to a lifetime.

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22. Aura

• Google Play Rating: 4.0 out of 5
• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $11.99 per month

With a variety of nature sounds and relaxing melodies, Aura is a transcendental meditation app. If you like to practice visualizations during your meditation, Aura is just the thing for you.

With a variety of its basic features available for free endlessly, Aura can be counted among the best free meditation apps.

A unique feature of Aura is that it provides you access to Aura Community, through which you can share your meditation experience with other people and also learn from their experiences. Using Aura you can also listen to relaxing stories at any time of the day.

Like most meditation apps it also has a wide variety of different guided meditations. You can have access to the premium features of Aura by subscribing to its monthly or annual payment plan.

Key Features

• Aura helps you count your blessings and remain grateful using a gratitude journal.
• It offers a wide variety of different guided meditations to suit your need.
• You can unwind at any time of the day by listening to stories using Aura.
• Aura provides life coaching to help you grow in life and with Aura Community you can share your experience with others.
• It offers relaxing music and nature sounds that can both help you relax and meditate.

Pricing

• Free: All the basic features like access to guided and unguided meditations, mood tracker, Aura community, and the ability to set reminders are available in this version. With so many useful features available for free Aura can be counted in the list of the best free guided meditation apps.
• Monthly: At $11.99 per month, you can get access to premium features that allow you to choose different lengths of meditations and listen to them offline by downloading them.
• Yearly: At $4.99 per month (billed annually) you can access the above-mentioned premium features for a year.
• Lifetime: At $399 you will get lifetime access to all the features of Aura.

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23. Inscape

• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: $9.99 per month

Looking for some good iPhone apps to help you meditate? Try Inscape. Inscape is one of the best guided meditation apps for all levels of meditators. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced meditator, Inscape will provide you the guided meditation for relaxation according to your level.

One of the other things that make Inscape come in the list of best meditation apps is that it allows you to build a meditation habit by tracking your progress. If you share this app with a friend, the app will reward both you and your friend by giving free access to premium features.

Key Features

• Inscape offers guided meditation for beginner, intermediate and advanced meditators. You can choose the right meditation according to your own level.
• You can select from various lengths of meditations to suit your schedule.
• It integrates with Apple Health and tracks mindful minutes. This integration will help you keep all your health-related data in one place.
• The streak counter helps you track progress in building your meditation habit.
• Using a Friend Pass you can share the app with a friend and you both will have free access to premium features.

Pricing

• Free: The app is free to download and use for seven days. The free trial only gives access to a limited amount of meditations.
• Monthly: At $9.99/month you can get access to all the premium features for one month.
• Yearly: At $4.92/month ($58.99/year) you can have access to all the features of the app for a year.

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24. iMindfulness

• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: $2.99

iMindfulness is one of the best meditation apps whether you need to have access to guided meditations or you want to practice some silent meditation on your own.

You can use the silent meditation timer to mark the meditation time for yourself.

Moreover, if you are looking for apps to help you meditate and set up a meditation schedule, iMindfulness will help you with that too. With its meditation tracker, you can analyze your meditation habits and the average time you spend practicing meditation.

Key Features

• iMindfulness offers breathing meditations by therapist Christene Burgess.
• The app also offers a long body scan meditation which allows you to connect with yourself and release the tension in your body.
• A silent meditation timer allows you to set a bell that will ring after a chosen length of time. This feature helps you to practice meditation on your own.
• iMindfulness also allows you to set reminders to practice meditation so that you can make meditation a habit.
• Meditation tracker will help you analyze your meditating habits by keeping track of how often you meditate and what is the average time that you spend on it.

Pricing

• You can get the app at a one-time payment of $2.99 with all of its above-mentioned features.
• You can buy more meditations as add-ons ranging from $0.99 to $2.99.

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25. Mindfulness Daily

• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: Free, add-ons available

With a rating of 4.7 out of 5, Mindfulness Daily ranks high in the list of free guided meditation apps. Along with other meditations, it offers its users a 21-day program of mindfulness lessons. This feature can help beginners develop a meditation habit.

The app also offers a lifelog feature which allows you to have insights into your meditation habits. This feature can be very useful for you if you are looking to inculcate some discipline into yourself.

Once you develop a habit of meditation you can benefit from a variety of meditations offered by the app.

Although it has some paid add-ons for an enhanced experience, the rest of its features are free to use which undoubtedly makes it one of the best free guided meditation apps.

Key Features

• It is ideal for beginners with 21 days of mindfulness lessons. These lessons will help in building a meditation habit.
• Once the 21 days are completed it will unlock the Remix feature which will allow you to practice meditation according to your preference.
• With a built-in timer, you can meditate by your schedule.
• Reminders help you maintain a habit of meditation so that you can stay mindful throughout the day.
• Lifelog feature helps you gain insights about your meditation routine by noticing patterns of meditation and makes this app one of the best meditation apps.

Pricing

• Free: Mindfulness Daily is one of the best free meditation apps, with all the above-mentioned features available for free.
• Pause Pack Add-on: Available at $3.99, Pause Pack allows you to take pauses all through your day using the app.
• Audio Pack Add-on: Available at $4.99, Audio Pack allows you to add additional meditation sounds to the app.

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26. Unplug Meditation App

• Google Play Rating: 4.0 out of 5
• Apple Store Rating: 4.9 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $7.99 per month

One of the best mindfulness apps, Unplug Meditation App, provides access to both short and lengthy meditation sessions. You can choose from a variety of meditations of various lengths to suit your schedule.

Unplug Meditation App is considered one of the best meditation apps for anxiety and stress. It enhances your learning about the subjects. With Unplug Meditation App, you can attend online classes of meditation conducted by experts.

Key Features

• A meditation timer allows you to practice meditation on your own for the length of time that suits you.
• It allows you to attend online classes of meditation conducted by experts in the field.
• It allows you to unwind in only a few minutes by providing you access to small meditation sessions.
• You can both create your own playlist for ease of access or use a meditation playlist created by one of the meditation teachers and practice it with confidence.
• You can use the app to play beautiful ambient sounds to focus on work, sleep, or simply relax.

Pricing

The app is free to download and has a yearly and monthly payment plan with a seven-day free trial for each of the two plans.

• Monthly plan: Available at $7.99 per month the monthly plan gives access to all the features for a month.
• Yearly plan: Available at $59.99 per year, this plan allows full access for a year.

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27. Apollo Neuro

• Google Play Rating: 3.5 out of 5
• Apple Store Rating: 3.7 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: Free

What sets Apollo Neuro apart from other apps among the free guided meditation apps is its unique “mode” feature. The app allows you to select a mode and then tunes your Apollo device accordingly.

The great customizability of the app makes it very easy to use. You can not only get meditations according to your chosen mode but you can also save your favorite modes. This ensures easier access in the future.

Being one of the best free meditation apps, Apollo Neuro provides all its features for free with no need to purchase add-ons.

Key Features

• You can use the app to select how you want to feel on a particular day and the connected Apollo device will send vibrations to your body accordingly.
• The app lets you set the duration and the intensity of the mode you have chosen.
• You can also save your favorite modes for ease of access the next time you want to use Apollo.
• The app keeps you motivated by displaying streaks and awarding you different badges based on your activity.

Pricing

• Apollo Neuro is one of the best free meditation apps with no subscription fees or add-ons.

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28. WAVE Meditation

• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: $9.99 per month

WAVE Meditation is a transcendental meditation app with a wide range of meditation tracks that can help in taking away your stress and anxiety. Just like most of the best meditation apps, WAVE meditation allows you to set up a meditation schedule by tracking your meditation habits.

You can integrate the app with Apple Health Kit to get useful insights and have all your health-related data in one place.

Although it is important to buy a subscription for accessing some of us its features, WAVE Meditation can still be counted among the best free meditation apps as most of its features are free.

Key Features

• WAVE Meditation offers a variety of meditation tracks to help you with different kinds of issues and to enable you to relax. It is also a great choice if you are looking for some mindfulness meditation for sleep.
• Track your meditation statistics in real-time so that you can manage your meditation routine in a better way.
• It can be connected with Apple Health Kit to track mindful minutes
• WAVE Meditation also allows you to share the meditation tracks of your choice.

Pricing

• Free: With so many useful features available free for an unlimited time WAVE meditation is one of the best free meditation apps.
• Monthly Subscription: Two types of monthly subscriptions at $9.99 and $14.99 allow access to different premium features in addition to the free features.
• Yearly Subscription: At $59.99 per year you can have access to all premium features of the app for a year.

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29. FitMind

• Apple Store Rating: 4.8 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: $11.99 per month

It will not be wrong to say that FitMind is one of the best mindfulness apps. FitMind provides you daily meditation challenges. And, this feature not only helps you to stay mindful of meditation but also aids you in making meditation a part of your routine.

FitMind has made its place among the most reliable and best meditation apps for anxiety and stress by giving users access to professional meditation instructors. This ever-evolving app is updated with new meditations daily.

Key Features

• It provides a systematic 30-day meditation program that enables you to master meditation.
• The app offers daily challenges to help you stay mindful daily and to improve constantly.
• The app also gives you access to professional meditation instructors so that you can be sure that the meditations are coming from a reliable source. This app is especially a great choice if you are looking for meditation apps for stress.
• With the meditation reminder, you will be reminded as often as you want to practice meditation. This will help you remain consistent.
• Apart from all these features, the app is constantly updated with new meditations every day which makes it a great choice if you are looking for a guided meditation for relaxation or other specific meditations.

Pricing

• Free: The first unit of FitMind is offered free of cost with all of the above-mentioned features.
• Pro Monthly: After the first unit you can access all features of the app at $11.99 per month.
• Pro Annual: You can also opt for an annual subscription at $95.99 per year.

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30. Declutter the Mind

• Google Play Rating: 4.9 out of 5
• Apple Store Rating: 4.7 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone, Android
• Cost: $7.99 per month

Declutter the Mind is without a doubt, one of the best guided meditation apps. It has made its place in the list of best meditation apps by providing some really useful and well-structured meditation plans.

It offers a 30-day mindfulness course for beginners and also a specialized loving-kindness course.

Like most good meditation apps Declutter the Mind also provides the feature of daily reminder and meditation timer. These features will help you stay on track and build up a habit of meditation.

Most of the features are free of cost but the app also offers some subscription plans which will give you access to the more advanced features of the app.

Key Features

• The Daily guided meditation provides a new guided meditation every day without you having to search for options.
• The app also offers a 30-day mindfulness course for beginners which makes it the best meditation app for beginners.
• With a 10-day loving-kindness course, you can enhance your ability to love yourself and others. This course makes this app a great choice if you are looking for meditation apps for stress.
• Daily reminders help you maintain consistency and develop a meditation schedule.
• A meditation timer allows you to practice unguided meditation on your own.

Pricing

• Free: All the above-mentioned features are available for free however the app is constantly updated with new meditations. To have access to those you will need to subscribe to the app.
• Monthly: At $7.99 you will have access to all updated features for a month.
• Yearly: At $79.99 you will have access to all features (including regular updates) for a year.

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31. Soundly Meditation App

• Apple Store Rating: 4.6 out of 5
• Available for: iPhone
• Cost: Free, paid add-ons available

If you are in search of music for guided meditation, try the Soundly Meditation App. With Soundly Meditation App you will not only have access to music for guided meditation but will also give access to stories and meditations.

The story library of Soundly Meditation App makes it one of the best night time meditation apps. If you are don’t have much knowledge about meditation and are just looking to relax, you can use the Remix feature of the app.

The Remix feature will select a random meditation for you so that you spend less time choosing meditations and more time actually practicing them. The great thing about Soundly Meditation App is that you can connect it with Siri for ease of access.

Key Features

• It gives you access to a variety of sounds, music, stories, and meditations.
• It allows you to create playlists of your favorite audio mixes so that one audio automatically plays after another.
• You can use the “Random” feature to allow the app to play a meditation for you when you are unable to choose yourself.
• Integration with Siri allows you to operate the app using Siri which makes it highly convenient to use.
• Integration with Health Kit will allow you to track your bedtime and the time you spent in meditation.

Pricing

• The app is free to download but it comes with various add-ons and subscription plans with added features ranging from as low as $2.99 to as high as $59.99

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Conclusion

As society evolves and our daily routines become busier than ever, stress and anxiety are set to increase. The only way to save ourselves from stress and all the health problems that it brings with it is to set some time apart to relax and meditate.

And, to help our readers get started with meditation and learn all about it we’ve thoroughly tested all the top meditation apps for anxiety and listed the ones that we found to be truly deserving of a spot among the best meditation apps.

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