# Core Meditation — Meditation Trainer & Feedback

> Immersive meditation trainer with biometric feedback and guided sessions. (iPhone/iPad app by Hyper Ice, Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/core-meditation/id1490644270 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hyper Ice, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1529321255)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.82/5 from 1,842 App Store ratings · 82 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-01-05
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/core-meditation/id1490644270/reviews.md

## What is Core Meditation?

Core helps you build your inner strength with the most immersive meditation experience out there. This is meditation you can feel, guided by dynamic vibrations, audio and lighting. Connect your Core Meditation Trainer with the app, drop in, and go. Together with the Trainer, the Core app will track your personal progress using stress-level measurements and other biometric data insights.

DIVE INTO OUR MEDITATION LIBRARY

- Learn new Breath Training techniques, then practice them on your own with Core's guiding vibrations.
- Unwind with longer guided classes, or jump into a short 3-minute session — whatever fits your schedule.
- Meditations guided by our expert instructors cover a variety of topics, geared towards all experience levels.
- Pick a vibration pattern, choose a duration, and drop into one of Core's original ambient and musical soundscapes.

Your Core Meditation Trainer pulses alongside your sessions. Depending on the type of meditation, the vibrations will guide you in learning Breath Training techniques, or serve as a gentle reminder to help focus your attention and anchor you in the present. 

MEASURE YOUR PROGRESS

No more wondering whether meditation is actually working for you or not. With the Core Meditation Trainer connected to your app, you can see how meditation is directly affecting your body through several different metrics: 

- Training - Track your consistency over time. Making meditation a part of your regular routine helps train your brain to respond to it, and unlocks numerous health benefits.
- Calm - Calm is represented by the dominance of your parasympathetic nervous system. We measure this based on your heart rate and its variability over time (HRV). With practice, you can train yourself to reach a Calm state more quickly.
- Focus - Some techniques get you energized, priming your mind and activating your senses into a highly responsive state. Core measures how much time you spend in a Focused state by the pattern of your heart rhythm.

After each meditation, Core will show you how Calm and Focused you were. Long-term historical graphs lets you see how your resilience to stress is changing over time, and track your progress with daily streaks.

Core will also integrate with Apple HealthKit to share Mindful Minutes and read data to improve the accuracy of your biometric insights.

DEEPEN YOUR PRACTICE WITH CORE PREMIUM

Go Premium to access our always-growing library of on-demand meditation classes. New sessions are added daily by our team of expert instructors, so you never get bored. Follow along with your favorite instructors to stay inspired and centered. 

All new users automatically receive a free 2-week trial of our premium content. After that, Core offers two auto-renewing subscription plans:

$9.99 per month

$69.99 for one year (that's less than $6 a month)

The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed.

Read our privacy policy here: [https://www.hellocore.com/privacy](https://www.hellocore.com/privacy) 

Read our terms and conditions here: [https://www.hellocore.com/terms](https://www.hellocore.com/terms)

## Key features

- Guided meditation with dynamic vibrations
- Breath training techniques
- Stress-level and biometric tracking
- Progress measurement (Calm, Focus, Training)
- Meditation library with expert instructors
- Ambient and musical soundscapes
- Integration with Apple HealthKit

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Core Subscription | $9.99 | per month |
| Annual Core Subscription | $69.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Core Meditation?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🧘‍♀️ Helps with meditation and focus
- 📊 Provides useful biofeedback and data
- 🎯 Effective for beginners and experienced users
- 🤖 High-quality guided meditations
- 🔋 Consistent and reliable performance

**Cons**

- 🔌 Connectivity and network issues
- 💰 Expensive device and subscription
- 🤖 Inconsistent or limited app functionality
- 🔍 Lack of search and customization options
- 🕰️ Occasional performance problems or freezes

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inability to cancel subscription
- Trouble with device pairing and connectivity
- Inaccurate or unreliable biometric tracking

**Most requested features**

- Offline meditation content availability
- Apple Watch app integration
- Expanded search and filtering options
- Longer meditation session durations
- More personalization and customization

## Recent user reviews (10 of 82)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/core-meditation/id1490644270/reviews.md

### 1/5 — App freezes

*2026-07-16, version 3.1.1*

After I meditate the app freezes. It doesn’t appear to write to my apple health either.

### 1/5 — Impossible to sign up

*2026-05-16, version 3.1.0*

I downloaded the app and it asked for my phone number which I entered. The next step would be to press continue, however, the continue button is grayed out and there’s no way to make it not be grayed out. You’re the only other option is to click on already have a code which brings you to a page that says it sent you a code, however, no code is ever sent. I reached out to customer service about a week ago and have yet to hear back. I even tried logging in on the website and that is just a mass broken links, and pages that are not secured enough for my browser to allow me to go to them.

### 1/5 — App fail for iPhone 17

*2026-03-27, version 3.1.0*

Contacted customer support they sent a video of how to enter my phone number.  When I told them that my app is not working they suggested I return my device.  It was a gift so don’t have the receipt!!! Total fail HYPER ICE.

### 1/5 — No worky

*2026-02-18, version 3.1.0*

Same as all recent reviews, can’t get app to accept phone number at step 1 to check put the app.
Wonder if this company is still in business.  Core devices are still available for sale, so what gives?

### 1/5 — iphone app won’t work

*2026-01-28, version 3.1.0*

the phone number field at the beginning does not complete where you can push a button; have to use with ipad only…not usually reflective of Hyperice as a solid company…hopefully fixed soon

### 1/5 — App won’t allow login

*2026-01-22, version 3.1.0*

App won’t allow me to logon. Continue button permanently grayed out. This makes the device and app useless.

### 1/5 — Won’t accept a phone number

*2026-01-04, version 3.1.0*

Downloaded the app and entered my phone number but the button to submit it stays greyed out. I’ve tried deleting and redownloading the app multiple times and restarted my phone but still won’t work…

### 1/5 — App is broken

*2026-01-03, version 3.1.0*

When I first open the app, it asks for my phone number. No how I type it, I cannot get it to recognize my number. The continue button never activates and stays greyed out. It’s incredibly frustrating.

### 1/5 — App

*2025-12-25, version 3.1.0*

I got it and the app won’t even let me tap on any buttons, can’t even sign in.

### 1/5 — Broke app

*2025-09-24, version 3.1.0*

I couldn’t even use the app because it wouldn’t allow me to press continue after entering my phone number. Serious flaw.

## Frequently asked questions about Core Meditation

### What does the Core Meditation app do?

The app provides an immersive meditation experience using guided vibrations, audio, and lighting. It helps users build inner strength by tracking progress through stress-level measurements and other biometric data insights, such as Calm and Focus.

### What are the key features of Core Meditation?

Key features include guided meditation sessions with dynamic vibrations to learn breath training techniques, a library of classes for various experience levels, ambient soundscapes, and detailed progress tracking of Calm, Focus, and Training consistency. It also integrates with Apple HealthKit.

### How much does Core Meditation cost?

The app offers a free 2-week trial of its premium content. After the trial, it provides two auto-renewing subscription plans: $9.99 per month or $69.99 for one year. Users can manage subscriptions in their iTunes Account Settings.

### What devices is Core Meditation compatible with?

The app is designed to connect with the Core Meditation Trainer device. It also integrates with Apple HealthKit, suggesting compatibility with iOS devices that support HealthKit.

### How can Core Meditation help me improve my well-being?

By providing guided meditation and tracking biometric data like heart rate variability (HRV), the app helps you train your brain to respond better to meditation. This can lead to increased Calm, improved Focus, and greater resilience to stress over time.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.1 — 2026-06-01

Fixed a sign-up issue affecting new user account creation.

### 3.1.0 — 2023-05-18

This release streamlines the manner in which subscriptions are activated for new device owners. From now on, if you purchase Core Premium, your prepaid subscription will be activated when you first connect to your Core device (instead of having to enter an activation code.)

A few small changes and fixes are also included in this version:

• Fixed some issues with the display of the popup guide to interpreting your biometric results after your first meditation.

• Added a prompt to encourage users who recently joined a group to share their post-meditation results with the rest of the group.

• Added some convenient quick links for new users who are meditating without a device to check out the Core hardware.

### 3.0.0 — 2023-05-04

Introducing Core Groups

We're excited to announce Groups, a new feature that lets you make your friends and family an integral part of your Core meditation practice. Create a group with your spouse, workout buddy, yoga friend, Mom, triathlon training crew, or that one coworker who needs some Zen to get the week started. 

- Create a weekly schedule to help each other stay consistent, or get motivated by recommending your favorite classes to the rest of the group.
- See your group’s recent activity, and track your total meditation minutes towards major milestones together. 
- After a session, share your results and your reflection with the rest of the group to let them see how you did.

### 2.19.0 — 2023-04-12

You might notice a few small fixes included in this release:
- Fixed an issue that was causing multi-day streaks to sometimes end early when they shouldn’t. This fix will be applied retroactively to your meditation history.
- Added a small “edit” button to the Profile portrait, so it’s more obvious how to update it.
- Your Profile portrait will now display your initials by default, if you haven’t uploaded an image.
- We updated our iOS SDK to 16.1.

### 2.18.0 — 2023-03-07

This release is mostly focused on under-the-hood functionality to support some exciting upcoming features, but we’ve also made some small changes and fixes that improve the Core experience:
* Technique and topic tags are now interactive. Tap one to navigate to a full list of all the meditations in our library that share the same tag.
* Fixed some issue with the way subcategory links were being displayed in the “Explore” tab.
* Added some flexibility to the range of meditations that can be displayed in the “For You” tab.
Happy meditating!

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## More apps by Hyper Ice, Inc

- [Hyperice](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hyperice/id1480841793)

All apps by Hyper Ice, Inc: https://appshunter.io/developer/1529321255

## Related topics

[core hyperice](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/core-hyperice) · [core](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/core) · [feedback trainer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/feedback-trainer)

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