# Happier Meditation — user reviews > 853 indexed App Store user reviews of Happier Meditation by Happier Meditation, Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 143,075 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happier-meditation/id992210239/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/happier-meditation/id992210239.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 126,189 · 4★ 11,574 · 3★ 2,791 · 2★ 867 · 1★ 1,654 ## What do users think of Happier Meditation? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Amazing content - 👍 Great meditations - 👍 Excellent app - 👍 Wonderful app - 👍 Helpful app - 👍 Practical approach - 👍 Diverse teachers - 👍 Customizable experience - 👍 Convenient access - 👍 Positive impact on life **Cons** - 🔒 Expensive subscription - 🐛 Freezing/crashing issues - 🐛 Annoying check-in feature - 🐛 Limited free content - 🐛 Inaccurate usage tracking **Commonly reported bugs** - Keyboard not working for setting monthly intention - Inconsistent closed captioning on downloaded content **Most requested features** - Offline mode - More sleep meditations - Ability to save favorite meditations - Improved search and discovery - Journaling integration - Customizable home screen ## Newest reviews (17 of 853) ### 2/5 — Update Aug 2026 *2026-08-28, version 2026.817.1* Looks bad ### 3/5 — Recent update ruins offline experience *2026-08-27* Have used this for 2 years. Sleep meditations every night, after phone on airplane mode. Since the recent version, I have found my nightly meditations are not being counted in my history, which has meant I am back to day one after a 200 day streak. Additionally, I am no longer able to look at recent meditations to reselect them. This only shows when the phone is on. Finally, they have re-ordered all of the downloaded meditations alphabetically so I am no longer able to go to the top or bottom of the sleep list and select a specific meditation based on where I remember it being in the list. This may seem minor but if you are in the dark with no glasses on trying to get to sleep the last thing you want to be is frustrated through being unable to find the meditation you want, and have selected routinely for months. The changes are significant to the way I use it so I will not be renewing my subscription in December. ### 2/5 — Look of the app is worse. *2026-08-24, version 2026.817.1* The latest update makes the text smaller and reduces the visual contrast between text and background. It’s harder for me to see and makes it seem like the app is targeting to a younger audience. ### 3/5 — Newby *2026-08-03, version 2026.5* Just getting started so it’s hard to give a good review. I have a positive feeling about this and I will do it regularly. ### 4/5 — Wonderful app but lacking content updates *2026-07-30, version 2026.5* I really appreciate the happier mediation app. The content is high quality and very well organized and currated. However, over the last year or so it seems that there has been less and less new content added. ### 5/5 — Sadness and fear *2026-07-23, version 2026.5* Lost my wife almost 8 years ago. Still feel the sadness. We had such plans of enjoying are retirement. Traveling throughout the world. Watching our grandkids grow and visiting them. Now it’s just me, and my depression try’s to pull me back. Now I fear I’ve lost those years and am getting older. The meditations have taught me to take life a day at a time. Enjoying the beauty around me. I’m still very healthy, financially ok and, I really have nothing to worry about except what my head produces. The talks and meditation ground me, keep me in the present. Look at life from a more spiritual angle. I have a beautiful family, lots of kids and grandkids. Sometimes I say to myself “WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH ME. Thanks for telling me, I’m not alone and keeping me present. ************************* Today is 10 years later, I’ve been doing this for quite awhile. Some days are better than others with feelings of depression when I first wake up. I do my meditation and prayer. Send out messages to friends and they send me back some. I’ve been in AA for the whole time. Not had a drink since 3/15/16. I try to meditate every morning, it helps. ### 5/5 — Awesome app! *2026-07-18, version 2026.5* This is a wonderful tool! I love the courses the most. The only thing I wish is that there was some calming background music, that they had some “spiritually/soulfully inclined” meditations, and some meditations specifically for maintaining calm, serenity, and dignity (as opposed to reactivity) in the face of emotional/narcissistic abuse or at least maybe on the topic of codependency. I know that’s pretty specific but so many people are suffering at the hands of it so I think it may benefit many. Sometimes the meditations can be pretty “flat” and annoyingly silent/overly practical. Otherwise it’s a GREAT app with beautiful teachers and wonderful adaptations to your liking. Love the podcasts too! ### 5/5 — Learning new insights *2026-07-17, version 2026.5* Relationship meditations are especially meaningful practicing loving mantras while challenged by difficult emotions. Meditations are my portal to clarity… essentially discovering new insights about me & my loved one. ### 5/5 — Premier meditation app *2026-07-14, version 2026.5* I love the vast selection of meditations and guides available, including being able to select different lengths. Sometimes I really only have five minutes, and that five minutes can reset my whole day and help me get on track. ### 5/5 — Fits easily into my routine *2026-07-09, version 2026.5* I love that there are suggested meditations based on my current goals but also that I can keep a library of my favorites to go back to whenever I need to. Great way to meditate on the go or just practice looking at thought patterns more objectively. ### 5/5 — So much to learn *2026-07-08, version 2026.5* For about 30 cents a day I am learning from so many different teachers. Opportunity to learn and practice. Their approach discourages perfection and all or nothing thinking. Small amounts of time is good ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-07-07, version 2026.5* After reading the book 10% happier. I knew this app would be what I need in my life. It helped to navigate me through a very tough time of my life and now it’s continuing to give me an area to focus on when things get a little tough in my life. I’ve recommend recommended this app to multiple people that I care about in my life. ### 5/5 — Yay *2026-07-06, version 2026.5* Me like like ### 5/5 — Major addition to my life. *2026-07-05, version 2026.5* I have been using the Happier app almost every day for the last three years. The teachers and the meditations have had a significant impact on my life for the better. I no longer get carried away by negative emotions as I once did. Of course, I'm not perfect. It still happens, but I catch it a lot quicker and am able to come back to a point of center more quickly as well. It has deepened my understanding of myself and the world around me and helped me in my efforts to become the best person I can be. I'm grateful for the service. ### 5/5 — Part of my routine *2026-07-02, version 2026.5* Great guided meditations I return to again and again from great teachers ### 2/5 — Stale *2026-06-29, version 2026.5* There hasn’t been any new or helpful additions to the collection of meditations and courses in years. Some of what is here is helpful, but don’t expect any additions. ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-06-27, version 2026.5* The app has a wide variety of meditations and teachers, from venerable figures such as Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzburg to any number of other folk newer to the scene. The strength of the app, I think, is that everyone can find something that will be useful and helpful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Another downgrade mislabeled upgrade *2026-08-21, version 2026.817.1* Just “upgraded” to lose favorites again with the new edition. Why does Happier cut material I’ve come to rely on every supposed upgrade? Not Happier about that. ### 1/5 — 1 star *2026-07-07, version 2026.5* Giving 1 star because it asks me every day to give a rating which is annoying ### 1/5 — Can’t start the app *2026-07-01, version 2026.5* Would have loved to try it, but the Get Started button does not work on my iPad. I press it, and the screen just flashes. Bummer. ### 1/5 — Click bait much? *2026-04-02, version 2026.5* App Not useful if its all pay for access. ### 1/5 — Meditation access *2026-03-19, version 2026.4* A complete disappointment to take user through an extensive onboarding even is having an account. A person looking to meditate should not be finding it so hard to access their meditation. ### 1/5 — App updates *2026-02-21, version 2026.3* The content is so good, no argue to that. But the app is keep asking updates every few weeks and when you say next time it is asking again.. it is so annoying ### 1/5 — VPN issues *2026-02-07, version 2026.2* Latest version gives a network error when connecting through a vpn. ### 1/5 — Have to pay *2026-01-09, version 2026.1* I thought this app would be helpful but you have to pay $100 for the whole year, you can’t even choose a monthly subscription. So much for these people really wanting to help others, everyone is just out to make money. ### 1/5 — NOT WHAT YOU THINK *2026-01-09, version 2026.1* This used to be my favorite app but when they split with Dan Harris, it became a scam. Don’t waste your money!! Support Dan Harris!! Go to the 10% App! ### 1/5 — OMG "DEVELOPERS" ARE YOU EVEN READING THE REVIEWS? *2026-01-07, version 2025.23* 👉WOW! I AM NOT THE ONLY USER WHO HATES THE ENFORCED "CHECK-IN PAGE👈 I am one of the top users—the app doesn't even have milestones for the amount of consistency and milestones I've reached. I am grateful to Dan Harris for creating this and really sad to hear that he split with the co-founders due to creative and financial differences 💔 I have complained to support over the past year about the invasive "check-in" page and they had at least changed it to opt-out—but nope, not anymore! I guess maybe they are using it to collect health & wellness data of users 🤔. I emailed them to ask them to return the "Skip" option and they said they hadn't removed it. I am an experienced Beta tester for apps with 20 years' experience. I realize that it's popular to add check-ins make the user feel "personalized" but this number of complaints? Nope. Cancelling my subscription and following Dan Harris over to "10% Happier With Dan Harris" ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Have turned to this meditation app to keep myself centered and balance my thoughts so l can think *2026-08-20, version 2026.817.1* Have not been reacting to negative comments the way I used to. This is also a very helpful resource when overwhelmed and the wisdom imparted helps me not to overthink things as l had in the past. ### 5/5 — 10% better *2026-08-16, version 2026.5* I’ve been using Happier mostly daily for several years. It helps with my practice and should help anyone with theirs. ### 5/5 — Practical, super helpful, and enjoyable! *2026-08-12, version 2026.5* When I first started to explore mindfulness and meditation, I tried out a variety of apps that all had great reviews. This is the one that really works for me. Well worth the subscription price. There is so much content in a variety of formats, guided meditations, multi session courses, interviews, podcasts, with a number of teachers who each have a distinct approach and voice. Dan and the whole Happier team don’t get all mystical but stay grounded in everyday life and aren’t shy about bringing in some fun and humour from time to time. Way more than just an app! Happier is a great way to stay balanced, not only to help get you through the difficult turbulent times that may come but also to learn to stay in the present moment and appreciate all the good things in life! ### 5/5 — Worth every cent *2026-08-08, version 2026.5* I have had this app on my phone for years, and I use it nearly every day. The wisdom of these teachers has helped me get through the toughest times of my life, and has helped me to live more joyfully. ### 5/5 — Much Needed *2026-08-06, version 2026.5* Great way to start the day ### 5/5 — Great App! Helps cultivate an Ai ready mindset *2026-08-02, version 2026.5* This application, has help me find the informational flows needed to help me cultive a mindset of open awareness, meta cognition, and loving kindness towards myself and all that I do. In 2024 I wrote this: This application has helped me cultivate AI ready mindset or I’m able to utilize it education on cultivating concentration, focus and attention to rapidly be able to upscale myself to be able to utilize AI systems the best possible way without the minimal cost or rather with the minimal cost of the environment by focusing on assuring that my thinking logic can be communicated effectively and efficiently, and where information may be lacking or missing utilizing information wrangling to gather that information and then process it and interpret what the help of AI systems to assure that I am probably interpreting or rather interpreting it at a specific level usually for your college student level thank you.” And in 2026: I Write this - find your breath, find your peace, find the way to live a life one can say was well lived in any moments. The grief session have helped me and I hope they help many others. Highly recommend this application for anyone who is willing and takes the next step to an exploring your thoughts and cultivating a mind of excitement. ### 5/5 — Reconquer my peace *2026-08-02, version 2026.5* Help me healing after a divorce ### 5/5 — Grateful user *2026-08-01, version 2026.5* Good variety of teachers and easy to use app features ### 5/5 — Has helped me in my practice *2026-07-29, version 2026.5* I love this app/program. There is so much content and ways to help you heal your inner self and handle your outward circumstances! It makes it very easy to meditate and learn each morning at the start of my day. I tell everyone about it. ### 5/5 — Ike *2026-07-27, version 2026.5* Happier has been a great help to my mental health. Do not become frustrated just kept at it. Sometimes I have a hard time concentrating important to keep going. It’s worth it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*