# Manai Meditation Guide — Self Growth & Affirmations

> AI-powered personalized guided sessions for mindfulness, meditation, and self-improvement. (iPhone/iPad app by Frank Isaac Schmidt.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manai-meditation-guide/id6739762065 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Frank Isaac Schmidt](https://appshunter.io/developer/1786913810)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 6 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 294 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-20
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manai-meditation-guide/id6739762065/reviews.md

## What is Manai Meditation Guide?

Build a better relationship with yourself, one practice at a time.

Manai takes its name from the Hawaiian word mānai—the needle used to thread flowers into a lei. Your goals, intentions, and dreams are the flowers. Manai helps thread them together into a daily practice, helping you weave your vision into reality through small, intentional steps.

The way you speak to yourself matters. But knowing you want to feel more confident, grounded, or compassionate is different from knowing what to practice. Manai gives you a place to begin.

Tell Manai what’s on your mind, what you’re working toward, or what feels hard to believe about yourself. AI helps turn that conversation into personal guided practices you can edit, listen to, and return to.

CREATE PRACTICES AROUND YOUR LIFE

Create guided meditations, EFT tapping sessions, affirmations, visualizations, breathwork, and reflections around what matters to you. Make space for a morning intention, a difficult moment, or an evening wind-down.

You don’t need to arrive with the perfect words. Start with what feels real.

MAKE EFT TAPPING PERSONAL

Create a tapping practice around your own feelings, experiences, and goals. Shape the language, edit your script, and turn it into guided audio you can follow along with.

Whether you’re exploring self-doubt, a stressful day, or an intention you want to return to, build a session that speaks to your situation. Save the practices that resonate and create new ones as your needs change.

PRACTICE A KINDER INNER DIALOGUE

Explore self-compassion, self-worth, confidence, boundaries, and self-acceptance. Practice responding to your inner critic with words that feel supportive and believable.

You don’t have to force yourself to say “Everything is perfect.” You might begin with “This is difficult, and I can take one small step.”

Manai helps you shape practices around the relationship you want to build with yourself.

MAKE THE WORDS AND VOICE YOURS

Bring your own script or create one through conversation. Refine phrases that don’t fit, adjust your practice, and choose a voice you enjoy listening to.

Eligible paid plans also offer the option to create practices in your own voice.

PERSONALIZE YOUR GUIDANCE

Share your goals and preferences to help shape your practices. Choose the techniques, guidance style, and practice length that fit you. Update your preferences as you learn what resonates.

BUILD A LIBRARY YOU CAN RETURN TO

Save your personal practices in your Library and listen again when you want a familiar moment of support.

A few intentional minutes can be a place to begin: reconnect with an intention, reflect on your day, or practice speaking to yourself with more care. Let repetition become an opportunity to return to what matters.

YOUR VISION, ONE PRACTICE AT A TIME

Your vision might be a goal you’re working toward. It might also be something quieter: trusting yourself, honoring your boundaries, or meeting yourself with kindness after a hard day.

Start where you are. Choose your flowers. Create a practice you can grow with.

Features and creation limits vary by plan. Own-voice creation requires an eligible paid plan.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- AI-generated guided sessions
- Personalized meditation and breathwork
- Customizable coach tone and voice
- Create affirmations and visualizations
- Save favorite sessions and playlists
- Set consistency reminders

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manai Pro | $139.99 | per year |
| Manai Plus | $12.99 | per month |
| Manai Pro | $19.99 | per month |
| Manai Plus | $69.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (6 of 6)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/manai-meditation-guide/id6739762065/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Powerful Tool

*2026-08-27*

I enjoyed Manai because I could tailor it to my own needs.  Whether I wanted strategies for how to approach a difficult conversation with a loved one, how to relax and fall asleep, or how to care for my mental health ... Manai came through.  I could feed it my personal touch, language, images, philosophy and nuance.  If I asked it to address a complex issue it could.  In other words, it does not feel like a machine is composing my meditation.  It also provides enough silence and space to do your own mental work and not be irritated by too much talking.  I enjoy the ability to add my own music and control the length and pacing of the meditation I create.  It's fun to use. It's helpful.  It allows you to create visions, practice and imagine positive imagery and behavior and make real changes.  Manai lets you chanel and amplify what is already inside you. It provides a structure and context for you to make positive changes and navigate challenges in your life.  100% reccomend for ANYONE.  Highly adaptable for any personality type ( you do not necessarily need to be a very woo woo spiritual person) you could just bf practical.  It runs the spectrum from looking for objective practical help (like I want to be on time.  Or shoot a basketball better)!to reaching for a higher spiritual balance and peace.  Have fun with it!

### 5/5 — Grounding myself into gratitude and peace

*2026-08-27*

What is most powerful about Manai is that I can shift from any moods or feelings of fear, anxiety, frustration or angst into peace and gratitude effortlessly.  It is a method or practice that can shift me into a deep and grounded sense of wellbeing in realtime, when I need it most.

### 5/5 — Create a better Habit

*2026-08-25*

I use Manai for my Achilles and calf stretches. Instead of counting to ten or fifteen and staring at the wall, Manai builds a custom story or set of instructions that carries me through the session. Ten minutes go by, and I'm not bored. Using Manai takes the boring and creates an easy habit to repeat. That's the whole trick for me: the stretching isn't hard; staying with it is. If you skip your mobility work because it's tedious, Manai fixes the tedious part.

### 5/5 — Love This App

*2026-08-25*

I really enjoy using Manai because it helps me when I need it most. 

Recently I had a big presentation I had to do that was a really big stressor. I made a meditation that help me ground myself using techniques that work for me like rooting myself into the earth and having a protective bubble surrounding me. I practiced that everyday until my presentation. 
I found when I went up to present I was calm, confident, and completely relaxed and did a great job speaking. 

I love Manai because it allows me to practice and bring confidence into the moments that matter most to me.

### 5/5 — Go-to Meditation App

*2026-08-25*

I’ve tried a few different meditation type apps but none of them really stuck. After trying this one out it’s become a staple. I can make a meditation basically on the spot for anything I’m having a block with. Studying for a test, bad sleep, scary presentation, the list goes on. I’m grateful to have found something that makes mindfulness so easy to add and keep in my routine.

### 5/5 — The power to be me!

*2026-04-21*

Manai is different—it lets me create meditations that actually meet me where I am. It feels personal, flexible, and empowering. More than just helping me focus, relax or vision my life, it reminds me I can shape my thoughts and create the life I want.

## Frequently asked questions about Manai Meditation Guide

### What types of guided sessions can Manai create?

Manai can create guided meditations, breathwork sessions, affirmations, visualizations, self-hypnosis, mindfulness meditations, sleep stories, and manifestation visualizations.

### How does Manai personalize sessions?

You describe your goal, mood, or challenge, and choose the length, style, and techniques. Manai then uses AI to create the script, audio, and session details, allowing for further personalization of coach tone, voice, and artwork.

### Does Manai offer different subscription tiers?

Yes, Manai offers 'Manai Plus' and 'Manai Pro' tiers, available on monthly and yearly plans, all with a 7-day free trial.

### What devices does Manai support?

Manai is supported on Apple Watch and iPhone devices.

### How often is Manai updated?

The app was last updated on May 20, 2026, with the latest version being 2.0.0, indicating regular development and updates.

### What is the age rating for Manai?

Manai has an age rating of 17+, suggesting mature content or themes may be present.

### Can I use my own voice in Manai sessions?

Yes, you can clone your own voice to create a more personal session experience within Manai.

### Does Manai have ads?

Based on the provided data, Manai does not have advertisements.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.4 — 2026-09-20

Meet your personal AI meditation instructor.
• A new Instructor section brings your guidance preferences, techniques, philosophies, voice, and memories together.
• A refreshed setup helps you tell Manai what matters to you and how you like to practice.
• Choose how much spoken guidance you prefer and what to leave out of your practices.
• Set your preferred session length and weekly practice rhythm.
• Improved settings editing and support for larger text.
Your direction. Your preferences. Your practice.

### 2.0.3 — 2026-09-02

Meet a more personal, focused Manai.

• Start more easily with clearer conversation paths and helpful next steps.  
• Create or update goals through a simpler guided flow that keeps your progress safe.  
• Discover practices better matched to each part of your day.  
• Enjoy smoother voice conversations and a calmer, more consistent design.

This update also includes accessibility, performance, and reliability improvements.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-08-27

Manai has been redesigned around your goals and daily practice.

• A new goal-first experience helps you turn what you are working toward into a personalized practice  
• A refreshed Today screen brings your goals, recommended practice, and progress together  
• Improved conversations make it easier to reflect, find clarity, and create with Manai  
• Redesigned Goals and Library experiences help you stay organized and return to what matters  
• More personalized daily recommendations based on your preferences and progress  
• Smoother voice conversations, audio playback, and notifications  
• Performance improvements and bug fixes throughout the app  

Thank you for using Manai. We are continuing to build a more personal guide for inner clarity, growth, and daily practice.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-06-23

Bug Fixes and performance improvements.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-05-20

Bug Fixes and performance improvements.

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*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 2026-09-20.*
