# Meditation by Soothing Pod — user reviews > 238 indexed App Store user reviews of Meditation by Soothing Pod by Miinu Limited, rated 4.80/5 from 8,848 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meditation-by-soothing-pod/id1508720931/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/meditation-by-soothing-pod/id1508720931.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,700 · 4★ 749 · 3★ 229 · 2★ 58 · 1★ 112 ## What do users think of Meditation by Soothing Pod? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Completely free with no ads or subscriptions - 👍 Wide variety of meditation, music, and sleep content - 🎨 Customizable background sounds and voices - 💤 Helps users fall asleep quickly - 🧘‍♀️ Effective for reducing stress and anxiety - 🌟 High-quality, soothing content **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional content loading issues or crashes - 🔍 Limited search/browse functionality for content - ⏱️ Some stories/meditations cut off abruptly - 🔊 Shuffle/repeat playback not always working as expected **Commonly reported bugs** - Loading contents message getting stuck - Blank screens when trying to access more content - Inconsistent playback behavior with timers and reminders **Most requested features** - More frequent content updates - Ability to save/favorite specific meditations or stories - Option to continue background sounds after meditation ends - Improved search and filtering for content - Support for Alexa or other smart home integrations ## Newest reviews (17 of 238) ### 4/5 — Happy *2026-03-06, version 2.4* I am quite happy with the app. Downfall the app support no longer exists. Once you go through all the meditations there is no way to reset. The app is not updated apparently so this is limited. ### 2/5 — Frustrated *2026-02-20, version 2.4* I was really enjoying this app until lately. It crashes constantly. Yesterday it played music without the guided voice. I try to play a meditation but it won’t play. I reinstalled the app, but that didn’t work. It’s not relaxing anymore. Just plain annoying and I don’t need that. The app has been doing the opposite of what it is intended to do. ### 4/5 — Love this app but not free *2026-02-13, version 2.4* I love this app and even recommended it to my husband. Despite the first line in their description being “100% free”, it costs $14.99 to download the app. How is that free? It’s not expensive, and I got the app anyway, it’s just misleading and not 100% free. Still a great app though, just be aware you will be charged. ### 4/5 — Best free app *2025-11-30, version 2.4* It's the best free app, but there's an issue - when playing music, it keeps playing the same one instead of playing other music on the list. It happens regardless of using the shuffle button or choosing one of the songs. It also briefly displays a message: "an error happened". ### 5/5 — Best free app *2025-08-01, version 2.4* Dear developer, Not sure how you make money, but it's truly appreciated that this app is free! So much so that if you would add an in-app purchase called "Show my appreciation", I swear I'd use it. ### 5/5 — Most Used *2025-07-10, version 2.4* Love this app! I use it every night for the sleep stories. I wish the offline page would load. Sadly it does not. Chris is my favorite. Love the way he does stories. Gilgamesh and Zarasuthra are phenomenal. Please continue to grow this app. I would love a playlist option where you could pick your favorites to just play non stop all night. When I wake now I have to start one anew. ### 5/5 — Used for years, truly free and amazing! *2025-05-07, version 2.4* I adore this app and use it almost nightly. I enjoy the customization it offers with sounds and music as well as the timer feature. I will forever be thankful that good people made an app to help others and not to make money (truly no ads or fees!) ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2025-04-30, version 2.4* I use this app multiple times a day. I use meditation for when I need a nap. Sleep stories, sleep meditation or music at night. Then when life is stressful I can choose music or meditation to help me through the day. Highly recommend. That there is no recurring charge or ads is quite amazing for the hugs amount of content. Thank you for such a wonderful app. ### 5/5 — PLEEEASE update *2025-04-23, version 2.4* Best app ever but the stories cut off now and I wanna cry ### 4/5 — Great for sleep *2025-04-02, version 2.4* I REALLY want to give this app 5 stars because I usually fall asleep within 10-15 minutes. I’ve noticed with the more recent stories the narration randomly stops mid story. It’s very frustrating on nights I’m struggling to relax or am almost asleep and have to hit the play button again for the story to continue only for it to stop again after a few minutes. ### 5/5 — Sleep stories *2025-03-04, version 2.4* I struggle to switch off and fall asleep and have listened to many different sleep apps and sleep stories and none have been as good as the soothing pod sleep stories! I love their choice of stories and get excited when I see a new one has been uploaded! The volume options for the music, sounds and narrator are really good and I can adjust them to how I want them. Arif and Chris have really soothing voices and I would recommend this app to anyone who struggles to switch off. There are other options for meditations which are also fab! Love this app! ### 5/5 — So Good! *2025-01-29, version 2.4* I love this meditation app. It’s free and there’s truly no ads or anything annoying. I love that you can customize it to your interests and it’s only 10 minutes. I usually do whichever meditation is suggested but I like that I can select from the large selection of meditations as well. I only wish they’d make this for Android because I recommend it to everyone but not all have iPhones and they’re missing out. ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-01-29, version 2.4* I reached my 96th ‘mindful day’ today and genuinely i am so impressed with this app. I am not one that leaves reviews usually but you can access everything for free, there’s music, sounds, meditation, stories, stuff for kids! there’s no ads or annoying breaks that ruin your flow. if you’re going to download one meditation app make it this one. ### 4/5 — Good app *2025-01-27, version 2.4* I’m really enjoying the meditation part of this app, and it has been very helpful. I just can’t get past the man’s voice on the bed stories. It’s not relaxing to me. Keeps crashing as well. ### 3/5 — Shuffle Play *2025-01-17, version 2.4* I tell it to shuffle play and it keeps playing the same song over and over…not sure how to get it to play all songs listed??? ### 4/5 — App is no longer free *2025-01-06, version 2.4* Praised the App and told others it was free. Found out today, it costs $14.99. When did this happen? ### 4/5 — W *2025-01-01, version 2.4* Post more stories more often ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Best free app with huge issue *2026-03-24, version 2.4* It's the best free app, but there's an issue - when playing music, it keeps playing the same one instead of playing other music on the list. It happens regardless of using the shuffle button or choosing one of the songs. It also briefly displays a message: "an error happened". ### 1/5 — Ai voices. Cuts off out of nowhere *2025-12-12, version 2.4* Was a nice app till it started glitching within 6 to 15 minutes of use every time and the ai voices are horrible. It’s useless now. ### 1/5 — You broke it, why did you break it? *2025-03-23, version 2.4* This was a really good app, great guided meditations and fantastic sleep stories that helped me deal with my chronically broken relationship with sleep. But all of a sudden every tab is a greyscale Hal 9000 and a banner saying the content is loading and will be there shortly. 15 minutes so far and nothing has loaded. Whatever you’ve done to this app, kindly undo it. ### 1/5 — Not free anymore? *2024-12-10, version 2.4* I sent the app to my sister to download and it’s telling her it’s $15, is it not free anymore? Or did I pay $15 and can’t remember, and the app description is wrong when it says 100% free? ### 1/5 — Non-Functional *2024-07-15, version 2.4* Constantly says it’s “loading”… I did not even see until after the fact that it has not been updated in 2 YEARS (as of 7/2024). That would explain a lot. ### 1/5 — Not working *2024-06-27, version 2.4* I’ve had this app for over a year and recently when I open the app it says “loading please stand by” and it never opens. Deleted app and reinstalled, phone has latest updates. Still doesn’t work. Please fix the app. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2024-06-27, version 2.4* Used to work and loved it. Hasn’t worked in a while! Bummed. ### 1/5 — Was a great app until now *2024-06-27, version 2.4* Suddenly stopped loading content. Very saddened by this ☹️ ### 1/5 — No longer works *2024-06-27, version 2.4* Was the best sleep app by far but sadly has suddenly stopped working and just continues to state “downloading content “ So disappointed as I loved it. ### 1/5 — App hasn’t worked in days. *2024-06-27, version 2.4* Did they stop updating this app? It hasn’t worked for me in days. I deleted and reinstalled, but continue to receive a message saying the content is loading and will be available in a moment, but nothing comes up. This is my favorite sleep stories app. I’ll be sad if it goes away. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-07-07, version 2.4.0* This app helps out a lot especially with my kids sleeping the music and stories are so peaceful and it’s free ### 5/5 — The best meditation app *2026-06-17, version 2.4.0* I never leave reviews for the apps, but I just have to write one for Soothing Pod cause it’s absolutely the best meditation app out there. I have premium subscription to Calm and Balance and they are not even close. I’m very picky about meditation voices and Soothing Pod has the best voices that are actually soothing and calming. Very easy to set up sounds setting the way I want and so many options for sounds and meditations! I can’t believe this app is free! Thank you so much 🙏 ### 5/5 — 9 + yearz now… *2026-06-16, version 2.4.0* I STILL use this and nothing else, to hell changing what works . Since 2017-2018 I believe..Love this app! ### 5/5 — So Many Things To Love! *2026-05-27, version 2.4.0* There are so many things to love about Soothing Pod from the settings that allow nature sounds in the background, the soft, soothing music, the facilitators, calming and reassuring voice, the messages within the meditations, the available bedtime stories, the additions to the selections of meditations, and last, but certainly not least the fact that this therapeutic app is free. I recommend it frequently. If I could change one thing, it would be that the same meditations/app be available to android users. ### 5/5 — Love Soothing Pod *2026-05-26, version 2.4.0* This app has taught me how to better meditate. Thank you. I love the words, voice, music. Really a treat! ### 5/5 — Cutting out *2025-11-27, version 2.4* Love this app but it kept turning itself off I had to keep going back into it to continue on it never lost its spot but when you a meditation you need it to to be continuous otherwise you lose focus the females voice is so soothing ### 5/5 — Greatest app *2025-11-06, version 2.4* I love this app so much. For something so free, there’s sooooo many options and things to choose from. ### 5/5 — I love soothing pod!! *2025-11-03, version 2.4* This app is amazing. I really really really really love it. And I fall asleep so quickly thank you so much!! ### 5/5 — You have to try this! *2025-09-21, version 2.4* I love that you don't have to spend a lot of time when you use this. Even a short meditation can produce great results! They also have longer meditations if that is what you are looking for. Newcomer? No problem. They will guide you and teach you the basics. You may be dealing with anxiety or stress or want to resume sleeping after waking up in the middle of the night - whatever, try this. Better than their high-priced competitors, it is FREE! Ignore the others - this is the one to get! ### 5/5 — Great app for bedtime *2025-08-26, version 2.4* Love the guided meditations ❤️ wish I could save to a wish list --- *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 2026-09-01.*