# Oak - Meditation & Breathing — user reviews > 418 indexed App Store user reviews of Oak by NYLLON LLC, rated 4.84/5 from 31,537 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oak-meditation-and-breathing/id1210209691/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/oak-meditation-and-breathing/id1210209691.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 27,578 · 4★ 3,022 · 3★ 634 · 2★ 106 · 1★ 138 ## What do users think of Oak? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app - 👍 Simple and effective - 🌳 Tracks progress with a growing tree - 🎨 Beautiful and calming design - 💰 Completely free with no ads - 🧘‍♀️ Helpful for meditation and relaxation - 🌐 Accessible to all users **Cons** - 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs - 🔊 Volume imbalance between voice and background sounds - 🕰️ Lack of customization options for meditation length - 🔍 Limited selection of meditation and breathing exercises **Commonly reported bugs** - Meditation progress not saving properly - Mantra meditation course becoming locked after updates - Meditation sessions not stopping automatically **Most requested features** - More guided meditation and breathing exercise options - Dark mode or adjustable background colors - Apple Watch app integration - Ability to adjust volume levels independently - Customizable meditation timer with chime/vibration alerts ## Newest reviews (18 of 418) ### 4/5 — Progress tracking *2026-08-20, version 2.5.5* The app is really simple and suitable for me. The only problem is progress tracking. The app keeps resetting my progress. ### 4/5 — Great *2026-06-20, version 2.5.5* Love this app but the mantra meditation course won’t work for me after day 6. Not sure what happened. ### 4/5 — Great, missing one thing *2026-06-15, version 2.5.5* Wonderful app, been using it for years now. Would love if it include a streak redemption within the app in case you miss a day. ### 4/5 — Everything's ok EXCEPT downloading function *2026-05-05, version 2.5.5* I can't download the course so i can't use that function at all. The stuff in Courses must be downloaded and i can't watch them online. That's sad. ### 5/5 — Helped my sanity during pandemic & Not abandonware *2026-03-17, version 2.5.5* It really helped during the pandemic to calm me down and to learn basic meditation techniques. It also has calming music to get to sleep with. It was not broken after many major iOS updates and know has been updated for 26 , so not abandonware! ### 5/5 — Every Morning *2026-03-16, version 2.5.5* This simple all has been my quiet companion for good mindedness and preparation for the day. No socials, now upsells nothing unneeded. So happy to see the recent updates and improvements. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-03-01, version 2.5.4* Just got started but already loving this app. ### 5/5 — I love *2026-02-28, version 2.5.4* I have been using this app for close to 10 years. It’s been amazing ### 5/5 — As it should be *2026-02-28, version 2.5.4* Simple solid guidance, wonderful app!! ### 5/5 — Thank you for supporting this app *2026-01-28, version 2.5.4* I’ve loved this app for awhile. As soon as there was a bug with the audio, it was fixed. ### 5/5 — Awesome meditation app! *2026-01-27, version 2.5.4* It’s really easy to use and doesn’t have any ads or annoying extras. 😉 ### 5/5 — Minimalistic *2026-01-27, version 2.5.4* Sometimes less is more ### 5/5 — Thanks for IOS 26 update *2026-01-26, version 2.5.4* Love this got me through the pandemic….. glad it’s not abandonware… might need it now because of the current climate (not the weather)! ### 5/5 — Start/end chimes not playing at all ios 26.2 *2026-01-26, version 2.5.4* The link to contact us is also broken. Don’t know how to provide feedback( ### 5/5 — chimes no longer work *2026-01-25, version 2.5.3* the latest update broke the app and the chimes no longer play. ### 5/5 — Recent update, first one and five years, broke the app *2026-01-25, version 2.5.3* With this recent update, I am no longer getting sound for the breathing exercises. ### 5/5 — Still Updated! *2026-01-25, version 2.5.3* Had this app forever and it’s great, nicely enough 5 years later it got an update! Thank you for supporting the app for such a long time. ### 5/5 — Beautiful meditation app *2026-01-07, version 2.5.2* This is an incredible, simple but warm meditation app, all the more special now since they are grating free access to the mantra meditation course. The creators of this app must simply want to inspire more meditation, and that’s beautiful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No longer works. *2024-12-05, version 2.5.2* This app has been amazing. It’s been my go to for meditation daily but unfortunately with the new update, this app no longer works. Hopefully this will be rectified. ### 1/5 — Crash *2024-10-08, version 2.5.2* Bought a meditation course and as soon as I click the app close/crash. (iPhone 11) ### 1/5 — Stops on sleep *2022-11-10, version 2.5.2* This app used to work so well. But now stops every 2 mins when my screen goes to sleep. I haven’t changed my phone settings or updated my phone, so it must be the app. Now unusable for me. Please fix and I’ll amend my review. Thank you. ### 1/5 — Feels like iRobot gives a mediation course *2020-07-19, version 2.5.2* The guiding voice in the mantra mediation completely turned me off. The voice is so cold and robotic. Like a human voice actor that’s doing her best to sound completely non human. Cold. No warmth. Basically imagine an advanced version of Siri. I’m going back to Headspace. ### 2/5 — 4 years since update? No privacy info. *2025-04-05, version 2.5.2* There is no information regarding your privacy policy. So could you please update your app and your privacy policy information? Thank you. ### 3/5 — Good Intro *2026-05-13, version 2.5.5* I have never been able to get any of the courses to download so I never get past the introduction. It looks great but not able to use it. ### 3/5 — Can’t download 10 days of mantra meditation course *2026-03-11, version 2.5.4* The mantra meditation course won’t download. I contacted the developers and received no response. ### 3/5 — Not sure why courses are locked *2025-10-23, version 2.5.2* I enjoy the simplicity of this app, it’s pretty straightforward. However, I navigate to the courses page and they are all just locked. There is no way that I have found to unlock these. Do I have to complete a certain number of days in a row? Are they for sale (I would pay, depending on price) there’s just zero info and no buttons to press, nothing! Very annoying ### 3/5 — Sound issues *2025-05-30, version 2.5.2* The sound doesn’t work consistently ### 3/5 — There is no way to synchronize data between devices *2024-04-12, version 2.5.2* I wanted to use this app, but I can't sync between my iPhone and iPad or create an account. However, I like the app's design. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very Pleased *2026-08-30, version 2.5.5* Super easy to use, lots of different options and best of all, I’m not kept from anything or being upsold. Great at what it does… ### 5/5 — I love this app!!! *2026-08-30, version 2.5.5* Before I had this app I had trouble sleeping and after I got the app I slept like a baby I totally recommend this app! ### 5/5 — A gem *2026-08-01, version 2.5.5* Having tried a number of meditation apps over the years, this is the one I keep returning to. It is perfectly designed and executed. My only worry is that it won’t continue being updated and unlike most apps I would gladly pay a subscription fee for this one. ### 5/5 — The BEST - and it’s FREE *2026-07-17, version 2.5.5* I’ve used this app for a few years now, and compared to all the others I’ve tried love it the best. For a free app, it’s honestly exactly as it should be and easy to use. Non-fussy, simple, straightforward. Perfection. ### 5/5 — Free and Perfect *2026-06-14, version 2.5.5* What a wonderful app - free and NO ADS. No subscription. Just simplicity. You don’t need a fancy type of medication exercise or actor for meditation - just consistency and practice. The app is no frills nor fuss and that’s probably better than most. Sometimes simple is best. ### 5/5 — Won-der-ful *2026-06-10, version 2.5.5* This app is great, I love it! It’s very simple to use and has beautiful UI. I mostly do breathing exercises and was looking for something with simple instructions during breathing that wouldn’t distract me and this app is perfect in this regard. I have a little suggestion for improvement: at the end of the breathing exercises you can’t tell when it’s finished if you’re not looking at the phone, I think it’d be useful if it had a little gentle sound at the end or maybe if there was some sound in the background and when it stopped then you know it’s finished. Overall, this app is fantastic and I’ve recommended it to my friends and will keep recommending to others! Thank you so much for creating Oak :) ### 5/5 — BEST MEDITATION APP EVER. *2026-06-04, version 2.5.5* Minimal. No IAP. Just meditation. No distractions or gamified courses. ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2026-05-30, version 2.5.5* This app is straight to the point, has two amazing voices for meditation as well as other cool stuff like sleep aid and loving & kindness meditation. 100% recommend ### 5/5 — Just beautiful and simple *2026-05-21, version 2.5.5* I wanted something simple and minimal design with no glitches. And this just does it. My favourites are the breathing exercises and the backdrop sounds. Many choose from for focus or relaxation. Thanks Oak Team ❤️ ### 5/5 — Long time using *2026-05-14, version 2.5.5* It works , I meditate every morning for an hour. It keeps me stable and calm. --- *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 2026-09-10.*