# VipassanaMeditation VRI — user reviews

> 11 indexed App Store user reviews of VipassanaMeditation VRI by VIPASSANA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, rated 4.40/5 from 34 ratings.

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- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vipassanameditation-vri/id1491766806.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 24 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Not working

*2026-05-01*

I wish I had not updated this app the previous version worked. After the update I am unable to log in as I’ve forgotten my login and password. No past audios I used are there. I’m disappointed.

### 1/5 — App Problem

*2025-09-10, version 2.87*

Despite 3 recent software updates, your app only loads to 90%, so remains unusable. Could you please rectify the problem.

### 1/5 — Bad audio

*2024-02-15*

Great interface but unlistenable audio in meditations compared to your Dhamma App.

### 1/5 — It works fine but lacks a lot of content

*2020-04-24, version 2.06*

Mechanics and quality of the audios are good (i’m an old student) but find it frustrating how little content is published. Especially more anapana and vipassana. There’s only so many times you can hear the kids version 25 minutes of anapana ... 

Especially in times of corona it would be really great for everyone to hear the proper audios of anapana and vipassana. Allowing us to follow a strong schedule and practice in these lockdown times.

### 1/5 — What about Farsi material like GSs and ....

*2020-02-01*

Farsi material should be added too

### 3/5 — Won’t load

*2025-08-18*

App gets stuck at loading data upon opening. Won’t go past 90% point. Tried many times over last week.

### 3/5 — Audio continuity

*2025-07-16*

Since the last update now I cannot keep hearing the audio. As soon as the phone screen is locked, audio stops.

### 5/5 — Quite useful

*2026-04-27*

I'm an old student and find the app extremely handy and useful. I use it everyday for my vipassana practice.

I have something to bring to the developers' notice. The latest update seems to have a bug. It gives following error when I tried playing chanting (Atanatiya sutta long).  

"Playback Error
You attempted to use a Firebase module that's not installed natively on your project by calling firebase.analytics ().
Ensure you have installed the npm package '@react-native-firebase/ analytics', have imported it in your project, and have rebuilt your native application."

I haven't seen this error before. Kindly do the needful.

Edit to add: error promptly resolved within matters of hours

### 5/5 — Great app with lots of resources

*2025-07-29, version 2.82*

Has all the group sittings and chanting . Also lot of different audio recordings of Goenkaji’s discourses and talks.
Easy to use, a must for every meditator.

### 5/5 — I love this app

*2025-07-26*

Great job!

## Most praised reviews (1 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Great App but one suggestion

*2023-01-26*

App is great, excellent interface and work very well. It had a lot of useful resources. However, the only thing i am a bit disappointed is that resources have a fixed fee. S.N. Goenka Sir’s one of the teaching is that true dhamma cannot be taught with a fee, hence Dhana is important according to one’s own capability. Although most of the resources are very very affordable but maybe to some of us but not all. Dhamma should be taught in its purity, then you don’t have to think how the whole hardworking team behind this can support the expenses of this growing app. It’s essential to have income I understand but it will automatically come. Maybe updating the cost section in app to donation section.

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