Comparison

Meditation vs Othership

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Meditation

Features
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Use headphones for best sound, or use the built-in speakers. Sit back and relax, listen to actual recordings of ocean waves and thundershowers. Vibrant sounds transport your mind to a rainy virtual coastal relaxation. Also Includes Coastal Roll Puzzle game

About

Othership

This app uses music-driven guided breathwork sessions to help you regulate your nervous system and shift your state. Explore various breathing styles and guided meditations for energy, focus, relaxation, or emotional release.

Highlights
  • Music-driven guided breathwork sessions
  • Daily UP and DOWN sessions
  • Curated weekly transformative journeys
  • Five daily breathing styles (UP, DOWN, ALL AROUND, BODY, BRAIN)
  • Variety of breathwork techniques
  • Guided meditations, affirmations, and visualizations
  • Sound healing and hypnosis
Features
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Othership is a music-driven breathwork app designed to help you shift your state one breath at a time. Cultivate big lung energy and harness the power of your breath to regulate your nervous system through your energetic, mental and emotional bodies in as little as 60 seconds for up to 60 minutes. Consider this your new daily ritual to energize and start your day, improve focus + performance, decompress after work, wind down for a deep sleep, or release negative emotions with short + effective exercises when you need them most. Our active sessions are set to music with guidance from world-renowned breathwork facilitators to shift your body + brain quickly. Rooted in ancient tradition, informed by modern science, and inspired by magic, Othership’s meticulously curated guided breathwork practices are simultaneously playful and effective. Explore the ins + outs of your breath with guidance from psychotherapists, wellness practitioners, hypnotherapists, artists, DJ’s, spiritual teachers, and life coaches featuring breathwork, guided meditations, affirmations + visualizations, sound healing, hypnosis, somatic release therapy, vocal toning, self-massage, mindful walking + working, movement + dance, and more trippy stuff. EXPLORE THE APP Our app features daily UP and DOWN sessions to keep your practice feeling fresh. Spend less time deciding and more time breathing. Our curated weekly practice offers a longer haul, transformative journey designed to give you a complete release + reset from the stressors of modern living. Othership offers five types of daily breathing styles with unique benefits: UP Harness the power of your breath to energize and kickstart your day. Cultivate focus and productivity. Fight fatigue and tap vitality. Explore elevating practices to get lifted and stay lifted. DOWN Build a routine for deep rest and better sleep. Unwind with practices to de-stress and linger in stillness. Soothe anxiety and find centre. ALL AROUND Practice self-care with deeply transformative journeys designed to create the space + presence needed to gather meaningful insights. Reach altered states, regulate your emotions, and cultivate mind-body connection. BODY Combine conscious breathing with mindful movement and embodiment practices including self-massage, gentle stretching, dancing, and somatic therapy. BRAIN Learn the science behind how + why we do breathwork. Try a benchmark breathing test to track your progress from A to B to infinity. CULTIVATE BIG LUNG ENERGY Shift your state through a medley of breathing styles including: box breath, diaphragmatic breathing, Wim Hof Method, ocean breath, alternate nostril, 4-7-8 breathing, Buteyko Method, coherent breathing, breath of fire, triangle breath, dynamic breathing, kundalini pranayam, up-regulated breathing and lots more. MEMBER[SHIP] Come for the journey. Stay for the shift. - Access to 500+ on-demand breathwork sessions - Inspiring soundscapes from sound healing musicians, artists and DJs - Streak and progress tracking - Custom challenges and pathways to meet your mindfulness goals - World-renowned breathwork facilitators - Curated daily notifications to amplify your practice and ignite your personal growth - Stay inspired with new sessions released weekly - Integrated with Apple Health's Mindful Minutes - A global community of daily breathers Transformation in your hands. T’s + C’s If you’d like to learn more about our Terms + Conditions, visit: [www.othership.us/terms]

Screenshots

Meditation3 screens
Othership4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meditation at none against Othership's 4. Meditation also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 18.0). Othership's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 51 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Othership sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Meditation asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meditation ships an update every 51 months, Othership every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on January 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Meditation versus Othership: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeditationOthership
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 51 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAshby Navis & Tennyson Media Publisher LLCBreathwork Plus Inc

Bugs and requests

Meditation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Othership

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Achievements tracking not updating
  • Occasional crashes

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to add personal notes to sessions
  • Apple M1 support

In-app purchases

None

Meditation

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Othership

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Yearly14 Days trial$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Meditation free?
Meditation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Othership free?
Othership is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Meditation or Othership have ads?
Neither Meditation nor Othership shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meditation or Othership?
Meditation ships an update every 51 months, and Othership every 6 weeks. Most recently, Meditation was updated on January 4, 2026 and Othership on October 30, 2026.

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