Comparison

Insight Timer vs Mindfulness.com Meditation App

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

Head to head
About

Insight Timer

This app offers a vast library of guided meditations, breathwork exercises, sleep stories, and movement practices from leading wellness experts. It helps users reduce stress, improve sleep, and build healthier routines with daily new content and community features.

Highlights
  • Thousands of guided meditations
  • Breathwork and breathing exercises
  • Sleep meditations and sounds
  • Yoga, Pilates, and movement practices
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Community groups and features
  • Progress tracking and stats
Features
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The world’s most popular wellness app. * Apps of the Year Winner - TIME magazine and Women's Health * * More time is spent on Insight Timer than on all other wellbeing apps combined * * Happiest App in the World - Tristan Harris * Explore meditation, breathwork, sleep, yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, music, and more, with guidance from the world’s leading wellness teachers, meditation experts, neuroscientists, psychologists, and instructors. Join millions using Insight Timer to sleep better, reduce stress and anxiety, find focus, build healthy routines, move, stretch, and make more time for everyday wellbeing. With 100+ new free guided practices added daily, Insight Timer offers something for every part of your wellness journey. Whether you’re new to meditation or building a broader self-care routine, discover practices for mind and body that fit your day. FREE FEATURES: Thousands of guided meditations and mindfulness practices Breathwork and breathing exercises for relaxation, focus, and stress relief Yoga, Pilates, stretching, and movement practices Sleep meditations, sleep music, white noise, and ambient sounds Short meditation practices for mornings, evenings, and moments throughout your day The world’s most popular meditation Timer Follow your favorite teachers Community groups and features Stats and milestones for tracking your progress Integration with Apple Health Mindful Minutes Browse popular wellness topics, including: Sleep and deep rest Insomnia and better sleep Anxiety and stress relief Recovery & Addiction Support Trauma support ADHD and focus Mornings and daily routines Self-care and relaxation Mindfulness and meditation Breathwork Yoga Pilates Movement and stretching Manifesting and personal growth Self-love and compassion And much more. Explore content for every part of your day and life, including dedicated experiences for women and parents, as well as challenges and courses to support your routine. Learn from leading teachers, experts, and musicians, including: Tara Brach, Ph.D, founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington Mark Williams, Emeritus Professor at Oxford University Jack Kornfield, co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein Gil Fronsdal, Ph.D., at Stanford University Sadhguru Mooji Moby Sarah Blondin, Mary Maddux, Ajahn Achalo, Melissa Ambrosini, Bodhipaksa, Jonathan Lehmann, Jennifer Piercy, Bethany Auriel-Hagan, Kate James and many more. Explore practices and techniques, including: Secular Mindfulness Buddhist Mindfulness Zen Insight Meditation Vipassana MBSR Walking Meditation Breathing Meditation Kundalini Yoga Breathwork and breathing exercises Pilates Movement and exercise And many more. Join community groups for: Beginners Poetry Atheism Christianity Hinduism Transcendental Meditation And many more. PAID FEATURE - INSIGHT PREMIUM MEDITATION We have one optional in-app subscription. * Insight Courses * Listen offline (download guided meditations to your device) * Advanced Player (Repeat mode, Fast forward and Rewind, Pick-up where you left off) * High-Quality audio The subscription is available annually for US$59.99/year, or monthly for US$9.99/month. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation and will automatically renew at the end of each term unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings, but refunds will not be provided for unused portions of the term. Prices and currency will vary by location. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost. If you have questions, visit: https://help.insighttimer.com Privacy Policy - https://insighttimer.com/legal/privacy-policy Terms and Conditions - https://insighttimer.com/legal/terms-of-service

About

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Access daily personalized video coaching and short mindfulness practices to reduce stress and anxiety. Explore guided meditations, sleep aids, and courses from renowned teachers to cultivate calm and improve sleep. Track your progress and contribute to charitable causes with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily video coaching
  • 1-2 minute mindfulness micro-practices
  • Guided meditations for stress and anxiety
  • Sleep meditations and soundscapes
  • Courses from world-renowned teachers
  • Progress tracking with Apple Health
  • Charitable donations with subscription
Features
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PERSONALIZED DAILY VIDEO COACHING Every day, you’ll receive a personalized video lesson & meditation from your Mindfulness Coach to give you practical tools for living a life with calm and ease. SHORT MINDFULNESS PRACTICES. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. Explore our 1-2 minute long mindfulness micro-practices, breathing exercises and short meditations to provide you with in-the-moment support when you need it the most. LEARN TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION Join our community of over 1 million people transforming their lives by learning mindfulness, cultivating a habit of mindful meditation or deepening their practice of mindfulness with our mindfulness courses from world renowned mindfulness teachers. REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY Learn & practice a better way of living with 100s of talks, courses, micro-practices, guided meditations, music & soundscapes to reduce stress and anxiety, meditate and sleep better. Meditation sessions are available in lengths of 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes so you can choose the perfect length. IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP Fall asleep fast and get better rest with our Sleep Shuffle, guided sleep meditations, sleep music and soothing nature soundscapes. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Track your Mindful Minutes within the Apple Health app.   MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD WITH YOUR PRACTICE When you take a Mindfulness Plus subscription, we donate a portion of our revenue to non-profit organisations who are bringing mindfulness to people in need. To date, we’ve donated over $500,000 to mindfulness nonprofits around the world. MEET YOUR HOSTS: *Cory Muscara, MA - Mindfulness Advisor to The Dr. Oz Show. Instructor at University of Pennsylvania. Former Monk. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com *Melli O’Brien - Speaker. Writer and Mindfulness Teacher. Co-founder of Mindfulness.com. Host of The Mindfulness Summit, the world's largest mindfulness conference. MEET YOUR WORLD RENOWNED TEACHERS: *Rhonda Magee, JD - Author. Professor of Law, University of San Francisco *Shamash Alidina, MA - Teacher. Author of Mindfulness for Dummies *Kelly Boys - Author. Mindfulness Trainer for the United Nations *Vidyamala Burch - Author. Pain & illness Specialist. Founder of Breathworks *Mark Coleman - Mindfulness Teacher. Wilderness guide and author. *Rich Fernandez - the CEO of the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. MINDFUL MEDITATION & TALKS ABOUT MINDFUL LIVING *Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD - Professor of Medicine. Bestselling author. Founder of MBSR. *Tara Brach, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Psychologist and bestselling author. *Sharon Salzberg - New York Times bestselling author. *Jack Kornfield, PhD - Mindfulness Teacher. Bestselling Author 12+ books. *Dan Siegel, MD - Bestselling author. Director UCLA Mindful Research Center. *Judson Brewer, MD - Psychiatrist. Director of Research, Center for Mindfulness. *Elisha Goldstein, PhD - Author. Founder, Center for Mindful Living LA. *Mark Williams, Phd - Professor. Director of Oxford University’s Mindfulness Center. We believe training your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life and everyone has the right to the healing power of a mindfulness practice — and money should never be the reason why someone can't access the tools, support, and community to benefit from it. With Mindfulness.com, if you can't afford a Mindfulness Plus subscription, please send us an email, and we will unlock a free year for you to enjoy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Insight Timer4 screens
Mindfulness.com Meditation App4 screens

Verdict

The call

Insight Timer and Mindfulness.com Meditation App both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's written reviews are positive against 70% of Insight Timer's. Insight Timer's advantage is ratings volume (449K vs 2.5K) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Insight Timer sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Mindfulness.com Meditation App sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Insight Timer against 4.8 for Mindfulness.com Meditation App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insight Timer has 449K ratings behind it against 2.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Insight Timer's written reviews are positive against 96% of Mindfulness.com Meditation App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insight Timer ships an update weekly, Mindfulness.com Meditation App every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Insight Timer versus Mindfulness.com Meditation App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight TimerMindfulness.com Meditation App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (449K ratings) — better4.8 (2.5K ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews96.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings449K — better2.5K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#16 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB133 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperInsight Network Incmindfulness.com

Customer experience

Insight Timer

All ratings448,580 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews2,929 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.9%

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

All ratings2,535 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews492 reviews
Positive96.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.0%

User reviews

Insight Timer

From 449K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Great for sleep and relaxation
  • 🌍 Diverse range of teachers and content
  • 🕰️ Customizable timer with bells/chimes
  • 🆓 Generous free content
  • 🧠 Helps with anxiety, stress, and mental health

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Overly commercialized with constant upselling
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with mandatory account creation
  • 🔀 Confusing and cluttered user interface
  • 🐛 Bugs, crashes, and technical issues
  • 🔒 Paywall blocking access to core features

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🙏 Thank you
  • 🌈 Mindfulness
  • 🌟 Amazing
  • 🌱 New beginnings
  • 🌍 Practicing Human

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🔒 Subscription issues

Bugs and requests

Insight Timer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timer frequently pausing or shutting down during use
  • Inconsistent tracking of meditation streaks and progress
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to leave reviews for meditations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort/filter bookmarked meditations
  • Option to disable opening quotes and mood check-ins
  • Improved offline functionality and caching
  • More customization options for the timer
  • Better community features and social integration

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Subscription cancellation issues

Requested features

2 requests
  • Archive of daily meditations
  • More content for seniors

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Insight Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Insight Premium Meditation$9.991 Month
  • Insight Premium Meditation7 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Insight Premium Meditation1 Month trial$59.991 Year
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  • MemberPlus Family7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time10
  • Teacher Donation (XS)$1.99
  • Live Event Ticket$3.49
  • Meditation Course: Single Use$4.99
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  • Teacher Donation (S)$4.99
  • Live Event Ticket$13.99
  • Meditation Course: Multi Use$19.99
  • Truth Anxiety course – Own$19.99
  • Teacher Donation (M)$19.99
  • Teacher Donation (L)$49.99
  • Teacher Donation (XL)$99.99
12 purchases

Mindfulness.com Meditation App

Subscriptions10
  • Mindfulness Plus Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Monthly$16.991 Month
  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$16.991 Year
Show 7 more
  • Basics Annual Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1 Year Mindfulness Basics7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$67.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Plus+ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$76.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus+ Annual7 Days trial$84.991 Year
  • Mindfulness Plus Annual7 Days trial$95.991 Year
One-time2
  • Plus+ Lifetime 70% off$149.99
  • Plus+ Lifetime 66% off$169.99

Questions

Is Insight Timer free?
Insight Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindfulness.com Meditation App free?
Mindfulness.com Meditation App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Insight Timer or Mindfulness.com Meditation App?
Insight Timer is rated higher. Insight Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 449K ratings, while Mindfulness.com Meditation App averages 4.8 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Insight Timer or Mindfulness.com Meditation App have ads?
Neither Insight Timer nor Mindfulness.com Meditation App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insight Timer or Mindfulness.com Meditation App?
Insight Timer ships an update weekly, and Mindfulness.com Meditation App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Insight Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mindfulness.com Meditation App on November 3, 2026.

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