Comparison

Insight Timer vs Resonate

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

Head to head
About

Insight Timer

Access a vast library of guided meditations, breathwork, sleep stories, and yoga practices from world-renowned teachers. Build healthy routines, reduce stress, and improve sleep with daily new free content and a customizable meditation timer.

Highlights
  • Thousands of guided meditations
  • Breathwork and breathing exercises
  • Sleep meditations and sounds
  • Yoga, Pilates, and movement
  • Customizable meditation timer
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Community groups
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

Resonate

This app guides you to breathe at your resonant frequency using visuals and audio for deep relaxation. It can help improve symptoms of depression and anxiety, promote better sleep, and boost energy levels.

Highlights
  • Visual breathing guidance
  • Relaxing audio
  • Track Mindful Minutes with HealthKit
  • Reduces anxiety and depression symptoms
  • Improves sleep quality
  • Boosts energy levels
Features
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Breathing is the most important thing you do. It is one of the most powerful methods to alter the way you think, perform, and feel. Yet, no one teaches us how to breathe properly. With Resonate, we guide you to breathe at your Resonant Frequency using beautiful visuals and relaxing audio. We call this, "Visual Breathing," and it's deeply relaxing. Extensive research has shown resonant frequency breathing is incredibly powerful: -It helps improve symptoms of depression and anxiety -It lets your body fall asleep faster and sustain deeper sleep -It can immediately improve energy levels and prevent burnout To learn more about the science of this technique, please visit our website at https://resonate.watch *HealthKit* Track your "Mindful Minutes" when using Resonate *Subscription and Terms* When you download Resonate you can opt into a free trial. Resonate offers auto-renewing monthly/yearly/weekly subscription options for access to the app's features and content. Your Resonate subscription will automatically renew at the end of each term and payment will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings but refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. To avoid renewal, you must cancel at least 24 hours before your subscription or trial ends. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. As with all of our apps, if you would like to use Resonate but have trouble affording it please email us at support@resonate.watch so we can help you with our financial assistance program. While we can't keep bringing great experiences to the world without making money, we know not everyone that needs access to our content can afford it, and we're happy to help. Read more about our terms, conditions and privacy here: https://resonate.watch/terms

Screenshots

Insight Timer4 screens
Resonate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Insight Timer at 449K against Resonate's 16. Insight Timer also leads on chart position (#15 vs unranked). Resonate's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 70%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Resonate sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 Resonate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insight Timer has 449K ratings behind it against 16, 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 80% of Resonate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Insight Timer versus Resonate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight TimerResonate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (449K ratings) — better4.8 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings449K — better16
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB165 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInsight Network IncRockwell Ventures

Customer experience

Insight Timer

All ratings448,869 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews2,930 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.9%

Resonate

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Resonate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 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-time5
  • Teacher Donation (XS)$1.99
  • Live Event Ticket$3.49
  • Teacher Donation (S)$4.99
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  • Teacher Donation (M)$19.99
  • Teacher Donation (L)$49.99
7 purchases

Resonate

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly$49.991 Year
  • Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Insight Timer free?
Insight Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resonate free?
Resonate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Insight Timer or Resonate?
Insight Timer is rated higher. Insight Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 449K ratings, while Resonate averages 4.8 from 16 ratings.
Do Insight Timer or Resonate have ads?
Neither Insight Timer nor Resonate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Insight Timer or Resonate?
Insight Timer ships an update weekly, and Resonate weekly. Most recently, Insight Timer was updated on November 9, 2026 and Resonate on November 7, 2026.

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