# Insight Timer vs wingwave

The clearest difference is update cadence: Insight Timer at weekly against wingwave's every 3 months. Insight Timer also leads on ratings volume (449K vs 47) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). wingwave's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 70%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Insight Timer sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and wingwave sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Insight Timer against 4.9 for wingwave. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Insight Timer has 449K ratings behind it against 47, 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 78% of wingwave's.

Insight Timer ships an update weekly, wingwave every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Insight Timer | wingwave |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (449K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/insight-timer-meditate-sleep/id337472899/reviews)** | [4.9 (47 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wingwave/id722762732/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **449K** | 47 |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | **78.4% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | **#16** | — |
| Size | 231 MB | 20 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Insight Network Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/983080487) | [Besser-Siegmund-Institut GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/722762735) |

## What reviewers say

### Insight Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/insight-timer-meditate-sleep/id337472899)

**Currently charting:** #16 Top Grossing · Health & Fitness, #99 Top Free · Health & Fitness (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Wallet, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insight Premium Meditation | $9.99 | per month |
| Insight Premium Meditation | $59.99 | per year |
| Insight Premium Meditation | $59.99 | per year |
| MemberPlus Family | $89.99 | per year |
| Teacher Donation (XS) | $1.99 | one-time |
| Live Event Ticket | $3.49 | one-time |
| Teacher Donation (S) | $4.99 | one-time |
| Teacher Donation (M) | $19.99 | one-time |
| Teacher Donation (L) | $49.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💤 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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🤖 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### wingwave

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wingwave/id722762732)

This app offers self-coaching tools to enhance inner balance, mental potential, and overall performance. It utilizes specialized music and "Magic Words" to help users manage stress and inspire success. The premium version allows for personalized Magic Words and visual configurations.

**Highlights:** Wingwave music for inner balance, Magic Words for stress conversion, Wingwave exercises for self-coaching, Left-right brain pulsation via headphones, Personalized Magic Words tool (premium), Customizable animation and color schemes (premium)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walk at the beach | $5.99 | one-time |
| Motion | $5.99 | one-time |
| Wingwave | $5.99 | one-time |
| Coming Home | $5.99 | one-time |
| Pacific Wave | $5.99 | one-time |
| Movement | $5.99 | one-time |
| Happy dream | $5.99 | one-time |
| Magic Words Premium | $5.99 | one-time |
| Rainforest | $5.99 | one-time |
| waves | $5.99 | one-time |
| Time to sleep | $5.99 | one-time |
| Feelwave Long | $5.99 | one-time |
| Walk at the beach Bundle | $15.99 | one-time |
| Classic Chill Bundle | $15.99 | one-time |
| happy wingwave walk bundle | $15.99 | one-time |
| wingwave Being in Touch | $15.99 | one-time |
| Dream and Sleep Album | $15.99 | one-time |
| Movement Bundle | $15.99 | one-time |
| wingwave Naturesounds Budle | $17.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Insight Timer free?

Insight Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is wingwave free?

wingwave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Insight Timer or wingwave?

Insight Timer is rated higher. Insight Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 449K ratings, while wingwave averages 4.9 from 47 ratings.

### Do Insight Timer or wingwave have ads?

Neither Insight Timer nor wingwave shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Insight Timer or wingwave?

Insight Timer ships an update weekly, and wingwave every 3 months. Most recently, Insight Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and wingwave on October 20, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*