Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep

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4.9of 5 · store
441,446ratings on the App Store
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An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A richest-in-class library from real teachers with a customizable timer and a diversity of traditions. The team turned a quiet timer into a social dashboard with surveys and forced goals at every step.

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What people use it for

Experienced practitioners who need a tool and a vast library, not hand-holding. Beginners are better off starting with something less cluttered.

What reviews praise

A huge catalog of real practitioners, a customizable timer with interval bells, variety from Vipassana to ASMR, an active global community.

What reviews complain about

Unskippable mood-check screens on every launch, deleted bookmarks after updates, growing gamification and streak pressure all contradict the meditative atmosphere.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

It's a fantastic app for anybody interested in mindfulness/meditation/spirituality. I really don't like how they've designed the app to make it seem like you need the subscription based membership to access content when the free tier is actually quite rich.

The recent update got rid of bookmarks. I've lost a good number of guided meditations that I have been collecting for over 5 years. This is very upsetting. Leave the app alone. Life is messed up enough as it is.