1.Headspace
This app is simple and approachable for meditation beginners. Most of the free sessions work on teaching the user how to meditate and easing them into the practice, while also acknowledging that meditation can be difficult. Full disclosure: I had been using Headspace already, and I appreciate the app's introduction to meditation. Yet to get into the good stuff, you really need to pay for the full membership.
2.Meditation Studio
Meditation Studio conveniently groups all of its free meditations together, so it’s easy to use the app without paying. These meditations run from 5 to 30 minutes and are available for download, a feature typically reserved for premium members among other apps. The amount of free content, however, was limited and included mostly basics. The design of the app was also relatively plain, although some people may find this calming and not distracting.
3.Insight Timer
The sounds featured in this app set it apart from the rest. Insight Timer offers a multitude of meditation bells and calming musical notes to listen to during self-guided meditations. I genuinely enjoyed sitting back and listening, especially when I didn’t feel like focusing on a guided session. Insight Timer also offers significantly more content for free users than other apps (25K guided meditations!) featuring a variety of professional instructors and courses. This is by far my favorite meditation app, one I will keep in my rotation.
4.10% Happier
This app was created by Dan Harris, author of the book 10% Happier and a former news anchor who turned to meditation after suffering a panic attack on live television. The 10% Happier app offers some free basic meditations and daily reminders, but the majority of the content is locked behind the $99/year membership.
Wiesel specifically recommended Harris’s book, and she noted his app “has really well-known meditation experts.” The app does offer a 7-day free trial for membership, letting you decide if it’s worth the investment.
5.Simple Habit
The Virgo in me was really excited for Simple Habit because it seems super practical to incorporate into daily life. The app offers on-the-go meditation for specific moments, like during your commute, after an argument, or before a big presentation. There are even meditations for improving your sex life! Not all of these are available for free users, but there’s enough of a sneak peek to let you know if you want to buy the premium version. I was happy with the free content, but if I continued to use it, I would consider purchasing the full version.
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