The 9 best meditation apps

A review of the best apps for meditation that we can find in the market.

Its countless benefits for physical and emotional health have made meditation arrive with great force to the world of mobile applications.

Reduce stress, connect with our inner "I", improve attention span, boost the immune system, work the memory, flee from negative thoughts, improve sleep health, help relax the mind, reduce Blood Pressure ....

Meditation has countless benefits for our physical and psychological health that have been scientifically proven.. But meditating correctly requires good guidance, lots of practice and above all knowledge of the technique.

• We recommend you to read: "The 7 benefits of meditation supported by science".

Therefore, it is very difficult to meditate (at least, correctly) without a guide. In this context, apps are surely our best ally, because just a click away we have access to all kinds of guided meditation sessions. Meditating using a cell phone is the future of this discipline.

Therefore, there are many mobile applications that have been launched in this market. And with so much competition, you have to know how to differentiate which ones are the best. And this is what we will do in today's article.

What are the best apps for meditation?

Here is a selection of what we consider to be the 10 best meditation apps.We have selected them according to different criteria of quality, usefulness, ease of use, lack of errors and amount of content.

Any of the applications that we will see below are fantastic choices for both those who are just starting out in the world of meditation and for those who are already familiar with it.

1. Gurumind

Gurumind is a very interesting option as it offers meditations according to the user's needs.. In addition to including guidelines and lessons to learn how to meditate, it contains meditations and resources to perform relaxation exercises adapted to problems such as insomnia, anxiety, fear, low mood, etc.

In addition, this app can be used for free, and its interface is so easy to use that it makes it possible to be meditating in a couple of clicks; it is perfect for use on the go.

• To see more information about Gurumind, access this page.

2. Pure Mind

Pure Mind is another of the most important meditation apps nowadays and its main novelty is the weekly Mindful Webinars where specialized coaches and guides offer their knowledge about wellness, meditation and personal development.

Pura Mente has more than 250 guided meditations distributed in various courses with which each user can improve their levels of personal well-being on a daily basis.

The main benefits of the app are the reduction of stress and anxiety, the improvement of rest, an increase in the quality of sleep, a greater knowledge of oneself and one's own mind.

• You can download the app on this page for Android, and on this page for iOS systems.

3. Insight Timer

Insight Timer is one of the meditation apps par excellence.. It is designed to function as a social network focused on meditation as it allows you to participate in discussion groups with other users and share experiences and tips. The app includes more than 100 meditation sessions in its free version that become more than 5,000 when you get the premium version, thus having one of the best catalogs in terms of quality and quantity.

Originally in English, the app has now been translated into more than 20 languages, including Spanish.

4. Headspace

Created by Andy Puddicombe, an English Buddhist monk, Headspace is one of the best meditation apps available for both Android and iOS. for both Android and iOS. This app offers hundreds of 10-minute meditations of excellent quality. There is no free version and it is currently still only in English, although they have announced that they are working on translating it into several languages. In any case, it is still one of the best meditation apps.

5. Calm

As its name suggests, Calm is an app that offers meditations that, in this case, have the objective of relaxing the mind and get the user to disconnect from all the outside "noise". Reduce stress, disconnect the mind, sleep better, increase psychological well-being, prevent anxiety... These are the main benefits offered by this application that is available in Spanish and, although it has a free one-week version, it then works on a monthly subscription basis.

6. Deep Meditate

Deep Meditate is an app that defends that the balance between mind and body can only be achieved by meditating can only be achieved by meditating and sleeping well. Therefore, the application offers a large catalog of meditations that pursue this goal: muscle relaxation, disconnecting the mind, breathing better, relaxing sounds and music ... All this helps reduce stress and improve our quality of sleep. Undoubtedly, an excellent meditation app both for beginners and for people already introduced in this world.

7. Intimind

Made in Spain, Intimind is an app created by a team of psychologists that offers meditations to meet different objectives: reduce stress, perform better at work, enhance personal relationships and achieve emotional balance.to enhance personal relationships and achieve emotional balance. Depending on what the user wants, he or she will do some sessions or others, which last between 10 and 20 minutes and which, obviously, are available in Spanish.

8. Siente

Created by the Facilísimo foundation, this app is a fantastic tool for meditation. and, in addition, by using it we are contributing to a good cause, because what is collected with the subscriptions goes to fund projects by this foundation, which encourages scientific dissemination, research and technological development to achieve a healthier, greener and more inclusive society.

The app first performs a wellness test to find out the user's needs and, once they have answered the test, they are offered personalized meditation sessions. It is developed in Spain by the Complutense University of Madrid, so it is obviously available in Spanish.

9. Stop, Breathe & Think

The importance of the breath in meditation sessions is enormous.. Aware of this, the creators of this app have developed meditation sessions in which the entire breathing process is controlled more than in any other application.

As the name suggests, the app says that the real benefits of meditation are achieved if we take three steps: "stop" what we are doing completely and focus on meditation, "breathe" to control our thoughts and feelings, and finally "think" about how this is helping us to relax the mind and become aware that we are entering an absolute state of mental control. The sessions last about 10 minutes.