Cost of insight timer app10/2/2023 (Though, of course, there are MANY contributors to the app, not just Thay.) This free app, as it says, is composed of “a l ibrary of digital mindfulness content from Plum Village in France…in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.” I love his teachings, but it can be hard because of his thick accent, so you have to concentrate. 7.5/10 I will automatically rate free apps higher. Headed down the path toward…is there a word for it when low-cost awesome apps add these pricey, cluttered tiers and then leave us cheapskates to rot? When I got it, it was a one-off cost on the app store which I now can’t remember, but of course now it has a membership option so you get more stuff. I love playing with it, instead of meditating. It’s not particularly relevant to meditation, but the wheel interface is totally cool. Expensive, but he gives it for free if you ask/can’t afford it. His long form interviews crack me up the way he often does as much if not more talking than the interviewee. (Sam Harris) 7/10 Lots of really interesting content if you’re into exploring consciousness in a way that gels with Harris’s interest, alot of which I am. – Headspace: 7/10 Been using it for just under a year, but it’s starting to get pushy on some social/political issues, too. – 10 Percent Happier: 5/10 Too pushy, too biased (takes positions on divisive social issues, I prefer no comment/neutrality in a meditation app) – Insight Timer: 3/10 (See above, got ruined with clutter and cost) ![]() I thought I’d tried all the meditation apps in existence, but didn’t know about Medito or Oak.
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