Verywell Mind / Jhett Thompson
These meditation and mindfulness apps are part of our 2023 Online Therapy + Wellness Awards, celebrating the best tried and tested mental health apps and services on the market.See Full List of Winners

These meditation and mindfulness apps are part of our 2023 Online Therapy + Wellness Awards, celebrating the best tried and tested mental health apps and services on the market.
See Full List of Winners
Most User-Friendly App: HeadspaceWe felt like Headspace’s variety of meditations, affordability, and evidence backing it make it an awesome resource—we especially appreciated that it had tons of variety in its exercises and let us design our own path through its mindfulness resources.Price:$12.99 per month, $69.99 per yearI’m a Therapist Who Tried Headspace to Help Conquer My StressSign Up NowBest for Beginners: The Mindfulness AppOverall, we felt like this app offers exactly what it says it does—an easy and welcoming introduction to mindfulness.Price:$10 per month, $60 per yearAre You a Meditation Beginner Like Me? Then Try Out The Mindfulness AppSign Up NowBest for Breathwork: BreathwrkWe felt that Breathwrk delivered on its promises to help us calm down, improve our breathing, learn more mindfulness techniques, and fall asleep more quickly.Price:Free version available, $12 per month, $69 per yearI’m an Insomniac Who Tried the Breathwrk App to See if It Could Help Me SleepSign Up NowBest for Focus: Insight TimerWe were impressed with how many meditation and mindfulness exercises Insight Timer offers (many for free) that helped us destress so that we could focus without our anxiety creeping in.Price:$9.99 per month, $59.99 per yearI’m a Therapist and I Tried Insight Timer to Improve My Sleep and MindfulnessSign Up NowBest Variety: BreetheWe got more out of Breethe than we thought we would just because of the sheer amount of resources available—we didn’t expect so many options from the app, and we were pleasantly surprised at how many meditations we were able to do on our own so soon after starting.Price:$12.99 per month, $89.99 per year, lifetime membership for $179.99I Questioned the Usefulness of Meditation Until I Tried BreetheSign Up Now
Most User-Friendly App: HeadspaceWe felt like Headspace’s variety of meditations, affordability, and evidence backing it make it an awesome resource—we especially appreciated that it had tons of variety in its exercises and let us design our own path through its mindfulness resources.Price:$12.99 per month, $69.99 per yearI’m a Therapist Who Tried Headspace to Help Conquer My StressSign Up Now
Most User-Friendly App: Headspace

We felt like Headspace’s variety of meditations, affordability, and evidence backing it make it an awesome resource—we especially appreciated that it had tons of variety in its exercises and let us design our own path through its mindfulness resources.
Price:$12.99 per month, $69.99 per year
I’m a Therapist Who Tried Headspace to Help Conquer My Stress
Sign Up Now
Best for Beginners: The Mindfulness AppOverall, we felt like this app offers exactly what it says it does—an easy and welcoming introduction to mindfulness.Price:$10 per month, $60 per yearAre You a Meditation Beginner Like Me? Then Try Out The Mindfulness AppSign Up Now
Best for Beginners: The Mindfulness App

Overall, we felt like this app offers exactly what it says it does—an easy and welcoming introduction to mindfulness.
Price:$10 per month, $60 per year
Are You a Meditation Beginner Like Me? Then Try Out The Mindfulness App
Best for Breathwork: BreathwrkWe felt that Breathwrk delivered on its promises to help us calm down, improve our breathing, learn more mindfulness techniques, and fall asleep more quickly.Price:Free version available, $12 per month, $69 per yearI’m an Insomniac Who Tried the Breathwrk App to See if It Could Help Me SleepSign Up Now
Best for Breathwork: Breathwrk

We felt that Breathwrk delivered on its promises to help us calm down, improve our breathing, learn more mindfulness techniques, and fall asleep more quickly.
Price:Free version available, $12 per month, $69 per year
I’m an Insomniac Who Tried the Breathwrk App to See if It Could Help Me Sleep
Best for Focus: Insight TimerWe were impressed with how many meditation and mindfulness exercises Insight Timer offers (many for free) that helped us destress so that we could focus without our anxiety creeping in.Price:$9.99 per month, $59.99 per yearI’m a Therapist and I Tried Insight Timer to Improve My Sleep and MindfulnessSign Up Now
Best for Focus: Insight Timer

We were impressed with how many meditation and mindfulness exercises Insight Timer offers (many for free) that helped us destress so that we could focus without our anxiety creeping in.
Price:$9.99 per month, $59.99 per year
I’m a Therapist and I Tried Insight Timer to Improve My Sleep and Mindfulness
Best Variety: BreetheWe got more out of Breethe than we thought we would just because of the sheer amount of resources available—we didn’t expect so many options from the app, and we were pleasantly surprised at how many meditations we were able to do on our own so soon after starting.Price:$12.99 per month, $89.99 per year, lifetime membership for $179.99I Questioned the Usefulness of Meditation Until I Tried BreetheSign Up Now
Best Variety: Breethe

We got more out of Breethe than we thought we would just because of the sheer amount of resources available—we didn’t expect so many options from the app, and we were pleasantly surprised at how many meditations we were able to do on our own so soon after starting.
Price:$12.99 per month, $89.99 per year, lifetime membership for $179.99
I Questioned the Usefulness of Meditation Until I Tried Breethe
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