Balance
Personalized guided meditation app built from daily check-ins
- #10 of 10 in best meditation apps
- Subscription
- iOS
Ranked 10 of 10 in best meditation apps
Balance builds each session from daily check-in answers, unlike the course-led apps here. It is a subscription after a free trial and iPhone only in the App Store listing, so readers wanting no-cost use should check the free apps.
Best for Personalized daily meditation for iPhone subscribers
About Balance
Balance is built around a daily check-in. Each day the app asks about experience, goals and preferences, then assembles a guided meditation from an audio library of thousands of files. The app says the sessions become more personalized as users answer more questions. Sessions are grouped into 10-day plans that teach meditation fundamentals, single sessions for a short break, and sleep meditations with Sleep Sounds and an interactive Wind Down activity.
The App Store listing describes a free trial followed by two auto-renewing subscriptions, one monthly and one yearly, and it does not describe a free plan. The listing is marked as iPhone only. The Mind Company also publishes the Elevate and Spark apps, which the company site lists alongside Balance. Readers who want no-cost use should compare it with the free apps in this list.
Key features
- Daily personalized meditation
- 10-day plans
- Singles for short sessions
- Sleep Sounds and Wind Down
- Free trial, then subscription
Strengths
- Daily check-ins shape each meditation
- 10-day plans for meditation fundamentals
- Sleep meditations and a Wind Down activity
Limits
- Subscription only after the free trial
- The App Store listing shows an iPhone app only
Where Balance ranks
How Balance compares
| Product | Score | Price | Platforms | Main focus | Sleep content | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#6 Happier Meditation | 84.0 | Free plan, paid upgrades | iOS, iPadOSAndroid | Goal-based personal meditation | Not highlighted | Three courses in the free account |
#7 Smiling Mind | 82.5 | Free | iOSAndroidWeb | Mental fitness for all ages | Getting Better Sleep program | Mental fitness programs |
#8 Oak | 80.5 | Free plan, paid upgrades | iOS, iPadOS | Meditation and breathing exercises | Guided breathing for sleep, with background sounds | A 10-day Mantra meditation course |
#9 Simple Habit | 79.0 | Free plan, paid upgrades | iOSAndroidWeb | Short stress-relief sessions | Not highlighted | Not highlighted |
| #10Balance | 77.5 | Subscription | iOS | Personalized daily meditation from check-ins | Sleep meditations, Sleep Sounds and Wind Down | 10-day plans on meditation fundamentals |
The full comparison table for best meditation apps has all 10 products.
Questions about Balance
- Is Balance free?
- Balance is a paid product (subscription). Free trial, then monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscriptions.
- Is Balance open source?
- No. Balance is proprietary software; its source code is not public.
- Which platforms does Balance support?
- Balance is available on: iOS.
- What is Balance best for?
- Personalized daily meditation for iPhone subscribers. In our ranking of meditation apps it is number 10 of 10 with a score of 77.5.
- What are the best alternatives to Balance?
- The highest-ranked alternatives on listme.name are Headspace, Calm, Medito, Insight Timer.
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