Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom: iPhone vs Android
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom by Waking Up Course, LLC is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.8 ★
84k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#26
iPhone · 
Health & Fitness Grossing
Health & Fitness GrossingMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
1307736395
Publisher
Waking Up Course, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Sep 2018
8 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
101 MB
Also listed in
Education
Google Play
App details
App ID
org.wakingup.android
Publisher
WAKING UP LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 100+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 100+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 500+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Waking Up Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription |
Hidden keywords
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.9 ★ | 43k |
| Google Play | 4.8 ★ | 42k 5.4k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.8 ★ weighted by ratings | 84k |
What users say about Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
From the 62 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “A treasure trove of content, you will not be disappointed!”
- Useful: “Very helpful, well made meditation app”
- Fun: “Enjoying practicing and sharing the Waking Up App”
- Price & subscription: “Plus the price is way too high in this economy”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I track app subscriptions on App Store”
- Features & content: “Not worth the price of admission when you need constant WiFi to access downloaded content”
- Useful: “I’ll update this if they do refund my remaining 11 months but would never recommend this deceptive app to anyone”
- Privacy & data: “This app also contains usage tracking software for no good reason”
About Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
Recognized as a 2025 Pick by NYT Wirecutter
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store “App of the Day”
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
“Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it’s such a powerful tool.” —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
“Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It’s my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being.” —Rich Roll, athlete & author
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What’s Inside
- Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
- Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
- Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
- Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
- Moment—short reflections when you need them most
- Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
- Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
- A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
- Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
- CarPlay—listen to select sessions and conversations while you drive.
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It’s meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
- Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
- Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
- Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
- Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
- Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he’d had when he began meditatin
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store “App of the Day”
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
“Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it’s such a powerful tool.” —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
“Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It’s my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being.” —Rich Roll, athlete & author
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What’s Inside
- Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
- Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
- Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
- Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
- Moment—short reflections when you need them most
- Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
- Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
- A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
- Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
- CarPlay—listen to select sessions and conversations while you drive.
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It’s meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
- Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
- Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
- Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
- Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
- Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he’d had when he began meditatin
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom iPhone
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom is #61 in Health & Fitness Grossing in United States and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperWaking Up Course, LLC
CategoryHealth & Fitness
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.9 (43k)
Version3.27.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.9 ★
43k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#61
Health & Fitness GrossingMeasured
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom on the App Store
App details
App ID
1307736395
Publisher
Waking Up Course, LLC
Publisher country
United States
On the store since
Sep 2018
8 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.0+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
101 MB
Also listed in
Education
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. iPhone downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Waking Up Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription |
Hidden keywords
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom shows up in App Store search (US) for 1 word that appear nowhere in its name, subtitle or developer name, so they are almost certainly in its private keyword field.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Health & FitnessGrossing | #61 |
 United Kingdom | Health & FitnessGrossing | #40 |
 Germany | Health & FitnessGrossing | #59 |
 Canada | Health & FitnessGrossing | #34 |
| Australia | Health & FitnessGrossing | #40 |
 France | Health & FitnessGrossing | #72 |
 India | Health & FitnessGrossing | #84 |
| Canada | Health & FitnessFree | #110 |
 Netherlands | Health & FitnessGrossing | #61 |
 Vietnam | Health & FitnessGrossing | #35 |
| South Africa | Health & FitnessGrossing | #26 |
 Sweden | Health & FitnessGrossing | #49 |
 Thailand | Health & FitnessGrossing | #76 |
Apps near Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom on the chart
Health & Fitness Grossing, around #61.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.9 ★
43k ratings
Measured
Ratings
43k
Measured
What users say about Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
From the 62 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “A treasure trove of content, you will not be disappointed!”
- Useful: “Very helpful, well made meditation app”
- Fun: “Enjoying practicing and sharing the Waking Up App”
- Price & subscription: “Plus the price is way too high in this economy”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I track app subscriptions on App Store”
- Features & content: “Not worth the price of admission when you need constant WiFi to access downloaded content”
- Useful: “I’ll update this if they do refund my remaining 11 months but would never recommend this deceptive app to anyone”
- Privacy & data: “This app also contains usage tracking software for no good reason”
About Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
Recognized as a 2025 Pick by NYT Wirecutter
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store “App of the Day”
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
“Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it’s such a powerful tool.” —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
“Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It’s my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being.” —Rich Roll, athlete & author
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What’s Inside
- Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
- Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
- Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
- Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
- Moment—short reflections when you need them most
- Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
- Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
- A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
- Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
- CarPlay—listen to select sessions and conversations while you drive.
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It’s meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
- Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
- Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
- Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
- Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
- Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he’d had when he began meditatin
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store “App of the Day”
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
“Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it’s such a powerful tool.” —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
“Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It’s my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being.” —Rich Roll, athlete & author
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What’s Inside
- Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
- Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
- Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
- Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
- Moment—short reflections when you need them most
- Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
- Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
- A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
- Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
- CarPlay—listen to select sessions and conversations while you drive.
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It’s meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
- Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
- Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
- Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
- Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
- Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he’d had when he began meditatin
Latest updates
3.27.1
We’ve added 100 new quotes to the queue. Autoplay, Interlude, and Custom Practice settings are now available in the Introductory Course. We’ve also made several smaller improvements and fixes throughout the app.
3.27
We’ve added 100 new quotes to the queue. Autoplay, Interlude, and Custom Practice settings are now available in the Introductory Course. We’ve also made several smaller improvements and fixes throughout the app.
3.26
Store changes
What Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 9)
New iPad screenshots 
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom Android
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom gets 500+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, October 2026, rounded down to a band).
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom is #42 in Health & Fitness Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 7 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 25 Oct 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperWaking Up LLC
CategoryHealth & Fitness
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.8 (42k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.8 ★
42k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#42
Health & Fitness GrossingMeasured
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom on Google Play
App details
App ID
org.wakingup.android
Publisher
WAKING UP LLC
Publisher country
United States
Content rating
Everyone
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 2 | Premium Subscription subscription | |
| 3 | Waking Up Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 4 | Monthly Subscription subscription | |
| 5 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 6 | Yearly Subscription subscription | |
| 7 | Family Yearly Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Health & FitnessGrossing | #42 |
| United Kingdom | Health & FitnessGrossing | #31 |
 Saudi Arabia | Health & FitnessGrossing | #45 |
 Indonesia | Health & FitnessGrossing | #46 |
 United Arab Emirates | Health & FitnessGrossing | #44 |
| Thailand | Health & FitnessGrossing | #46 |
| Vietnam | Health & FitnessGrossing | #44 |
Apps near Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom on the chart
Health & Fitness Grossing, around #42.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
42k ratings
Measured
Ratings
42k
Measured
Written reviews
5.4k
Measured
What users say about Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
From the 114 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Useful: “highly recommend this app”
- Features & content: “Varied and helpful content daily”
- Price & subscription: “It's worth to try a free trial”
- Speed & performance: “Waking Up is slowly grounding me in myself”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “Minimum of 1 year subscription”
- Features & content: “I pay 16 for YouTube and get plenty of options”
- Speed & performance: “endless loading screen on every single page”
About Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
About this app
A Life-Changing Approach to Mindfulness—Learn More than Basic Relaxation Methods
Recognized as a 2025 Pick by NYT Wirecutter
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store "App of the Day"
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
"Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it's such a powerful tool." —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
"Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It's my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being." —Rich Roll, athlete & author
"If you've had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!" —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What's Inside
Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
Moment—short reflections when you need them most
Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It's meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he'd had when he began meditating
A Life-Changing Approach to Mindfulness—Learn More than Basic Relaxation Methods
Recognized as a 2025 Pick by NYT Wirecutter
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store "App of the Day"
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
"Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it's such a powerful tool." —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
"Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It's my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being." —Rich Roll, athlete & author
"If you've had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!" —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What's Inside
Introductory Course—a transformative 28-day program, for both beginners and experienced meditators
Daily Meditations—regular guided sessions with Sam Harris
Daily Quotes—a spark of insight each day
Daily Wisdom—brief lessons that shift perspective
Moment—short reflections when you need them most
Sleep—talks and meditations to help you rest
Meditation Timer—customize your own sessions
A vast library of meditations, theory sessions, life courses, conversations, and Q&As
Community—connect with members to discuss meditation, philosophy, psychedelics, and more
Why Waking Up Stands Out
Unlike conventional meditation apps, Waking Up blends practice with theory—so you not only learn to meditate but also understand how it transforms your mind. It's meditation, science, and timeless wisdom in one place.
Topics & Techniques
Our library combines contemplative traditions with modern science, offering tools for both practice and understanding. Techniques include mindfulness (Vipassana), Loving-Kindness, body scans, yoga nidra, and nondual awareness practices from Dzogchen, Zen, and Advaita Vedanta. Topics span neuroscience, psychology, Stoicism, ethics, psychedelics, productivity, and happiness.
Content & Teachers
Created by neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris, Waking Up features leading voices in meditation, philosophy, and psychology.
Practice—Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta (Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Richard Lang)
Theory—the philosophy and science of consciousness, ethics, and well-being (Alan Watts, Charlotte Joko Beck, Joan Tollifson, James Low, Douglas Harding)
Life—mindfulness in relationships, productivity, Stoicism, and more (David Whyte, Oliver Burkeman, Matthew Walker, Amanda Knox, Donald Robertson, Bob Waldinger)
Conversations—Sam Harris with Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Morgan Housel, Roland Griffiths, Cal Newport, Shinzen Young
Q&As—Sam Harris with Joseph Goldstein, Adyashanti, Henry Shukman, Jack Kornfield, Loch Kelly
And many more subjects and teachers.
Created by Sam Harris
Neuroscientist and best-selling author Sam Harris built Waking Up as the resource he wished he'd had when he began meditating
What's new in 3.27.0
We’ve added 100 new quotes to the queue. Autoplay, Interlude, and Custom Practice settings are now available in the Introductory Course. We’ve also made several smaller improvements and fixes throughout the app.