Balance: Meditation & Sleep

This app changed my life! Worth every penny. I use it every day. ❤️

The app is good looking and functions well. The introduction course to meditation (called Foundations) really takes you by the hand. Unfortunately so much so that it falls over its own feet with encouragements and guidance that interrupts your meditation to some degree. The standalone meditations have more silent space and are quite good, tho thats just a handful of recordings. I was very happy with how Balance offered a 1 year free subscription, and it’s been very motivating to follow a structured programme. I don’t believe the gameified experience with accomplishments and levels fits well with the mindfulness philosophy. Generally, the mindfulness philosophy is neglected in the app eg., often the app reminds me that “lack of awareness can lead to accidents, pay attention to your surroundings to stay safe” 😂 Mindfulness is really more than that. I don’t know. I think the app is pretty good but it’s not wholly committed to the ethos.

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…og måske endda mere. Jeg fik et år med alle funktionerne gratis, men jeg har nok ikke brugt det nok til at jeg ville have givet 500 kr. for det - MEN det er min egen fejl fordi jeg glemte det, og jeg fortryder, at jeg ikke har udnyttet det mere, for det har virkelig givet mig ro i sindet. Det kan også hjælpe med andre ting som at komme af med dårlige vaner, få motivation til at arbejde, håndtere angstanfald og meget mere. :) Jeg er tilfreds!

I think this is a good and useful app to improve mental health and capabilities. Would be be nice to have an option to by a lifetime subscription, since I don't really wanna invest annually in this.

I very much enjoy using Balance to meditate. More so, it also offers great white noise audios that I can play for my 3 months old son for him to fall asleep. With that said though, I miss a journal option which I believe would go hand-in-hand with the overall goal of the app. I would love to be able to write down my thoughts and feelings. Also, I’d love to choose more than just one emotions/conditions when reporting about my mood.

Amazing app. Helps in more ways than one. Helps short term and long term. I started using Balance when I lost my father. I haven’t stopped since. The coaches are very good with their soothing voices. I also follow them and Balance on Insta which has improved my experience.

Best app, I will definitely pay after the one year. I love the fact that they have a lot of different audios for all types of meditation. Thanks a lot!

I love this app!!!! Would love some more meditations tho

The app is good looking and functions well. The introduction course to meditation (called Foundations) really takes you by the hand. Unfortunately so much so that it falls over its own feet with encouragements and guidance that interrupts your meditation every other breath. After 3 weeks of Foundations course I am less relaxed in my own meditation praxis as I now anticipate interruption. Now is when I stop using the app. The standalone meditations have more silent space and are quite good, tho if you’re only using that handful of recordings there’s no point in paying for an app subscription, as you might as well buy audios elsewhere to keep. I was very happy with how Balance offered a 1 year free subscription, and it’s been very motivating to follow a course and rack up accomplishments and levels in the gameified app experience. The Foundation meditations are over narrated to a point where its more like listening to an audiobook than meditating.