Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom 4+
Insights for a Better Life
Waking Up Course, LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
NOT JUST ANOTHER MEDITATION APP
Don’t think of Waking Up as a conventional meditation app—think of it as a new operating system for your mind, and a guide to living a better life.
We aim to offer a far deeper approach to mindfulness than you’ll find elsewhere—one that fundamentally transforms how you see yourself, and the world around you.
But you’ll also discover life-changing, secular wisdom from top scholars and experts, on everything from sleep and doing good in the world to time management and happiness.
Waking Up is free for anyone who can’t afford it. We never want money to be the reason why someone can’t benefit from what we’ve built.
***Created by Sam Harris
Sam Harris, neuroscientist and best-selling author, built Waking Up to be the resource he wished he’d had when he began exploring meditation over 30 years ago.
Sam only includes those practices and insights he’s found to be utterly life-changing. The same is true for the many teachers, scholars, and experts you’ll meet throughout the app.
***A step-by-step approach to mindfulness
We’ve heard from thousands of members who say they never really understood meditation until they took our 28-part Introductory Course.
Whether you’re a beginner or advanced practitioner, you’ll dive straight into the deep end of real mindfulness, so you don’t waste any time on the surface.
***Learn the true purpose of meditation
Meditation is about more than just relieving stress, sleeping better, or improving your focus. While it can help you do all of that, our goal is ultimately to help you open the door to a deeper understanding of yourself.
***A place for serious seekers
Explore some of life’s most important questions, on topics like neuroscience, psychedelics, enlightenment, ethics, and Stoicism—from renowned authors and professors like Oliver Burkeman, Michael Pollan, Laurie Santos, Arthur C. Brooks, James Clear, and others.
***In-depth theory and practice
Waking Up explains both the theory and the practice of meditation —so you don’t just learn the “how” of mindfulness, but also the “why.”
You’ll be guided by prominent figures like Joseph Goldstein, Diana Winston, Adyashanti, Jayasāra, and Henry Shukman, who teach a wide range of contemplative practices, including Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta, and more.
***Timeless insights, modern lens
Within Waking Up, you’ll find some of the most profound spiritual teachings from throughout history—those that have stood the test of time. And you’ll hear from historic voices like Alan Watts.
But we also pressure-test ancient wisdom against modern science, so you won’t find outlandish claims or anything we haven’t found to be empirically true.
***A comprehensive guide
Waking Up supports your growth and development in a number of different ways. You’ll find an abundance of useful features, like meditation timers, in-app support messages, an ever-growing audio library, and daily reminders to help bring your mindfulness practice into your life—plus, Waking Up allows you to save all of your meditation sessions to your Apple Health app.
“Waking Up is, hands down, the most important meditation guide I’ve ever used.” Physician Peter Attia
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” -Susan Cain, best-selling author
“Waking Up is not an app, it’s a path. It is equal parts a meditation guide, a philosophy master-class and a highly-focused TED Conference.” -Eric Hirschberg, former CEO of ACTIVISION
SUBSCRIPTION
Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple account.
Terms of service: https://wakingup.com/terms-of-service/
Privacy policy: https://wakingup.com/privacy-policy/
Satisfaction guarantee: If you don’t find the app valuable, email us at support@wakingup.com for a full refund.
What’s New
Version 3.5
This update brings smoother performance and bug fixes to enhance your experience. While no major changes are introduced in this version, these refinements help ensure everything runs as seamlessly as possible.
Ratings and Reviews
A new chapter
Meditation has become an integral part of my life for roughly 5 years now. I picked it up during University as a way to counter a stressful period and an unrelenting ego, and never turned back. In that time I’ve been a loyal student to Andy Puddicombe and the Headspace app, which I’ve found to be tremendously beneficial.
After using the same set up for so long I decided it would be best to broaden my scope, and test the waters for a new app/teacher. So far, so good. Where Headspace was a friendly and warm welcome into the meditation circle, Waking up definitely feels like the next chapter. It’s remarkable at guiding you into the present moment whether you touch it for a second or far longer. Sam begins with punchy lines and novel ideas that hold your attention and immediately ground you.
While I’m only part of the way through the introduction series, I’m excited for the year ahead. I’ve spent time listening to some of the bonus content and feel I have a playground in which there’s so many new and wonderful thing to do. After half a decade of meditating I feel like a beginner again, and love the learning curve it brings. I believe you will find the same insights, and energy the sessions generously give.
I definitely recommend this app at some point in your mindfulness journey. Sam gives a fresh approach that truly does wake you up!
Life changer
Amazing content and a reliable albeit limited user experience orientated app.
There’s no doubt that these meditations are life changing in my experience. I used Headspace for a couple of years but after reading Sams book Waking Up I decided to give this a trial and after roughly two years in I’m sticking. Varying teachers/guides I think is important and Sams techniques have really opened up new doors getting me to explore my mind from fresh perspectives. Other available guides and content are truly enlightening also.
The app works, is functional and simple. I like they’ve removed streaks and other aspects of the application, however, if I could give half stars I’d give it 4.5 stars due to (in my opinion) a slightly poor UX. The most striking example is lack of tracking what I’ve listened to. So, if you want to follow for example the Headless way, you have no clear way of tracking progress. This I understand was removed due to encouraging people to come back to listen, but actually moves simple features enhancing user experience away from the user and dictating how a user should use the application. The app therefore comes across clunky and appears over simplified. That said, I’ll continue to hack my way around due to the content and hope the developers progress forward with more UX ideas in mind.
A genuine thank you to Sam Harris and everyone else involved in making this app!
I have been using the Waking Up app for a year now. It was the first form of meditation I tried, and I found the Waking Up app and the various daily meditations/talks a very accessible way of beginning to learn about meditation. I would recommend this app to absolutely anyone as I have genuinely witnessed benefits to my mental and physical health. Through taking just 10 minutes a day to focus on my mind, I have seen improvements in my concentration and sleeping. But most of all, it has helped me to understand and rationalise my thoughts and emotions from which I have experienced calmness or content in instances that previously would have consumed me with stress. I have tried other meditation apps, but I haven’t found anything that compares to the level of depth that the Waking Up app goes into when explaining concepts. I am confident that meditation is now something I will continue to practice throughout my life. Even at times when it is harder to maintain a regular meditation habit, I always find myself reminded of the benefits and determined to continue this journey. A genuine thank you to Sam Harris and everyone else involved in the app for creating an accessible but also truly life-improving meditation app!
App Privacy
The developer, Waking Up Course, LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
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Information
- Provider
- Waking Up Course, LLC
- Size
- 101.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 6.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Waking Up LLC
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Premium Subscription £19.99
- Premium Subscription £149.99
- Waking Up Yearly Subscription £149.99
- Monthly Subscription £19.99
- Family Yearly Subscription £229.99
- 3 Months Subscription £59.99
- Yearly Subscription £149.99
- Family Yearly Subscription £229.00
Supports
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Family Sharing
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