Name: Waking Up: A Meditation Course
Guide: Sam Harris, neuroscientist and philosopher, has practiced meditation for over 30 years, studying with Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers
Price: 15$/month, 100$/year, free if you email support@wakingup.com
Features: 50-day introductory course, daily meditations, lessons, conversations, meditation timer and tracker, group meditations with friends
User-friendliness: Uncluttered, save favourite meditations, download for offline use, timer instantly available, no search function however
Mindfulness topics: The logic of practice, mental training, gratitude, the value of attention, free will, the illusion of the self, the power of concepts, consciousness
Narration quality: Soft and non-intrusive
The Waking Up app was a game-changer for me. It’s what finally made me understand the need for meditation. It made me more curious to explore the nature of reality and how our minds relate to it. I’ve been using it daily since Summer 2019, reusing the Introductory course multiple times and listening to the conversations with mindfulness coaches. What I loved about the introductory courses was that they subtly progressed towards practicing and experiencing the mindfulness concepts discussed. If you can get it for free, through emailing them or other means, I highly recommend it! – Handsun
The Mindful Medical Learner 