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Someone buying a meditation app asks whether the app can be used free of charge, whether the money is refunded and whether the subscription is easy to get out of. These decide 50 points out of 100.
Score shows how the company does on our comparison criteria, on a 0–100 scale. Rankings cannot be bought.
Basic metrics · 68.4
+ All subscription prices in euros on the public price list page: individual 6.99 €/month, 59.88 €/year (4.99 €/month) and lifetime 240 €; family 10.99 €/month and 95.88 €/year
Basic metrics: 68.4, rank 1 · no change
Basic metrics · 50.9
+ An extensive English-language frequently asked questions section clearly explains what the order includes
Basic metrics: 50.9, rank 4 · ▲ 2 places
Basic metrics · 53.5
+ The free version is very extensive and this is stated clearly: the world's largest free library of guided meditations, hundreds of thousands of tracks ('For free' repeated throughout the page)
Basic metrics: 53.5, rank 3 · no change
– Money back: A right of return or cancellation was not found on the front page or in the terms of use (legal/terms-of-service).
Basic metrics · 59.5
+ Order prices are public, in euros, on the /subscriptions page: annual subscription 57.99 € (4.83 €/month) and monthly subscription 12.99 €/month
Basic metrics: 59.5, rank 2 · ▼ 2 places
Basic metrics · 41.1
+ Content is said to be available in 15 languages ('over 10,000 preventative health contents available in 15 languages')
Basic metrics: 41.1, rank 6 · ▲ 1 place
– Free use: A free tier or trial is not evident from the home page and terms of use; the home page is aimed at business customers.
Basic metrics · 43.2
+ Owning company clearly stated: 'Balance: Guided Meditation App | The Mind Company', footer '© 2026 The Mind Company' and its own About Us page
Basic metrics: 43.2, rank 5 · ▼ 1 place
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| Buying motive | What is measured | Scale | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free use QUESTIONCan I use the app free of charge? | Does the app have a permanently free tier or only a trial. | Permanent free tier = 100 points, free trial only = 50, neither = 0. | 18 p |
| Money back QUESTIONCan I get my money back if the app does not suit me? | Return or cancellation right promised in the service's own terms. | 14-day right of return = 100 points, return within 14 days at the company's discretion = 50, return only at the company's discretion = 25, no returns = 0. | 16 p |
| Order cancellation QUESTIONCan I easily get out of the order? | Whether the order can be cancelled directly from the service's own account, website or by e-mail. | Cancellation directly with the service = 100 points, cancellation only through the app store or payment method = 50. | 16 p |
| Basic metrics | Digital quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score | Basic metrics × 0.5 | 50 p |
We scored 6 consumer-oriented meditation and mindfulness apps on 18 metrics. The most important question: are the monthly and annual price, the limits of the free version and how to cancel the subscription clearly stated before subscribing?
Meditation and mindfulness apps are a growing way to practise relaxation and improve sleep. The biggest problem for the consumer is pricing transparency: many apps hide the euro amount of the subscription fee behind the app store, so the price cannot be seen until you download the app. We scored six consumer-oriented apps on whether the price, the limits of the free version, subscription renewal and the owning company are clearly stated already on the website.
Monthly and annual price publicly shown in euros without logging in (30), limits of the free version and differences of the paid version stated (20), automatic renewal and cancellation of the subscription stated (15), Finnish-language content or application interface available (15), owning company stated on the site (20)
Transparency is 30% of the basic metrics, i.e. 15% of the total points · these metrics make up its 100 points · the full formula and the other pillars
How to read the comparison correctly: Half of the points come from buyer's questions, i.e. things the buyer finds out before deciding. The other half measures how openly the company publishes its prices, terms and contact details. Clear differences in points indicate a genuine difference: one tells you the price immediately, another only after logging in. Close scores should not be read as a ranking order, because every measurement has a margin of variation. The measurement accuracy and the full calculation formula are open in the methodology.
Customer experience is brought into the assessment separately. We also collect customer feedback and customer experiences about companies through separate surveys. The survey results will be added to the overall assessment later.
All the apps are foreign. There were no Finnish meditation apps in this comparison. The owning company is stated openly for each one: American, French or Turkish.
Pricing is the clearest pain point in this sector. Some apps show the monthly and annual price in euros straight away, others hide the price behind the app store or a login. An automatically renewing subscription applies to almost all of them.
Finnish-language content is rare. In some of them, the user interface and meditations are in English only, which is worth checking before subscribing.
Every company is measured with the same public formula: half of the points come from buyer's questions and half from basic metrics, which have four pillars: technical quality, transparency, reachability and AI quality score. Ranking cannot be bought, and you can see the origin of each point on the company's profile. Read the full methodology →
Petit BamBou. Its price page shows all subscription prices in euros (6.99 euros a month, 59.88 euros a year and 240 euros lifetime), and the permanent free version and cancellation terms are stated openly.
No. All six apps are foreign: American ones, a French one and a Turkish one. The owning company is stated for each.
Some do. For example, Insight Timer has a very extensive free library and Petit BamBou a permanent free tier with no payment card. Some apps offer only a time-limited trial period.
Many apps direct pricing to the app store (App Store or Google Play), so the amount in euros only becomes visible when creating an account or downloading. This is a well-known transparency weakness in the industry.
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