App Reviews /

The Mindfulness App Review

The Mindfulness App Screenshots
Credibility

Credibility

2.03 / 5.00

Overall Score: 6/15

Consumer Ratings: 2/2
Proposed Goal: 2/2
Evidence-Based Content: 1/1
Software Updates: 0/2
Clinical Input in Development: 0/1
Research on Development Process: 0/1
Efficacy of Other Products: 0/1
Research Independence and Review: 0/2
Research Base: 1/3

Rating Date: April 2023

Learn more about the Credibility Rating
User Experince

User Experience

3.95 / 5.00

Engagement: 3.75 Functionality: 4.25 Aesthetics: 3.83 Information: 3.97 Subjective quality score: 3.25 Perceived impact score: 3.58 Rating date: March 2020 Rated by: University of Queensland

Learn More about the User Experience Rating
Transparency

Transparency

Not Yet Available
Professional Reviews

Professional Review

Not Yet Available

The Mindfulness App is aimed to help users increase mindfulness and improve life satisfaction through guided meditation. The app begins with five days of introductory guided meditations. The user can create a personalized “Timed Session”, choosing length of session, guided by voice, and type of background sound. The “My profile” feature provides an overview of weekly meditation practices, providing data on total and average time meditating, numbers of sessions and number of courses. Other features include setting reminders to meditate based on the time of the week or current location. The app is free, but users can pay to upgrade to “Premium”, which offers specialized guided meditations, courses, and challenges for purchase to target a specific symptom (i.e., sleep quality, stress, etc). This premium membership will cost users $9.99/month or $59.99/year.

Technical Details

Available for: Requires iOS 11.0 and watchOS 3.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad,
and iPod touch. Varies with Android Device
Developer: MindApps
Type of Treatment: Mindfulness
Targeted Conditions: Stress and anxiety
Target Audience: Adults
Designed to be used in conjunction with a healthcare professional?: No
Languages available: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Bokmal, Spanish, and Swedish
Cost: Free with in-app purchases
Get it on:  Apple App StoreGoogle Play

Research on this App

There is no direct scientific research on the effectiveness of The Mindfulness App

Click the links below to learn more about the treatment types used in this app.
How Mindfulness Works

How we evaluate

We review apps against rating criteria developed by experts in the field. Some of those criteria are:

icon-Credibility

Credibility

We look at the research supporting the technology and the credibility of the development process.

icon-Transparent

Transparency

We review privacy policies to see if key pieces of information about what happens with entered data are addressed.

UserExperiencePG

User Experience

We explore how fun, functional, easy-to-use, engaging, and interesting the technology is.

ProfessionalReviews

Professional Reviews

A professional in a relevant field downloads and uses the technology and writes a narrative review, highlighting pros & cons and some recommendations for use.

Learn More About Our Criteria
;