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24 alternatives to SelfMonk
The Airpod-first meditation app ⛩
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SelfMonk launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Headspace 2.0▲498Meditation made simple in just 10 minutes a day
2014 · headspace.com · its alternatives →
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Your daily 2 minutes of peace
2024 · shutupandbreathe.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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BeGuided AI▲204Create personalised guided meditations with a single prompt
2023 · be-mindful.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Breathe2▲73Pre-installed workouts & option to create your own, for free
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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New meditation every morning. With your name in it.
2023 · its alternatives →
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RegularMonk▲11Three short mindfulness sessions a day. Each one takes 5 minutes. No streaks. No scores. Just showing up.
May 2026 · regularmonk.com · its alternatives →
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Do Meditate▲96The minimalist app for meditations, breathing, and sounds.
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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To-do list app that lets you empty your mind in an instant
2019 · its alternatives →
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Essential▲106A beautiful, minimal, distraction-free meditation app
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pulse▲71Minimalist meditation app with no voice-over, just BG sound
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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AtFirst▲79AI voice-guided daily affirmations to help you feel happier
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Mindstimer▲71The simple meditation timer for Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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I've been interested in meditation for many years now. Worked at meditation startups, have done Vipassana 10 day retreats. I've been able to get into some pretty deep meditation sessions and those have always been nice for me. But for whatever reason, it always felt like playing the slot machine for me. I could never consistently get into the space. Meditation kind of would come and go in my life. Anyways, I stumbled across this guy on Youtube talking about HRV resonance meditation (i'll link him below, but i'm not affiliated). He talked about reaching this meditative state as being a…
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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