Built by a dutch non-profit, Medito is a meditation app that is completely free without ads, supported by donations from the community. The new update brought a completely new interface and new content.
The source code is on GitHub and the app is available for iOS and Android. Sadly the F-Droid version didn’t receive the update yet.
I’m not affiliated with Medito, just a meditator who has used Medito for 3 years now. It helped me a lot, and maybe it can help some of you too. Have a nice day.
YSK that this is not an advertising community
The only medication app you need is the built in timer.
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who tf cares?
Apparently you care enough to comment.
This is really cool, I was looking for an alternative to things like Calm
I think it should get reviewed and listed on Mozilla’s PrivacyNotIncluded page for mental health apps. That’s where I checked, and I imagine others do as well.
I’ll try submitting it later unless someone else gets to it first :)
More on why the update is not on F-Droid yet here: https://github.com/meditohq/medito-app/issues/195#issuecomment-1790255585
I have tried a few other apps as I struggle with even trying to meditate, and all of the popular ones are naggy ‘please engage me’ hell that tries to force a paid subscription. Haven’t heard of this one, and it looks like it will be the actual thing it is supposed to be!
Thank you!
I’m on iOS, when I open the app I just get a black screen and nothing happens. Is anyone else seeing the same thing?
For the WakingUp app you can get a free year if you just send them an email and ask. Same with the podcast.
Or you can try it free for 30 days by using this link that I as a paid member can share around. I don’t benefit anything if you use that link. I can also share full lenght podcast episodes so if there’s one you’re curious about just hit me up and I’ll send you a link.
I thought I’d just grab the APK directly from Github, but would you look at that, the latest release is from June 2022, same as what’s on F-Droid
You might be interested in Obtainium
I am, I’m already using it
Should’ve thought. 😅
It’s great, isn’t it? F-Droid can be pretty slow sometimes
For guided mindfulness meditation, I’m not sure you need an app, just a recording. I have used these free recordings for years: Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
Another good resource that I made a lot of progress with when I was first starting out is UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center recordings of their weekly mediation sessions. https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc/free-guided-meditations/drop-meditations-hammer-podcast
Im getting some old and out of touch energy. But man a meditation app sounds contradictory
Guided meditation is by far the best way to start and is always relevant. At some point an app might not cut it much more, and a meditation teacher will always beat an app, but an app beats nothing, at least for begginers.
Apps can do some things that recordings cannot do. For instance, Waking Up allows you to lengthen the daily meditation by lengthening the silences between instructions. This can be really helpful if you find the instructions come too quickly, or if you are trying to lengthen your ability to maintain focus. It’s the same recorded material, just with tailored silence duration.
