Insight Timer - Meditatie

Over the years this app has become user unfriendly. Too many screens to click through and unnecessary information fill out blocks you can’t skip.
Instead of doing a quick meditation, I was distracted by the 10 screens I had to click through, to only end up writing a review in the hopes of the app development team noticing and rethinking their strategy for a meditation(!) app.

I have been a dedicated user of Insight Timer since 2017, but I am writing this review out of pure frustration with the current state of the app. What used to be a straightforward, helpful tool for meditation has become incredibly intrusive.
My biggest issue is that the app has become nearly impossible to use without being forced through a gauntlet of questionnaires and "onboarding" tasks. I cannot simply open the app to meditate; I am bombarded with demands to set timers, create goals, and commit to practice schedules. I do not want AI guidance, I do not want accountability dashboards, and I do not want stickers or scores. I simply want to open the app, find my content, and practice in peace. Being forced to provide consent or answer questions just to access a timer is unacceptable.
Beyond the intrusive UI, the search and history functions are chaotic. The "Recently Used" list is cluttered and completely uneditable. There is no way to remove tracks I didn't enjoy, which means the list is constantly filled with content I don't want to see again. It should be a basic feature to be able to curate your own history so you aren't accidentally re-playing content that didn't resonate with you.
Overall, the app has become a cluttered, high-pressure environment when it should be the exact opposite. Please, provide an option for a "serene" mode—a simple, clean interface that allows users to open the app, do their practice, and get out without all the forced engagement, goals, and chaotic dashboards. I miss the simplicity that originally made this app great.

Gebruik de app vrijwel dagelijks, fijn. Tot mijn teleurstelling komt er regelmatig een scherm waarop Plus aan wordt geraden. Ik heb echt al 10 keer “nee bedankt” gezegd. 1 keer moet echt genoeg zijn. Nee = nee. Dit werkt triggerend en dat is vast niet jullie bedoeling.

Elke dag krijg je nieuw aanbod onder je neus. Extreem veel keus, bijv 40 instrumenten/gongs bij de timer. Veel te veel ruis voor een app die innerlijke rust en groei als doel heeft.

Afhankelijk van wat je wilt, er is altijd wel een goede en fijne meditatie. Erg fijn.

Ik weet niet of het aan mijn apparaat ligt, maar ik hoor de laatste tijd altijd white noise dat steeds harder wordt na de bel. Dat maakt de app onbruikbaar voor mij

Carefully built library of meditations for different situations gone with one update. Now replaced with teachers and meditation retreats, in which I have no interest. Super strange move that practically ruined the app for me.

After the latest update the timer just switches off after about 30 seconds resulting in a black screen. Please fix this!

Used to be my goto app, but now it keeps asking annoying questions and show all kinds of screens with useless info. Too bad!

Why on Earth Use Capitols for Every Word in the Text and Titles?!? Is All Content Created By AI?
I hate that. You don’t have to be a language neurotic to be irritated by this.
App did help me to get on track again with meditation though and I can find suitable sounds to use as background. Glad to be able to click a track as favourite. But I agree with comments about too much popup clicking.

Super veel wijsheid, liefde en verbinding ontvang ik hier. In de lives, in de tracks van mijn favoriete teachers en in inzichtgevende cursussen. Voor mij zeer inspirerend en het helpt me enorm in mijn spirituele groei en daarmee in mijn dagelijkse leven en relaties, zowel in mijzelf als in mijn omgeving. Voor mij is een betaald abonnement de juiste keuze, want dit helpt mij om elke dag met meer liefde en vrijheid te leven

Super fijne app met eindeloos veel geleide meditaties, ontspannende muziek, yoga nidra sessies, cursussen en challenges.

This app became everything a meditation timer app should not become. Opening a just updated version made me click 10 times to be able to just start the timer! Horrible experience.

Such a breadth of tools and knowledge and practices! I believe anyone can find what they need here.

This has been with me for a few years as my go-to mindfulness app because of its simplicity which means theres a lower barrier to entry for practices. But also when i do want more, there’s great functionality. Love it!

Everytime i try do get into a maditation session i have to answer like 20 questions and skip past 5 monetization options. Just stop it ffs. Most people just want to use the timer, its not that deep!

Na de update is het niet meer mogelijk om tracks te selecteren op met/zonder achtergrond muziek, lang/kort en rating. Na veel zoeken heb ik een wieltje gevonden waarin je minuten kunt aangeven, maar geen range. Spijt, spijt, grote spijt dat ik deze update heb gedownload.

Way too many questions! “How are you feeling? How do you rate the session? Let’s set up a streak! How many days? Same tomorrow - how can we just NOT get any of these questions? Just open the app, select session, that’s it?