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Headspace

Most people start at Headspace, which is the most popular meditation app out there, offering numerous lessons to help incorporate meditation into all aspects of your life.

Cost: $6 to $12.99 per month

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

10 Percent Happier

Former ABC journalist Dan Harris isn’t solely responsible for the rise in interest in meditation but he certainly helped. His app, a companion to his book that’s geared toward meditation skeptics, is simple and easy to follow—and often good for a few laughs.

Cost: Free, in-app purchases

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

Aura

Personalize your meditation with Aura’s unique individualized approach. Basing your session on your current mood can help you move on from whatever cloud is following you around.

Cost: Free, in-app purchases

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

Calm

The perfect app for people who initially want to meditate without knowing they’re meditating. With sessions as short as three minutes, Calm can be a great starter kit for those who hear so many good things about meditation and are finally ready to give it a shot.

Cost: Free, in-app purchases

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

Smiling Mind

Putting mindfulness front and center, this app wants its users to be present more than anything else, offering simple, soothing sessions that provide comfort and peace. It can be used as a pre-meditation practice as well.

Cost: Free, in-app purchases

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

Insight Timer

Sort of the celebrity branch of the meditation community, you’ll find sessions with some of the practice’s most prominent teachers and advocates.

Cost: Free, in-app purchases

Available: Apple Store and Google Play

Journey

If you think meditation classes are nice but are a bit bothered by prepackaged sessions, you want to live in the moment and take live classes with Journey, which offers real-time sessions for its users.

Cost: $19.99 per month

Available: Apple Store and Google Play