Waking Up Course
For intellectually curious individuals interested in the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, and mindfulness.
Known forWaking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
Waking Up: Meditation & WisdomFor intellectually curious individuals interested in the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, and mindfulness.
Waking Up: Meditation & WisdomProviding a secular, science-based approach to meditation and philosophy for individuals seeking intellectual depth in mindfulness.
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Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
v3.21.1
2mo ago
Primary focus
Secular meditation and philosophical education
Scale
indie
Target audience
Intellectually curious individuals interested in the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, and mindfulness.
Origin
Founded by author and neuroscientist Sam Harris to provide a guide to spirituality without religion.
Released 11 updates for their flagship title in the last 6 months with the most recent update occurring 21 days ago.
1 app analysed
A Life-Changing Approach to Mindfulness—Learn More than Basic Relaxation Methods
Scholarship program functions as a B2B-style distribution barrier by lowering entry costs
Single-market publisher — every app ships only to United States.
Based on 1 of 1 app with localized market data · last scanned .
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Negative apps
75/100
Avg sentiment score
With nearly one million reviews and a high-frequency release cadence, Headspace dominates the meditation market share and sets the industry standard for content breadth.
Strategic outlook coming soon.
What fed this analysis
Directly competes for the 'skeptical' or 'practical' user demographic with a focus on evidence-based mindfulness.
A massive, community-driven platform that offers the largest free library of guided meditations in the market.
Uses a highly personalized, adaptive learning algorithm to tailor meditation plans to individual user needs.
Focuses heavily on the sleep-aid segment of the health category with advanced soundscape customization.
A minimalist, utility-first meditation app that appeals to users who dislike the 'lifestyle app' bloat.
A recent, specialized spin-off from a major market player, indicating a strategy to capture niche sleep-focused users.
Rapidly innovating in the generative audio space with 12 releases in the last six months.
