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Best Mindfulness Apps for iPhone (2026)

40 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Happier Meditation is the top-ranked of 40 mindfulness apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 143,060 ratings.

  1. 1
    Happier MeditationS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 143,060 ratings · score 95
  2. 2
    The Mindfulness AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,607 ratings · score 94
  3. 3
    Smiling Mind: Mental WellbeingS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 4,951 ratings · score 93
  4. 4
    Mindfulness CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 11,224 ratings · score 91
  5. 5
    Mindfulness.com Meditation AppA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,535 ratings · score 91

What belongs in this list

Practice mindfulness to stay present and calm in daily life.

Not here: a meditation timer alone; sleep meditation audio alone; a mood tracker alone; motivational quotes alone; the word mindful in the title alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
HappierThe Mindfuln…Smiling MindMindfulness Coach
A
Mindfulness.…MeditoPetit BamBouHealthyPlum Village#MindfulSerenityOpenChillDeclutter
B
Lumosity MindMeditation by Soothing Pod
C
Inner BalanceReflectInnergySwaIdanim・Mindf…Joy of LivingMindfulness BellRelax MeditationGuided3 Minute
D
BrainpalMeditation Timer-ZenMinderPresentRelax Meditation PmindingEasy, quick
F
MeditationMINDSETBuddhifyMeditation StudioPanda PresenceSlothyMindfulness Meditation MobileDaily

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Happier MeditationS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 143,060 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  2. 2
    The Mindfulness AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,607 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  3. 3
    Smiling Mind: Mental WellbeingS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 4,951 ratings · score 93 · best in class
  4. 4
    Mindfulness CoachS
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 11,224 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  5. 5
    Mindfulness.com Meditation AppA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,535 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  6. 6
    Medito: Mindfulness MeditationA
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 4,267 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  7. 7
    Petit BamBou: MindfulnessA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,869 ratings · score 91 · excellent
  8. 8
    Healthy Minds Program by HuminA
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 9,186 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  9. 9
    Plum Village: MindfulnessA
    Free · ★ 5.0 · 3,941 ratings · score 89 · excellent
  10. 10
    #MindfulA
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 14,438 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  11. 11
    Serenity: Guided MeditationA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 1,626 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  12. 12
    Open: Breathwork + MeditationA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 17,848 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  13. 13
    Chill - Mindfulness RemindersA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 5,374 ratings · score 85 · excellent
  14. 14
    Declutter The Mind MeditationA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 960 ratings · score 84 · excellent
  15. 15
    Lumosity Mind - Meditation AppB
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 3,845 ratings · score 79 · good
  16. 16
    Meditation by Soothing PodB
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 8,900 ratings · score 78 · good
  17. 17
    Inner BalanceC
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 17,961 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  18. 18
    Reflect: Christian MindfulnessC
    Free · ★ 5.0 · 35 ratings · score 69 · situational
  19. 19
    Innergy: Meditation & SleepC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 490 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  20. 20
    Swa:aha - Meditation & YogaC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 544 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  21. 21
    Idanim・Mindfulness, MeditationC
    Free · ★ 4.9 · 204 ratings · score 66 · situational · provisional
  22. 22
    Joy of Living: MeditationC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 50 ratings · score 64 · situational · provisional
  23. 23
    Mindfulness BellC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 11,870 ratings · score 64 · situational
  24. 24
    Relax Meditation: Guided MindC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 9,010 ratings · score 64 · situational
  25. 25
    Guided Meditation - ZenForgeC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 76 ratings · score 62 · situational · provisional
  26. 26
    3 Minute MindfulnessC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,113 ratings · score 61 · situational
  27. 27
    Brainpal: Heal & MeditationD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 1,110 ratings · score 58 · weak · provisional
  28. 28
    Meditation Timer-ZenMinderD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 5 ratings · score 57 · weak · provisional
  29. 29
    Present - Guided MeditationD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 7,074 ratings · score 56 · weak
  30. 30
    Relax Meditation P: Mindfulness Sounds White NoiseD
    $2.99 + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 955 ratings · score 55 · weak
  31. 31
    minding - mindfulness guideD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.1 · 57 ratings · score 54 · weak · provisional
  32. 32
    Easy, quick, simple meditationD
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 1 ratings · score 53 · weak · provisional
  33. 33
    Meditation: Mindfulness - CalmF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 6 ratings · score 47 · avoid · provisional
  34. 34
    MINDSET by DIVE StudiosF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 7,470 ratings · score 44 · avoid · provisional
  35. 35
    Buddhify: Guided MeditationF
    $4.99 + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 6,168 ratings · score 44 · avoid · provisional
  36. 36
    Meditation StudioF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 9,040 ratings · score 44 · avoid · provisional
  37. 37
    Panda PresenceF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.5 · 11 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  38. 38
    Slothy: 5 Senses MeditationF
    Free · ★ 4.8 · 20 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  39. 39
    Mindfulness Meditation MobileF
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 2 ratings · score 36 · avoid · provisional
  40. 40
    Daily Meditation AppF
    Free · ★ n/a · 0 ratings · score 19 · avoid · provisional

Beyond the top 40

1 more, not ranked yet

  1. Sanctuary: Meditation & Sleep

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Questions people ask

What is the best mindfulness app for iPhone?
Happier Meditation, S tier, ranked #1 of 40, rated 4.8 by 143,060 people.
Which mindfulness apps are free?
38 of 40 are free to download: Happier Meditation (S), The Mindfulness App (S), Smiling Mind: Mental Wellbeing (S), Mindfulness Coach (S) and more. 25 of them sell in-app purchases. 11 report no in-app purchases.
Which mindfulness app has the best App Store rating?
Plum Village: Mindfulness at 5.0 from 3,941 ratings.
How many mindfulness apps reach S or A tier?
14 of 40. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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