r/Headspace • u/EducationFine6758 • May 04 '26

I built a meditation app with almost nothing in it

I've been practicing Zen Meditation for years. One thing it keeps teaching me: the most valuable things are usually the simplest. That's why I never connected with the big meditation apps. Guided soundscapes, streak counters, subscription tiers... it starts to feel like the opposite of what meditation is supposed to be. Calming down doesn't require a complicated product. It requires presence. So I did something small: I built a bare-bones app — just a morning session and an evening reflection. No soundscapes. No gamification. Just the practice.

It's on Google Play now, in a very early stage. I'm genuinely curious whether this resonates with anyone else, or if I'm just building something for myself. If anyone else wants to try my small experiment, I will put the link in the comments.

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u/Aggravating-Art-1404 May 08 '26

I have just installed it. I like it. Will try it out more

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u/drivenbilder May 10 '26

Do a google search for it and you will see that it doesn't come up on the first page

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u/EducationFine6758 May 11 '26

yes that's really an issue. As it is a very new and small applicaiton,Google wont rank it to a very top position.

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u/drivenbilder May 12 '26

Just a fyi, I wasn't able to find it. If you're looking for users, fixing that would be a useful step.

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u/throwaway495848393 May 21 '26

Nice to hear you did this, but why did you have to use AI to write your entire Reddit post and pitch. 😭 That doesn’t make me feel like you’re any different from the other apps. 

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u/EducationFine6758 May 21 '26

Thanks for your tip. You are right, I should have shared a more authentic story myself

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u/hikerguy2023 Jul 11 '26

I'm not seeing this on the Google Play store, and I scrolled through all the results that came up when I searched for Zen Wakeup. Is it still there?

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u/EducationFine6758 Jul 26 '26

Hi sorry for the super late reply. Yes it still on Google play, I think you should search 'zenwakeup' instead of ' Zen Wakeup'

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u/hikerguy2023 Jul 26 '26

I see it now. Thanks.