An absolute crowd favourite and for a good reason – it’s the perfect app if you have no idea where to begin.It’s free with a few premium additions. Its free trial includes 10 beginner exercises, to help one learn about meditation. It also has a personalised progress page and a reward system that encourages you to make meditation a daily habit. The app animations are cute, but not too much – just enough to brighten up your mood.

Aptly named, Calm not only helps you de-stress with meditation but assists you to sleep more peacefully. The app offers a variety of guided meditation tracks that help the listener relax. One can choose from 3 minutes to 25-minute tracks. There’s also a feature called Daily Calm, which is a 10-minute program which is great if you’re new to meditation. The app also has tracks that are unguided which are perfect for people who already have meditated before. It offers its premium features on a subscription basis.

Still a skeptic about meditation? Then this app is specifically made for you. Its layout simplifies the process of meditation with easy-to-practise content. The exercises on the app aim to help users with sleep problems and anxiety. If you don’t like the content the app already, worry not! It updates its content weekly. This app is created by the well-known news anchor Dan Harris to help others find more peace in life.

This meditation app consists of a five-day guided meditation exercise that helps you start with the process. It also sends notifications that remind you to relax, based on your meditation practices. The app can also be integrated with other default health apps on your phone. If your aim is to be more mindful and take up meditation for the long haul, this is the app you should go for.