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Insight Timer Meditation Timer vs Facebook

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When comparing Insight Timer Meditation Timer vs Facebook, the Slant community recommends Insight Timer Meditation Timer for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps?” Insight Timer Meditation Timer is ranked 27th while Facebook is ranked 65th. The most important reason people chose Insight Timer Meditation Timer is:

Has a good free intro course.

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Pros

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Good free course

Has a good free intro course.

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Huge range of meditations

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Select the opening screen

You can choose from three options as the opening screen (the first thing you see when you open the app):

Community map
Timer
Meditation library

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Detailed metrics on your meditation activity

The application features a statistics section where you can view your past meditation activity. Metrics include amount of time spent and your overall statistics for a certain time period. It also is a good method to see how your meditation is evolving.

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High sound quality

The meditation bells in Insight Timer have a very high sound quality which helps to bring a person into a meditative state.

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Able to engage with worldwide community

Insight Timer is used by over half a million users in over 140 countries and features a world map, discussion groups and the ability to share your progress with friends.

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Notifications can be disabled while the timer is running

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Built-in journal feature

When you're finished with a meditation session, the app allows you to write notes about that session. These notes are stored in a journal and can be exported.

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Anyone can post

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Cons

Con
Glitchy

When using several bells, they often don't sound at the right time.

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Too cluttered for a meditation app

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Quickly drains battery

Insight Timer has some technical issues and the application won't close in the background in some cases. This causes your Android device to be quickly drained of its battery.

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The marketing banner is horrible

Everytime you open the app you have a huge banner in your face trying to sell you stuff. It's the worst thing about the app.

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Expensive in-app purchase for bell intervals

There's an in-app purchase of roughly $6 that will add an interval feature between bells, to let the user know how far they've progressed in a session.

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From the great to the not so good

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Self-censored

In a way because social platforms show you what seems most relevant to you, you may end up not seeing things that are important; a kind of self-censoring.