Insight Timer

Insight Timer is a free smartphone app and online community with than five million meditators. Australian brothers Christopher and Nicholas Plowman purchased the app from Brad Fullmer in April 2015, converting it to a free app. The app made Time magazine's list of 50 best apps for 2016.[1] Two thousand five hundred meditation teachers publish free guided meditations, music and talks on the app. Other apps in the mindfulness space include Headspace, Calm, and 10% Happier.[2] The team is exploring different commercial models to ensure the company becomes financially sustainable.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fabry, Alex Fitzpatrick, Mandy Oaklander, Lisa Eadicicco, John Patrick Pullen, Matt Peckham, Dan Hirschhorn, Merrill (2016-10-31). "The 50 Best Apps of the Year". Time. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ↑ Gelles, David (2016-12-03). "Inner Peace in the Palm of Your Hand, for a Price". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  3. ↑ Timer, Insight (2017-11-09). "There's an elephant in the meditation room". insighttimer. Retrieved 2017-11-28.


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