Reviews of Jon Kabat-Zinn JKZ Meditations

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List of user reviews and ratings for Jon Kabat-Zinn JKZ Meditations

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 95)

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Review summary

The JKZ Meditations app offers a broad library and live content at a fair price with strong support and evident mindfulness benefits, but it frequently suffers from playback instability, unreliable offline downloads, subscription/unlock issues, and maintenance gaps after updates, which undermines the overall user experience.

Pros

Rich, diverse meditation content and programs (MBSR, Full Catastrophe Living; beginner and pain relief; live sessions).
Centralized, easy-to-find content with good value (single subscription; exclusive live videos; reasonably priced).
Positive impact on mindfulness and daily life (life-changing for some; helpful reminders throughout the day).
Responsive support from the team (outstanding tech support; prompt help desk).
Ongoing content and updates (monthly videos; new meditations; live sessions).

Cons

Unreliable playback and app stability (stops mid-track; stuck play/pause; unresponsive seek).
Subscription/unlock and payment problems (content remains locked after subscribing; restore purchases loops; sign-in issues).
Offline download reliability concerns (downloads sporadic; unclear if downloaded for offline use).
Frequent bugs after updates and QA concerns (white screen on launch; major issues after updates).
Support responsiveness and account-management issues (difficult to cancel; slow or inconsistent help).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.20

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-27	Li*****	A great meditation app, unlike any other. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the best. I love his monthly live meditations …i learn so much. I highly recommend this app and I am so grateful for it.
A great meditation app, unlike any other. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the best. I love his monthly live meditations …i learn so much. I highly recommend this app and I am so grateful for it.
2026-02-02	Na*****	This app is poorly built. Someone has to say it or it won’t get better. Love everyone’s intention attached to this project but you are failing on execution. 1. Downloading for offline listening works sporadically, buggy, and frequently then just doesn’t playback after it is supposedly downloaded. Not sure if you are trying to save bandwidth but the user experience is poor. Perhaps simply add a button where you can download all the audio files to make sure they’re on your phone because right now it’s unclear if they are or are not downloading. 2. Core function is playback and this frequently stops half way through. This is silly because there are long stretches of silence during the recordings so am I in a stretch of silence or has the app broken? I don’t want the feeling of now having to look at the app to check that takes me out of it being mindful. 3. For a monthly subscription, the above is not fair. I pay the monthly subscription to support JKZ, MBSR, and the global sangha. But it would be cheaper and more convenient for me to just rebuy all the recordings and put them on my phone. 4. The payment processing and account management are a mess. If you pay for the subscription on Apple that should immediately start working - other reviews have brought this up. Instead there are common issues with the payment somehow not registering for the account you have. Your account and payment logic is broken. Love that this app exists and love the intention to bring JKZ’s work to the world in this format. The periodic web calls are also phenomenal. I really appreciate the team who proactively reached out to Jon to build this. But you are letting Jon’s body of work down with your execution. Please do better in 2026.
This app is poorly built. Someone has to say it or it won’t get better. Love everyone’s intention attached to this project but you are failing on execution. 1. Downloading for offline listening works sporadically, buggy, and frequently then just doesn’t playback after it is supposedly downloaded. Not sure if you are trying to save bandwidth but the user experience is poor. Perhaps simply add a button where you can download all the audio files to make sure they’re on your phone because right now it’s unclear if they are or are not downloading. 2. Core function is playback and this frequently stops half way through. This is silly because there are long stretches of silence during the recordings so am I in a stretch of silence or has the app broken? I don’t want the feeling of now having to look at the app to check that takes me out of it being mindful. 3. For a monthly subscription, the above is not fair. I pay the monthly subscription to support JKZ, MBSR, and the global sangha. But it would be cheaper and more convenient for me to just rebuy all the recordings and put them on my phone. 4. The payment processing and account management are a mess. If you pay for the subscription on Apple that should immediately start working - other reviews have brought this up. Instead there are common issues with the payment somehow not registering for the account you have. Your account and payment logic is broken. Love that this app exists and love the intention to bring JKZ’s work to the world in this format. The periodic web calls are also phenomenal. I really appreciate the team who proactively reached out to Jon to build this. But you are letting Jon’s body of work down with your execution. Please do better in 2026.
2026-01-23	Ch*****	I subscribed to this app to follow along as I read Full Catastrophe Living. I think the app is a nicer convenience than downloading the meditations from the website (yes you can buy them individually for a one time cost from the website instead! You don’t have to pay this monthly subscription) because they are easy to find and pull up this way. But. But. Sometimes the play/pause button gets stuck in one state or the other, and sometimes the 10s forward/rewind buttons are unresponsive, and when I tried to submit feedback I felt like I got the runaround the first couple messages (try resinstalling the app, it’s normal behavior, etc) and when it seems like an app can’t reliably fulfill the basic functions of an audio player, why should it cost a monthly subscription? I expect some amount of that cost to go toward maintenance and I’m just not seeing it, I don’t think this app is polished enough for more than 3 stars. The meditations are good though.
I subscribed to this app to follow along as I read Full Catastrophe Living. I think the app is a nicer convenience than downloading the meditations from the website (yes you can buy them individually for a one time cost from the website instead! You don’t have to pay this monthly subscription) because they are easy to find and pull up this way. But. But. Sometimes the play/pause button gets stuck in one state or the other, and sometimes the 10s forward/rewind buttons are unresponsive, and when I tried to submit feedback I felt like I got the runaround the first couple messages (try resinstalling the app, it’s normal behavior, etc) and when it seems like an app can’t reliably fulfill the basic functions of an audio player, why should it cost a monthly subscription? I expect some amount of that cost to go toward maintenance and I’m just not seeing it, I don’t think this app is polished enough for more than 3 stars. The meditations are good though.
2025-11-19	Mā*****	Use it everyday and it’s one the best app out there. Thank you Jon
Use it everyday and it’s one the best app out there. Thank you Jon
2025-11-11	Ve*****	I paid for a subscription to access all the locked content. Yet, the content remained locked. The app support is weak at best and not responsive.
I paid for a subscription to access all the locked content. Yet, the content remained locked. The app support is weak at best and not responsive.
2025-10-10	Zx*****	I tried this app a few months ago and it didn’t work. It did well with taking my money, but did not unlock access to the meditations. Now, it said there was an “update”, but after subscribing, it did well with taking my money, but terrible at unlocking access to the meditations. Please update the app or remove it since it’s not being maintained. It’s misleading to say reinstall the app if one can’t access the meditations after subscribing and that doesn’t work.
I tried this app a few months ago and it didn’t work. It did well with taking my money, but did not unlock access to the meditations. Now, it said there was an “update”, but after subscribing, it did well with taking my money, but terrible at unlocking access to the meditations. Please update the app or remove it since it’s not being maintained. It’s misleading to say reinstall the app if one can’t access the meditations after subscribing and that doesn’t work.
2025-08-04	62*****	JKZ App has everything you need if you use it as directed. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. The recorded Live sessions going back almost 5 years have insight after insight if you watch them all; then repeat! Incredible value for a very small price. All my gratitude to Jon and his incredible team that have made this available to everyone.
JKZ App has everything you need if you use it as directed. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. The recorded Live sessions going back almost 5 years have insight after insight if you watch them all; then repeat! Incredible value for a very small price. All my gratitude to Jon and his incredible team that have made this available to everyone.
2025-06-13	Da*****	Frustrating. Jon Kabst-Zinn is so idealist as judged by his excellent writing, but there is a disconnect with the app dies not work. Keeps asking ne to restore my purchase then agsin asks me to signup!
Frustrating. Jon Kabst-Zinn is so idealist as judged by his excellent writing, but there is a disconnect with the app dies not work. Keeps asking ne to restore my purchase then agsin asks me to signup!
2025-01-14	Al*****	After Ive listened 2 ir 3 separate times, the APP says to restore. When it says restore, it has to be deleted and then downloaded and reinstalled. I’ve mailed the app for help but was just told to do what Ive already done. I paid for the subscription and would like my user experience to be smoother. Please fix the App.
After Ive listened 2 ir 3 separate times, the APP says to restore. When it says restore, it has to be deleted and then downloaded and reinstalled. I’ve mailed the app for help but was just told to do what Ive already done. I paid for the subscription and would like my user experience to be smoother. Please fix the App.
2023-12-27	Be*****	I've been learning meditation from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn since 2010. He gave me my first experience of satori and I've been hooked ever since. He truly changes lives with his books and meditations
I've been learning meditation from Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn since 2010. He gave me my first experience of satori and I've been hooked ever since. He truly changes lives with his books and meditations