Reviews of Beditations: Sleep & Awaken

By: Highly Meditated, LLC

List of user reviews and ratings for Beditations: Sleep & Awaken

Total ratings

4.60 (Rating count: 28)

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Review summary

Overall, users praise Beditations for its broad, high-quality soundscapes and its effectiveness as a sleep aid. Many say it helps them fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly, with a calming experience. The interface is described as visually pleasing and easy to use, and some appreciate the indie, single‑developer effort. However, recurring complaints temper the positives: pricing/subscription concerns and perceived misrepresentation of free content; unreliable alarm behavior requiring the app to stay on screen; dissatisfaction with the voice change; no true exit/sleep timer to stop playback; and occasional stability/update issues.

Pros

Wide variety of soundscapes and high-quality meditations designed to aid sleep.
Helps users fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly.
Visually pleasing, easy-to-navigate interface.
Appreciation for being created by a dedicated, indie, single‑developer.
Morning affirmations and a range of options beyond sleep sounds add value.

Cons

Pricing/subscription model and perceived misrepresentation of free content.
Alarm reliability issues—can fail to go off or require the app to stay open on screen.
Dislike of the voice change; many users prefer the original female voice.
No true exit/sleep timer to stop playback; background audio can continue.
Stability and update/opening/purchase restoration issues reported after updates.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00

All time rating average: 4.60

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36% (18)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-04-12	Pr*****	Love your app!
Love your app!
2022-09-11	Li*****	Beditations is the best meditation app I’ve found, so many different soundscapes to choose from and superior quality by far. I can’t fall asleep without it!!
Beditations is the best meditation app I’ve found, so many different soundscapes to choose from and superior quality by far. I can’t fall asleep without it!!
2021-10-08	HR*****	Edit: Thanks for the response! I should have noted that the app is fantastic. I just use the morning affirmations the most. But I appreciate all the work put into the app, so I’m changing to 4 stars. 😁 I beg you to replace the woman with the breathy baby voice. I’m sure she’s a great person, but her voice makes it impossible to listen to the affirmations. If you’re old enough to remember Victoria Jackson from SNL, it’s like she started recording self-help messages and tried putting the emPHAsis on different sylLAbles with every repetition. Please hire someone with a more appropriate voice. 😫
Edit: Thanks for the response! I should have noted that the app is fantastic. I just use the morning affirmations the most. But I appreciate all the work put into the app, so I’m changing to 4 stars. 😁 I beg you to replace the woman with the breathy baby voice. I’m sure she’s a great person, but her voice makes it impossible to listen to the affirmations. If you’re old enough to remember Victoria Jackson from SNL, it’s like she started recording self-help messages and tried putting the emPHAsis on different sylLAbles with every repetition. Please hire someone with a more appropriate voice. 😫
2021-06-13	cp*****	I love the concept of this app. When it works it’s super helpful. However...you have to keep the app open and it needs to be the current app up on my screen for it to work. If I leave it open and go to another app after setting the alarm it turns the alarm off. Took me awhile to figure that out and sometimes I still make the mistake of clicking out and forgetting that turns the alarm off. Other times it just doesn’t go off in the morning for no apparent reason. I wish it worked consistently then it would be 5 stars - and I’d be interested in subscribing too.
I love the concept of this app. When it works it’s super helpful. However...you have to keep the app open and it needs to be the current app up on my screen for it to work. If I leave it open and go to another app after setting the alarm it turns the alarm off. Took me awhile to figure that out and sometimes I still make the mistake of clicking out and forgetting that turns the alarm off. Other times it just doesn’t go off in the morning for no apparent reason. I wish it worked consistently then it would be 5 stars - and I’d be interested in subscribing too.
2021-03-23	Ee*****	I wanted something easy to set up and figure out. Initially I found myself absolutely befuddled! Then I “got” it! Perhaps I was merely brain dead at the time. Once the instructions sunk in it was difficult to navigate. I’m amazed at the number of meditations. And it was nice waking up to one, though I fell back asleep! Lol! Next time i will have a back up alarm just in case! Brilliant idea and very well executed! Apologies for my reactive reviewing! I’m glad I could make it right here, It was bothering me.
I wanted something easy to set up and figure out. Initially I found myself absolutely befuddled! Then I “got” it! Perhaps I was merely brain dead at the time. Once the instructions sunk in it was difficult to navigate. I’m amazed at the number of meditations. And it was nice waking up to one, though I fell back asleep! Lol! Next time i will have a back up alarm just in case! Brilliant idea and very well executed! Apologies for my reactive reviewing! I’m glad I could make it right here, It was bothering me.
2021-01-13	ff*****	But i tried it. Kinda nice. Tried it again, checked out more settings. Used it every night. I Look forward to the place it puts me in enabling me to relax and go to sleep!
But i tried it. Kinda nice. Tried it again, checked out more settings. Used it every night. I Look forward to the place it puts me in enabling me to relax and go to sleep!
2021-01-11	my*****	Not free
Not free
2020-11-14	al*****	Wish there was a timer for free
Wish there was a timer for free
2020-10-17	pu*****	Hi love the App, but how do I turn it off, or am I missing simple instructions🤔🤷🏽‍♂️? Never mind, I figured it out. Wonderful app 🔥🤗
Hi love the App, but how do I turn it off, or am I missing simple instructions🤔🤷🏽‍♂️? Never mind, I figured it out. Wonderful app 🔥🤗
2020-10-07	pa*****	This app was a game changer I will use this app for a very long time I fully recommend this app
This app was a game changer I will use this app for a very long time I fully recommend this app