Reviews of Transcendental Meditation

By: Maharishi Foundation International

List of user reviews and ratings for Transcendental Meditation

Total ratings

4.73 (Rating count: 962)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the app as a comprehensive TM tool with a helpful meditation timer, educational videos, and community features that encourage regular practice. However, recurring issues like unreliable reminders, timer synchronization problems, usability challenges in controlling session duration, and occasional activation troubles affect user experience. Some also wish for a dark mode for comfortable early morning use and better color contrast. Overall, the app motivates TM practice effectively but could improve reliability and accessibility features.

Pros

The app provides a helpful meditation timer that helps users track their sessions and maintain consistency.
It offers valuable educational content, including videos featuring TM leaders and scientists, which deepen users' understanding of Transcendental Meditation.
The app connects users to TM community features such as group meditations and access to events and courses.
Users appreciate the motivational elements like progress tracking and reminders to practice meditation regularly.
The app integrates multiple resources in one place making it a comprehensive tool for both newcomers and experienced TM practitioners.

Cons

The app experiences bugs such as failed reminders and timers not sounding or vibrating reliably.
There are synchronization issues, such as the sounds or signals for meditation phases being out of sync with timers.
Users report usability issues including inability to reduce or adjust meditation session duration properly and difficulty hearing audio during group meditations.
Some design concerns include a bright white background that is uncomfortable during early morning meditation and problematic color schemes reducing readability.
Activation issues have been reported where email links for activation become invalid, preventing login or use of the app.

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All time rating average: 4.73

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Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-28	Bi*****	I love this app, but I can't use it on my current phone anymore due to a native screen recording system I can't shut off. If anyone screenshots/screen records, it should just go black. Such a shame because I love using this app to track my meditations.
I love this app, but I can't use it on my current phone anymore due to a native screen recording system I can't shut off. If anyone screenshots/screen records, it should just go black. Such a shame because I love using this app to track my meditations.
2025-01-09	si*****	I've been a tm mediator for a few years now and have just got the app. It's a beautiful app and really encourages me to keep up with my meditation. Also the wonderful videos with Tony Nader and of Maharishi himself are invaluable.
I've been a tm mediator for a few years now and have just got the app. It's a beautiful app and really encourages me to keep up with my meditation. Also the wonderful videos with Tony Nader and of Maharishi himself are invaluable.
2024-12-03	Na*****	Reminders don't always work. Can't decrease time to come out slowly on android, keeps increasing when I try to decrease. Other functionality ok but videos during training were glitchy.
Reminders don't always work. Can't decrease time to come out slowly on android, keeps increasing when I try to decrease. Other functionality ok but videos during training were glitchy.
2024-11-22	Br*****	I'm still over meditating (like an hour or more) so I was wanting to use the meditation timer to being me out, but I'm still working on the sound volume, because I have not heard it or been aware of it going off. A work in progress. Even though a part of me thinks "Heck, I'm 73, I should be meditating as much as I need/want. My checker told me recently that I was getting too much rest, though!
I'm still over meditating (like an hour or more) so I was wanting to use the meditation timer to being me out, but I'm still working on the sound volume, because I have not heard it or been aware of it going off. A work in progress. Even though a part of me thinks "Heck, I'm 73, I should be meditating as much as I need/want. My checker told me recently that I was getting too much rest, though!
2024-10-05	Al*****	An elegant aid to regular TM practice. I love it overall and I find it is motivating to use twice a day and see my progress recorded. The only teeny problem I have noticed is that the signalling of the start or ending of phases say from pranayama to TM to coming out slowly is often out of sync with the sound to signal such transitions...sometimes by over 3 minutes! If this could be aligned for accuracy it would be awesome overall:) Thanks for creating this app - Alison
An elegant aid to regular TM practice. I love it overall and I find it is motivating to use twice a day and see my progress recorded. The only teeny problem I have noticed is that the signalling of the start or ending of phases say from pranayama to TM to coming out slowly is often out of sync with the sound to signal such transitions...sometimes by over 3 minutes! If this could be aligned for accuracy it would be awesome overall:) Thanks for creating this app - Alison
2024-09-08	Ki*****	Update...thanks for your reply and consideration. The white background is pretty blinding in the early morning too Love the app except for the color scheme. Yellow is really difficult to read on a white background!!
Update...thanks for your reply and consideration. The white background is pretty blinding in the early morning too Love the app except for the color scheme. Yellow is really difficult to read on a white background!!
2024-09-08	Ch*****	Stuck on the same daily tip. I've updated and restarted my phone but it persists in giving me the same daily tip for the past 8 days now. If I uninstall will I lose my Golden streak and Bronze streak count? Thanks for your assistance. Other than that, I love the app it's wonderful!! I'll give a 5 star review when I can get this problem fixed. 🙂👍
Stuck on the same daily tip. I've updated and restarted my phone but it persists in giving me the same daily tip for the past 8 days now. If I uninstall will I lose my Golden streak and Bronze streak count? Thanks for your assistance. Other than that, I love the app it's wonderful!! I'll give a 5 star review when I can get this problem fixed. 🙂👍
2024-09-06	An*****	I really like the TM app! Because I'm not very tech savvy, it probably took me more time than the average to master it, but now I can't imagine my TM Practice w/o it---really! I love being able to track my meditations, which ensures that I practice twice daily. I've also benefitted, immensely, by viewing many short videos by Dr Tony Nader avail. on app. He's my kind of scientist! And I've also enjoyed, recently, learning about his personal life journey. Thank you for giving us the TM app!
I really like the TM app! Because I'm not very tech savvy, it probably took me more time than the average to master it, but now I can't imagine my TM Practice w/o it---really! I love being able to track my meditations, which ensures that I practice twice daily. I've also benefitted, immensely, by viewing many short videos by Dr Tony Nader avail. on app. He's my kind of scientist! And I've also enjoyed, recently, learning about his personal life journey. Thank you for giving us the TM app!
2024-07-28	Pa*****	I was looking forward to using the app, not only because of its specific services, but with my taking TM over twenty years ago, I was looking forward to its community. But since I haven't heard from the Verifications Office in almost a month, no need to keep a non-functional app. When they get in touch with me again, I'll think about re-installing it. Update: A fantastic person contacted me and resolved all issues. Update 7/28: I'd been searching for Gandharva Veda music - grateful it's here.
I was looking forward to using the app, not only because of its specific services, but with my taking TM over twenty years ago, I was looking forward to its community. But since I haven't heard from the Verifications Office in almost a month, no need to keep a non-functional app. When they get in touch with me again, I'll think about re-installing it. Update: A fantastic person contacted me and resolved all issues. Update 7/28: I'd been searching for Gandharva Veda music - grateful it's here.
2024-02-07	Jo*****	Thank you, yes I noticed the new features, this is great. But now the recording volume of Bob Roth's group meditations are so low I cannot hear him very well so I haven't been able to participate lately. I don't know if Bob is recording farther away from the mic or something else. I've tried to up the different volumes in my phone but I cannot make him out any more when listening. I really don't want to try and put in ear buds for meditation. Thanks again for the new features.
Thank you, yes I noticed the new features, this is great. But now the recording volume of Bob Roth's group meditations are so low I cannot hear him very well so I haven't been able to participate lately. I don't know if Bob is recording farther away from the mic or something else. I've tried to up the different volumes in my phone but I cannot make him out any more when listening. I really don't want to try and put in ear buds for meditation. Thanks again for the new features.