Smiling Mind app

An app for children, adolescents and adults who want to practice mindfulness and meditation.
Smiling Mind By Smiling Mind
Features
  • Guided meditation and mindfulness
  • Meditation reminders

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Country of origin Australia
Clinical review


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Security and privacy Does the app:
  • Collect medical information: Yes
  • Require a login: Yes
  • Have password protection: Yes
  • Have a privacy policy: Yes
  • Require internet access: No, but users need to download audio tracks for use off-line
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Cost Free

What does the app do?

This app has a selection of mindfulness and meditation programs for use in different circumstances (home, sport, workplace, etc.) and for different age groups. Each programme has a number of modules or sessions designed to be worked through over a period of time. Each session has a video or audio track that gives the user details of the lesson, activity or meditation to undertake. For a more detailed description of the app, see Google Play(external link) or iTunes(external link) and for a detailed review, see Reviews.

Pros 

Cons 

✔ Includes a vast selection of different guided mindfulness audio tracks for use in a variety of difference situations.

✔ Tracks can be worked through by following 1 particular programme at a time.

✔ Includes programmes for different age groups.

✔ Programs can be added to favourites list (or removed).

✔ Users can set up meditation reminders. 

✘ Workplace programme requires paid subscription for access  

✘ Users are, by default, asked to complete a short questionnaire before each lesson. However, it is possible to switch this feature off in Settings. 

Review details

  • April 2022, Version 4.10.0, Android
  • November 2017, Version: 3.2.2, Android

Learn more

Mani M, Kavanagh DJ, Hides L, Stoyanov SR. Review and Evaluation of Mindfulness-Based iPhone Apps(external link) JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2015 Aug 19;3(3):e82.
Coulon SM, Monroe CM, West DS. A Systematic, Multi-domain Review of Mobile Smartphone Apps for Evidence-Based Stress Management.(external link) Am J Prev Med. 2016 Jul;51(1):95-105.

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Reviewed by: Kris Garstang, Clinical Psychologist, Life Mind Psychology

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