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Meditation apps help users see mindfulness as part of their lives but they also run the risk of becoming just another tech habit. Read more

Research on mindfulness apps is limited, but here’s what we know so far. Read more

Folding the goal-less nature of meditation into the culture of gamification surrounding apps, Headspace is "winning" on the mindfulness market. But has the app's recent redesign satisfied a larger user base at the expense of deeper convictions? Read more

When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity. Read more

A mood tracking app based in cognitive therapy reminds us that thoughts are not facts. Read more

This app helps you navigate tense texts. Read more

Here are a few we’re happy we downloaded. Do you use mindfulness apps?  Read more