“Every single review on here is from either people who created the app or have money to blow I guess cause it's $150 per year. you get a 14 day free trial but if you can't unsubscribe, you're screwed. Good thing I know how those "trials"…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 919 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.8 ★84,399 ratings
1M+Downloads
4+Age rating
112 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Recognized as a 2025 Pick by NYT Wirecutter
Featured as a 2026 pick for the App Store “App of the Day”
Thousands worldwide call Waking Up life changing. Whether you want better sleep, more clarity, or deeper meditation, Waking Up is your complete guide.
Testimonials
“Waking Up has led to my most consistent meditation practice. Family and staff also use it because it’s such a powerful tool.” —Andrew Huberman, neuroscientist
“Waking Up is a critical part of my daily practice. It’s my go-to for presence, peace, and well-being.” —Rich Roll, athlete & author
“If you’ve had trouble getting into meditation, this app is your answer!” —Susan Cain, best-selling author
What’s Inside…
Preview
Real screenshots from the store listing.
Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
This is where the page changes from an app-store listing into an evidence report: findings, important reviews, pricing and a dated history.
Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
App Store
This analysis describes version 3.26 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.26, updated 2026-09-08.
Google Play
This analysis describes version 3.26.1 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 3.26.1, updated 2026-09-21.
What we measured
Each line is a measurement published as a measurement, never a verdict.
Each line is a measurement, published as a measurement. Where we have not looked, the line says so rather than reading as a zero.
Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
1 theme reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
90% or more five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
Positive evidence 1
Things this app does right, published at the same strengths as the catch list.
Developer says data deletion can be requested
The developer's data-safety disclosure on the store states that users can request deletion of their data, or the app's own text offers a way to delete the account. This restates what the developer declares; it is not a test of whether deletion works. Apple publishes no equivalent disclosure, so on an Apple-only listing only the app's own text can support it.
What we saw: The developer's store data-safety disclosure states that data deletion can be requested; we have not seen a deletion control in the app's own text
One source only — shown, not confirmed 1
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Hard to cancel
Cancelling the subscription is blocked, hidden, multi-step, or simply does not take effect.
What we saw: Hard to cancel: raised by 5 distinct reviewers (1.0% of 508 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Scammy — They make it virtually impossible to cancel your membership. There is no way to do it on the app or on the site. Also, the UX is horrible. I expect better.”
“BUYER BEWARE! They will keep charging you and make it difficult to cancel! — See title. I have had numerous $60 and $120 charges come through. After my first charge of $120 I thought I canceled but here I am still getting charged. It’s…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 3.26.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown0
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Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.