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Request a target session length: Aura vs Balance vs Down Dog vs Insight Timer vs Waking Up

Whether the app lets you request a target session length.

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Request a target session length
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    Request a target session length: details

    Aura

    Duration filters

    Filter existing tracks by duration; this is not a duration request for newly generated narration.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Balance

    Selected durations

    Choose the offered duration for a Plan or Single before starting.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Down Dog

    Choose session length

    Set the class duration before generating a practice.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Waking Up

    Extend recorded sessions

    Daily Meditations can insert up to 20 added minutes throughout a recording and append further time at the end. Other Practice sessions support added time at the end. This changes silence/duration, not the teacher's script or arbitrary pause placement.

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    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Sources and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Aura, Balance, Down Dog, Insight Timer, Waking Up. Annual prices show the full yearly charge in USD. “Limited” includes conditions. “No listed support” means the feature was not found in the reviewed official documentation.

    Aura 1 researched
    Request a target session length: Duration filters

    Filter existing tracks by duration; this is not a duration request for newly generated narration.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Aura sources

    1. Aura pricing and feature FAQ · Checked 2026-10-09
    Balance 1 researched
    Request a target session length: Selected durations

    Choose the offered duration for a Plan or Single before starting.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Balance sources

    1. Using Balance and session history · Checked 2026-10-09
    Down Dog 1 researched
    Request a target session length: Choose session length

    Set the class duration before generating a practice.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Down Dog sources

    1. Down Dog customizable practices · Checked 2026-10-09
    Insight Timer 1 researched
    Request a target session length: Timer and content filters

    Set a timer duration or filter existing tracks by length. A target length for newly generated narrated content is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2]

    Insight Timer sources

    1. Insight Timer meditation timer · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Insight Timer in ChatGPT: capabilities and limitations · Checked 2026-10-09
    Waking Up 1 researched
    Request a target session length: Extend recorded sessions

    Daily Meditations can insert up to 20 added minutes throughout a recording and append further time at the end. Other Practice sessions support added time at the end. This changes silence/duration, not the teacher's script or arbitrary pause placement.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2]

    Waking Up sources

    1. Customize the Daily Meditation length · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Extend other Waking Up practices · Checked 2026-10-09