Aura vs Daily Yoga vs Waking Up

Aura documents monthly subscriptions through Apple/Google, but not on its website; the reviewed current official sources do not publish an unambiguous US monthly amount. The $5.83 figure is an annual-plan monthly equivalent and is not used here.

Plan: Aura Premium

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1]

The free mobile version includes one new three-minute session every two hours. Premium unlocks the larger library.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No matching personal recording or AI narration-production tool was listed. Selecting a recorded teacher is a different capability. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No tool for making a new personalized script and guided recording in this format was listed. Existing library recordings, recommendations and timers do not meet that creation definition. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No user script-writing, editing or narration-production control matching this criterion was listed. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No matching conversational AI capability was listed. Content recommendations alone do not establish an assistant that creates or edits recordings. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No matching conversational AI capability was listed. Content recommendations alone do not establish an assistant that creates or edits recordings. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No tool for making a new personalized script and guided recording in this format was listed. Existing library recordings, recommendations and timers do not meet that creation definition. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No tool for making a new personalized script and guided recording in this format was listed. Existing library recordings, recommendations and timers do not meet that creation definition. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No matching personal practice cover-generation or cover-version control was listed. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Download tracks in advance and access them under Downloaded Tracks without a connection.

Plan: Aura Premium

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1]

Aura: The consumer app personalizes recommendations from coach-created recordings. Its broad library includes meditation, hypnosis, prayer and breathwork, but recommendation personalization is not custom script generation. No matching control for AI memories, saved creation preferences or a personal technique recipe was listed. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Reviewed US offers do not identify an unambiguous current monthly price for the named Premium plan. Check the purchase screen for your account and platform.

Plan: Premium · Region: US

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [2]

The official Q&A says free sessions and programs remain accessible after cancelling a subscription; additional classes and tools require Pro.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [2]

Daily Yoga's instructor-led course and audio descriptions do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Daily Yoga's course library and Smart Coach course-scheduling descriptions, rather than a personal script-and-recording generator, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Daily Yoga's published course selection and Smart Coach controls do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [3]

Daily Yoga's published Smart Coach scheduling and account features do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Daily Yoga's published Smart Coach scheduling and account features do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Daily Yoga's course library and Smart Coach course-scheduling descriptions, rather than a personal script-and-recording generator, do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Smart Coach selects and schedules existing yoga courses for a goal. This does not establish a newly written personal script and generated yoga recording.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

Daily Yoga's class, account and community feature descriptions do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [3]

Download supported yoga and Tai Chi classes for offline use. The Q&A says downloaded sessions must be opened online once before offline use.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [4], [3]

Daily Yoga's published Smart Coach scheduling and account features do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1], [4]

The direct website advertises US$19.99 billed monthly. The annual amount is not its monthly equivalent; App Store prices can differ.

Plan: Waking Up membership · Region: US

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [1]

Financial assistance is available when membership is unaffordable; this is not an unrestricted free tier.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [2]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. Recorded teachers, audio playback and sleep-sound recording are distinct from producing or importing a personal narration. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. The reviewed tools do not list a personal script-writing and narration-generation workflow. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. The assessment concerns the exact conversational AI action in this row. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. The assessment concerns the exact conversational AI action in this row. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. Choosing publisher artwork is distinct from generating, uploading or versioning personal cover art. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]

Download individual sessions or entire series for offline playback within your membership access.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [5]

Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. Recommendations and listening history do not establish conversational memory or custom technique creation. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

Checked 2026-10-09. Sources: [3], [4]