Playback · 5-app comparison
Whether the app lets you loop a practice.
Aura 
Headspace 
I am – Daily Affirmations 
The Tapping Solution 
Waking Up Compare custom self-hypnosis creation and editing controls; existing recordings and clinical hypnotherapy are different offerings. Choosing a self-hypnosis app
Compare guided reflection, journaling and personalization tools for exploring how you see yourself. Self-concept journal prompts
Compare creating affirmation audio, cloning your voice, recording narration and replay controls. Own-voice app guide
Compare creating and revising original guided meditations, including scripts, voices, pauses and generation allowances. Create a custom meditation
Compare creating and editing personal tapping audio, rather than access to a library of recorded sessions. Choosing an EFT tapping app
Compare creating guided rehearsal audio around your goals, context and preferred pacing. What is mental rehearsal?
Compare custom yoga guidance, practice preferences and playback. See the guide for instructor-led class libraries. Choosing a yoga app
| Features1 selected | Aura Aura Premium | Headspace Headspace individual | I am – Daily Affirmations I am Premium | The Tapping Solution Premium | Waking Up Waking Up membership |
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| Loop a practice |
No listed support
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 playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.
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No listed support
Headspace: The individual app combines an expert-recorded practice library with Ebb's reflective conversation and content recommendations. Separate clinical care subscriptions are excluded. No matching playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.
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No listed support
I am's published saved-content and Practice controls do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.
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No listed support
The Tapping Solution's reviewed library, progress, playback and device documentation do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.
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No listed support
Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
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Sources for 1 features across Aura, Headspace, I am – Daily Affirmations, The Tapping Solution, 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: 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 playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.
Headspace: The individual app combines an expert-recorded practice library with Ebb's reflective conversation and content recommendations. Separate clinical care subscriptions are excluded. No matching playback control was listed in the reviewed product and support documentation. This is an assessment of the reviewed published feature scope, not an explicit vendor denial.
Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. The assessment concerns this specific control, rather than general access to wellness content. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.