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Create guided practices around personal goals: Aura vs Smiling Mind vs The Tapping Solution vs Waking Up

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    Create guided practices around personal goals: details

    Aura

    Personalized recommendations

    Aura tailors existing content recommendations to needs and interests; a new goal-specific script and recording is not listed.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Smiling Mind

    Routine from existing sessions

    Build a custom mental-fitness plan by combining existing sessions chosen for a goal or need; this does not generate a new narrated practice.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Waking Up

    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.

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Sources and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Aura, Smiling Mind, 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 1 researched
    Create guided practices around personal goals: Personalized recommendations

    Aura tailors existing content recommendations to needs and interests; a new goal-specific script and recording is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Aura sources

    1. Aura product catalogue and personalization · Checked 2026-10-09
    Smiling Mind 1 researched
    Create guided practices around personal goals: Routine from existing sessions

    Build a custom mental-fitness plan by combining existing sessions chosen for a goal or need; this does not generate a new narrated practice.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Smiling Mind sources

    1. Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
    The Tapping Solution 1 researched
    Create guided practices around personal goals: 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.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2], [3]

    The Tapping Solution sources

    1. The Tapping Solution app features · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. The Tapping Solution player and reminder help · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. The Tapping Solution US publisher listing · Checked 2026-10-09
    Waking Up 1 researched
    Create guided practices around personal goals: 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.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2]

    Waking Up sources

    1. Waking Up app organization · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Waking Up publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09