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    Balance

    No listed support

    Balance: Personalized Plans assemble prerecorded audio in response to goals, experience and obstacles; Singles, sleep audio and interactive breathing are also available. 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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    Down Dog

    Subtitles

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    Gratitude

    Read or listen to affirmations

    Affirmations are available as text and audio; synchronized full-script display during a custom guided practice is not specified.

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    Smiling Mind

    No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. 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 Balance, Down Dog, Gratitude, Smiling Mind. 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.

    Balance 1 researched
    Read the practice script while listening: No listed support

    Balance: Personalized Plans assemble prerecorded audio in response to goals, experience and obstacles; Singles, sleep audio and interactive breathing are also available. 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.

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

    Balance sources

    1. Balance personalization and product scope · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Using Balance and session history · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Balance US App Store description and billing · Checked 2026-10-09
    Down Dog 1 researched
    Read the practice script while listening: Subtitles

    Show spoken-instruction subtitles; a full editable practice script is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Down Dog sources

    1. Down Dog practice settings and account FAQ · Checked 2026-10-09
    Gratitude 1 researched
    Read the practice script while listening: Read or listen to affirmations

    Affirmations are available as text and audio; synchronized full-script display during a custom guided practice is not specified.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Gratitude sources

    1. Gratitude US publisher features and named Pro plans · Checked 2026-10-09
    Smiling Mind 1 researched
    Read the practice script while listening: No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. 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], [3]

    Smiling Mind sources

    1. Smiling Mind free consumer app · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Smiling Mind voice and music settings · Checked 2026-10-09