Balance
Favorites
Save supported Plans and Singles to a personal Favorites collection; uploaded private audio is not listed.
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Library and organization · 4-app comparison
Private saved-practice library: Balance vs Insight Timer vs Smiling Mind vs Waking Up
Save personal practices in a private account library; deliberate sharing is a separate action.
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| Features1 selected | Balance Balance Premium | Insight Timer MemberPlus | Smiling Mind Free | Waking Up Waking Up membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private saved-practice library |
Private saved-practice library: details
Insight Timer
Saved tracks and folders
Save catalogue tracks and organize folders. This does not establish a private library of self-created audio; teacher uploads are published through a different workflow.
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Smiling Mind
Yes
Favorites retain selected sessions; current publisher release notes describe synced offline favorites and downloads.
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Waking Up
Yes
Bookmark sessions into My Saved Sessions and organize saved tracks, series and playlists in My Library. Saved recordings come from Waking Up's catalogue.
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Sources and plan details
Sources for 1 features across Balance, Insight Timer, Smiling Mind, 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.
Balance 1 researched
- Private saved-practice library: Favorites
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Save supported Plans and Singles to a personal Favorites collection; uploaded private audio is not listed.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Balance sources
- Balance favorites · Checked 2026-10-09
Insight Timer 1 researched
- Private saved-practice library: Saved tracks and folders
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Save catalogue tracks and organize folders. This does not establish a private library of self-created audio; teacher uploads are published through a different workflow.
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Insight Timer sources
- Insight Timer MemberPlus features · Checked 2026-10-09
Smiling Mind 1 researched
- Private saved-practice library: Yes
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Favorites retain selected sessions; current publisher release notes describe synced offline favorites and downloads.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Smiling Mind sources
- Smiling Mind publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09
Waking Up 1 researched
Waking Up sources
- Waking Up saved sessions · Checked 2026-10-09
- Waking Up playlist bookmarks · Checked 2026-10-09