Goals and ongoing practice · 5-app comparison
Whether the app lets you save goal notes and written reflections.
Calm 
Headspace 
Insight Timer 
Manai 
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 | Calm Calm Premium | Headspace Headspace individual | Insight Timer MemberPlus | Manai Plus | Waking Up Waking Up membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Save goal notes and written reflections |
Check-in reflections
Mood, sleep, gratitude and Daily Calm reflection check-ins support saved written reflections. The guide does not describe notes attached to custom production goals.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Ebb reflections
Ebb supports written reflection within conversations and retains conversational context. A separate goal-note archive is not listed.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Private journal
Save private journal entries, optionally linked to a track, check-in or daily quote.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Yes
Save written notes on a goal and return to earlier reflections in that goal's Notes section.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
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 for 1 features across Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, Manai, 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.
Mood, sleep, gratitude and Daily Calm reflection check-ins support saved written reflections. The guide does not describe notes attached to custom production goals.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Ebb supports written reflection within conversations and retains conversational context. A separate goal-note archive is not listed.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Save private journal entries, optionally linked to a track, check-in or daily quote.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Save written notes on a goal and return to earlier reflections in that goal's Notes section.
Platform: iOS
Checked . Sources: [1]
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.