Playback · 5-app comparison
Whether the app lets you loop a practice.
Down Dog 
Headspace 
Insight Timer 
Manai 
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| Features1 selected | Down Dog Down Dog membership | Headspace Headspace individual | Insight Timer MemberPlus | Manai Plus | Waking Up Waking Up membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loop a practice |
No listed support
Down Dog's reviewed practice, progress, library 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
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.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Repeat mode
The player includes a repeat-mode control that restarts the chosen track when it ends.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Yes
Enable Loop in the player to repeat the current practice. Listening limits still follow your plan.
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 Down Dog, 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.
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.
The player includes a repeat-mode control that restarts the chosen track when it ends.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Enable Loop in the player to repeat the current practice. Listening limits still follow your plan.
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.