Finch
Written reflections
Save written reflections using self-care prompts.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Goals and ongoing practice · 4-app comparison
Save goal notes and written reflections: Finch vs Insight Timer vs Manai vs Waking Up
Whether the app lets you save goal notes and written reflections.
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| Features1 selected | Finch Finch Plus |  Insight Timer MemberPlus |  Manai Plus |  Waking Up Waking Up membership |
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| Save goal notes and written reflections |
Save goal notes and written reflections: details
Insight Timer
Private journal
Save private journal entries, optionally linked to a track, check-in or daily quote.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Manai
Yes
Save written notes on a goal and return to earlier reflections in that goal's Notes section.
- Platform
- iOS
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 Finch, 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.
Finch 1 researched
- Save goal notes and written reflections: Written reflections
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Save written reflections using self-care prompts.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Finch sources
- Finch free self-care and activities · Checked 2026-10-09
Insight Timer 1 researched
- Save goal notes and written reflections: Private journal
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Save private journal entries, optionally linked to a track, check-in or daily quote.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Insight Timer sources
- Insight Timer journal entries · Checked 2026-10-09
Manai 1 researched
- Save goal notes and written reflections: Yes
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Save written notes on a goal and return to earlier reflections in that goal's Notes section.
Platform: iOS
Checked . Sources: [1]
Manai sources
- Manai goals and practice workflow (publisher reviewed) · Checked 2026-10-09
Waking Up 1 researched
- Save goal notes and written reflections: No listed support
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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.
Waking Up sources
- Waking Up app organization · Checked 2026-10-09
- Waking Up publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09