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Combine multiple techniques in one practice: Gratitude vs Mesmerize vs Smiling Mind vs Waking Up

Combine compatible techniques into one new guided recording, with a chosen order and transitions.

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    Combine multiple techniques in one practice: details

    Mesmerize

    No listed support

    Mesmerize's library, visual-breathing and soundscape descriptions do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

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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. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

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    Waking Up

    No listed support

    Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. 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 and plan details

    Sources for 1 features across Gratitude, Mesmerize, 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.

    Gratitude 1 researched
    Combine multiple techniques in one practice: No listed support

    Gratitude's journal, affirmation and vision-board descriptions; recording affirmations is not a documented generator for every guided-practice format do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2]

    Gratitude sources

    1. Gratitude US publisher features and named Pro plans · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Gratitude Google Play publisher description · Checked 2026-10-09
    Mesmerize 1 researched
    Combine multiple techniques in one practice: No listed support

    Mesmerize's library, visual-breathing and soundscape descriptions do not list this capability. This is our assessment of the reviewed documentation, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Mesmerize sources

    1. Mesmerize product features · Checked 2026-10-09
    Smiling Mind 1 researched
    Combine multiple techniques in one practice: No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. 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
    Waking Up 1 researched
    Combine multiple techniques in one practice: No listed support

    Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. These criteria require a newly personalized script and narrated recording, rather than a selection from existing sessions. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2]

    Waking Up sources

    1. Waking Up app organization · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Waking Up publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09