Headspace
Selected durations
Some course sessions offer selectable lengths in the player. Not every session has more than one length.
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Request a target session length: Headspace vs Insight Timer vs Medito vs The Tapping Solution vs Waking Up
Whether the app lets you request a target session length.
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| Features1 selected | Headspace Headspace individual | Insight Timer MemberPlus | Medito Free | The Tapping Solution Premium | Waking Up Waking Up membership |
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| Request a target session length |
Request a target session length: details
Insight Timer
Timer and content filters
Set a timer duration or filter existing tracks by length. A target length for newly generated narrated content is not listed.
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Medito
Choose recorded length
The publisher describes choosing sessions from 3–30 minutes. This selects available recordings rather than generating a script to a target duration.
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The Tapping Solution
Choose existing duration
Pick a recorded session by its length; no custom-length narration is generated.
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Waking Up
Extend recorded sessions
Daily Meditations can insert up to 20 added minutes throughout a recording and append further time at the end. Other Practice sessions support added time at the end. This changes silence/duration, not the teacher's script or arbitrary pause placement.
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Sources and plan details
Sources for 1 features across Headspace, Insight Timer, Medito, The Tapping Solution, 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 1 researched
- Request a target session length: Selected durations
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Some course sessions offer selectable lengths in the player. Not every session has more than one length.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Headspace sources
- Headspace session length · Checked 2026-10-09
Insight Timer 1 researched
Insight Timer sources
- Insight Timer meditation timer · Checked 2026-10-09
- Insight Timer in ChatGPT: capabilities and limitations · Checked 2026-10-09
Medito 1 researched
- Request a target session length: Choose recorded length
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The publisher describes choosing sessions from 3–30 minutes. This selects available recordings rather than generating a script to a target duration.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Medito sources
- Medito publisher listing and 2026 release notes · Checked 2026-10-09
The Tapping Solution 1 researched
- Request a target session length: Choose existing duration
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Pick a recorded session by its length; no custom-length narration is generated.
Checked . Sources: [1]
The Tapping Solution sources
- The Tapping Solution US publisher listing · Checked 2026-10-09
Waking Up 1 researched
- Request a target session length: Extend recorded sessions
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Daily Meditations can insert up to 20 added minutes throughout a recording and append further time at the end. Other Practice sessions support added time at the end. This changes silence/duration, not the teacher's script or arbitrary pause placement.
Waking Up sources
- Customize the Daily Meditation length · Checked 2026-10-09
- Extend other Waking Up practices · Checked 2026-10-09