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Adjust playback speed: Headspace vs Smiling Mind vs Waking Up

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    Headspace

    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.

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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. 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.

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    Waking Up

    0.6×–2× · most tracks

    The player offers speed controls from 0.6× to 2× on most tracks.

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    Sources for 1 features across Headspace, 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.

    Headspace 1 researched
    Adjust playback speed: 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.

    Checked . Sources: [1], [2], [3]

    Headspace sources

    1. Headspace meditation library and plans · Checked 2026-10-09
    2. Using Headspace · Checked 2026-10-09
    3. Headspace AI scope and guardrails · Checked 2026-10-09
    Smiling Mind 1 researched
    Adjust playback speed: No listed support

    Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. 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.

    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
    Adjust playback speed: 0.6×–2× · most tracks

    The player offers speed controls from 0.6× to 2× on most tracks.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Waking Up sources

    1. Waking Up playback speed · Checked 2026-10-09