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Set or update a weekly focus: Manai vs Mesmerize vs Smiling Mind vs Waking Up

Whether the app lets you set or update a weekly focus.

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Set or update a weekly focus
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    Set or update a weekly focus: details

    Mesmerize

    No listed support

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

    Supporting sources:

    Source checked . Availability can change.

    Smiling Mind

    Edit the week's routine

    The editable Routine can organize sessions across the week around your changing needs. A separate named weekly-focus field is not listed.

    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.

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    Sources for 1 features across Manai, 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.

    Manai 1 researched
    Set or update a weekly focus: Yes

    The This Week editor lets you save, change or skip a weekly focus while retaining your longer-term goals.

    Platform: iOS

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Manai sources

    1. Manai goals and practice workflow (publisher reviewed) · Checked 2026-10-09
    Mesmerize 1 researched
    Set or update a weekly focus: No listed support

    Mesmerize's presets, visual-breathing and guided-content 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
    Set or update a weekly focus: Edit the week's routine

    The editable Routine can organize sessions across the week around your changing needs. A separate named weekly-focus field is not listed.

    Checked . Sources: [1]

    Smiling Mind sources

    1. Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
    Waking Up 1 researched
    Set or update a weekly focus: 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.

    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