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Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom
Waking Up LLC · 41,551 ratings · ★ 4.6
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Top complaints - extracted from 19 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"meditation"
4 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Wanted to try it, but hit the paywall straight away. Dear Sam Harris, you've got a lot to offer, no doubt. But where has your meditation taken you if you are still driven by greed,fear and/or lack of generosity? And with your level of knowl…" - Claudia Michels
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"doesn"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "At the start relaxing, interesting and exciting only to eventually realise that you are trying to find something that doesn't exist. The app is full of pretentious nonsense." - Neil King
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At the start relaxing, interesting and exciting only to eventually realise that you are trying to find something that doesn't exist. The app is full of pretentious nonsense.
Wanted to try it, but hit the paywall straight away. Dear Sam Harris, you've got a lot to offer, no doubt. But where has your meditation taken you if you are still driven by greed,fear and/or lack of generosity? And with your level of knowledge, aren't you familiar with the research that has identified that there's a tipping point where more income doesn't make you happier, in fact it can make you less happy? It's in the middle range and I'm sure you've got that much already. You lost me....
Tbh .. The one star might be a bit unfair. It is just I expected too much from an app from Sam Harris. Unfortunately the app falls short . I used it for the 14 days but Sam Harris is a VERY bad narrator for meditation. He talks too fast.. Too much.. And uses a complex language that literally snaps your out of meditation. Finally the cost is prohibitive . It is more than double the much better alternatives. Hence the 1 star . I hope someone sees this review and checks alternatives before pay
not what I thought it would be
Had to delete it. They're just subscription hungry now. People who need it the most are those who can least afford it.
cost way too much
you have to sign up??
that voice is horrible, better apps are out there for free. Looks like they're paying for good reviews
makes you create an account just to learn it's a paid app. like come on, be upfront, and not waste people's time!
Woow pay for something that I can't try it unless put my $$$ cards?
Beware of trial! I was charged $149.99 after I had already cancelled! Support has not gotten back to me.
In one of his lessons on consciousness he refers to the scriptures as corny, taboo, wish fulfillment... That's when I canceled my subscription. Learning to meditate is a big deal! Having someone you can trust is important. I don't trust him at all after that.
was never able to install it...just kept spinning and spinning.
30 day trial or 15 day trial, both confusingly offered. does not feel authentic once the app opened. still waiting for a meditation app that doesn't immediately upsell or require a credit card to try. promo said no credit card required for trial. that was a lie. paywall for trial required a credit card. so their promo felt very dishonest.
Can't log in or create an account
Meditation is hard, even harder when you have to pay for it.
terrible app and owner
not free anymore :(
What the hell is wrong with the "download" option on this app that won't ever actually download the podcast?
Sentiment summary
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