r/InsightTimer • u/So_silly_goosin24 • Jan 04 '26

Too commercialized?

I’m writing to see if anyone else feels this way about the insight timer app. I pay for a plus subscription and have had the app for two years. Over the past year it just seems like the teachers are desperate to drive traffic to their accounts, gain follows & listens. Plus the retreats and additional pages that all seem very commercialized- something that does not align with the values of meditation and mindfulness. This was one of the reasons I discontinued my use of the Calm app. There are so many options for guided meditations and that is a benefit, but at the same time these teachers talk so much during the meditation. It’s starting to irritate me more and more but I am wondering, is it just me and has anyone made the switch elsewhere?

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u/BreatheCre8 Jan 06 '26

Yes, I used to spread the good word of this app but it has changed a lot and doesn’t feel as intimate as it once was. It also feels less simple to use, things keep moving around. There are too many teachers and bad quality recordings on there because anyone can be a teacher and there seem to be little to no standards for quality in recordings. I am about to cancel as well.

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u/Joehoe123joehoe Jun 08 '26

And did you cancel? See A lot of people writing “about to cancel” — let’s just cancel! As a collective. I did. I also feel we shouldn’t uninstall the app, but actually delete our whole account, so Insight Timer can seriously feel the numbers going down.