# Waking Up pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Scholarship (Free)). Among the 7 meditation apps we track it is the cheapest; median entry $0/mo.
**Domain:** wakingup.com
**Free tier:** No · 7-day free trial
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Best for:** Philosophy- and science-minded users seeking secular, intellectually rigorous content; Users who want theory and context alongside meditation practice; Practitioners exploring Stoicism, neuroscience, and interdisciplinary traditions; Users who value a money-back guarantee and scholarship access
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $19.99 | — | flat | Pay-as-you-go monthly plan. Full access to guided meditations, courses, theory content, and conversations. 7-day free trial. Risk-free money-back guarantee. | wakingup.com |
| Annual | $10.83 | −46% | flat | Billed as $129.99/year (~$10.83/month) via web-direct (wakingup.com). Apple App Store price is higher at $149.99/year due to platform fee. Month-to-month rate is $19.99. Web-direct discount approximately 46% vs monthly. Risk-free money-back guarantee. | wakingup.com |
| Scholarship (Free) | $0 | — | flat | Full access granted at no cost to anyone who cannot afford the subscription. No questions asked — users self-certify financial need. Not a commercial tier; listed for completeness. | wakingup.com |

**Key features:** 600+ hours of audio content: guided meditations, theory lessons, and conversations; 30-day introductory course created by Sam Harris (neuroscientist); 100+ interdisciplinary teachers spanning Vipassana, Zen, Stoicism, modern neuroscience; Curated playlists by topic, theme, and teacher; Private member-only forum with 50,000+ users across 26 countries; Secular approach — no religious commitments required; Scholarship program: full access free for those who cannot afford subscription; Risk-free money-back guarantee on all plans; Daily mindfulness reminder audio messages.

**Plan limits:** No free tier — trial only (7 days) or scholarship for those who cannot afford it; No catalog size officially disclosed; 600+ hours of audio confirmed; Private member forum limited to 50,000+ subscribers.

Sources: 2 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Official subscription page (wakingup.com/subscribe, accessed 2026-06-14) confirmed web-direct pricing: $19.99/month and $129.99/year. Apple App Store US listing (apps.apple.com/us/app/waking-up-guided-meditation/id1307736395, accessed 2026-06-14) shows $149.99/year — higher than web-direct due to Apple's platform fee; web-direct price is canonical. Scholarship program confirmed via wakingup.com homepage.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/meditation-apps/waking-up/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Waking Up's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/meditation-apps/waking-up/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl