What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- 28-day Introductory Course
- Theory library (consciousness, philosophy)
- Practice library (Vipassana, Zen, Dzogchen, Advaita Vedanta)
- Daily Meditations with Sam Harris
- Sleep talks and meditations
- Customizable meditation timer
- Community discussion space
- Scholarship/financial-assistance program
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- high price relative to category
- limited free trial coverage of full course
- billing/support friction around price changes
- steep learning curve / philosophical density
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
4 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONOct 1, 2026
A user reported that support canceled their subscription and required re-signup at $20/month shortly after having paid $13/month, and Waking Up LLC replied publicly apologizing for the inconvenience.
Single-sighting complaint about billing/support handling around a price change; not yet a confirmed third independent sighting.
www.ixcoach.com/learn/waking-up-app-review-2026 - POSITIONINGCOMPANY CLAIMOct 1, 2026
Waking Up's own positioning draws a direct contrast with 'conventional meditation apps,' which it says aim to reduce stress or help you feel better in the moment, versus its own ambition to help users make fundamental shifts in understanding.
Baseline positioning statement differentiating from Headspace/Calm-style competitors.
www.ixcoach.com/learn/waking-up-app-review-2026 - PRICINGFACTOct 1, 2026
The iOS App Store in-app purchase listing shows a $19.99 monthly subscription, a $149.99 yearly subscription, and a $229.99 Family Yearly Subscription, which is higher than the website's discounted annual price.
Baseline for the pricing gap between web checkout and in-app purchase, relevant to platform-fee arbitrage and family-plan positioning.
apps.apple.com/us/app/waking-up-meditation-wisdom/id1307736395 - PRICINGFACTOct 1, 2026
Waking Up's checkout page currently lists two plans: $19.99/month, or $129.99/year shown as $10.83/month, described as 'over 13% savings on our in-app price.'
Establishes current baseline web pricing for comparison against future changes.
www.wakingup.com/checkout
A record of what Forge read in public about Waking Up — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.