Wonder
Log in
Research Outline
Prepared for Selman K. | Delivered June 5, 2020
Meditation Apps and Mental Health
Review your project details
Goals
To identify the user profile of paid subscribers of meditation apps, their pain points, issues addressed by the apps, and the strengths and weaknesses of meditation apps that address mental health issues.
View less
Early Findings
According to the survey findings of JMIR Publications, the subscriber/user profile of the the "Calm" meditation app is as follows: while there were no significant gender differences among users overall, within the app, males (
88%
) were significantly more likely to use meditation than females (
78%
) and females are more likely to use sleep stories (
60%
) compared to males (
35%
). Older participants tend to use sleep stories more frequently. Younger users prefer meditation.
The survey findings also note that "to date, efficacy studies have had small samples, inadequate control groups, and short follow-up periods. More importantly,
data related to
usage patterns of mindfulness meditation apps, demographics, clinical characteristics of users, reasons for downloading health apps, barriers to use, and consistency of use are lacking."
Appinventiv states that Headspace and Calm are the leaders of the global meditation mindfulness app market. In the US, users of meditation apps spend
63%
of that time on InsightTimer, followed by Calm (
17%
). Overall,
16%
of females use meditation apps, compared with
12%
males.
According to Appinventiv, "the monthly willingness to pay" according to specific meditation goals among app users are as follows: to manage stress -
$5.04
, improve relationships -
$8.38
, improve overall health -
$12.09
, professional performance -
$14.38
, and athletic performance -
$18.39
.
It shows that overall, the top 3 reasons that people use meditation apps are: general wellness (around
75%
), improve energy (
60%
), and to aid memory and focus (
50%
).
View less