Show HN: Like Headspace, but free forever

[geoelectric]

I subscribe to Headspace and like it OK, but I definitely subscribe because I like that particular dude's voice and it's a positive trigger for me now. Otherwise there's nothing particularly special about them compared to Insight Timer or any other mature service.

This looks cool, but it's also the most direct advertisement I've seen on HN.

[scouech]

> This looks cool, but it's also the most direct advertisement I've seen on HN.

Thank you :)

We have some more content coming soon, a lot more sleep stuff too. A content apps like headspace don't have + CC content too from different mental health organizations

[anthonybennis]

I subscribe for the very same reason. I only listen to the recordings of the founders voice. The rest, especially the American (sorry) accent I find less soothing.

[procinct]

I don’t really see how this is more of a direct advertisement than other Show HN posts and the service is free.

[interestica]

Curious that searching the term "medito" in the play store found nothing. Makes it hard for word-of-mouth referral. I'm in the Canadian store if that is helpful.

[scouech]

hey! We had a problem with indexing on Monday. So it will take a few days to list it properly. It's a bit annoying.. If you search for "Medito Foundation" it should show up! Sorry about that

[ramblerman]

I know it's a bit low-brow to advertise other products on launch posts, but headspace never worked for me, beyond a week or two.

What finally got me into the habit was Sam Harris' waking up course. The non religious angle, removing all the wishy washy stuff, and just varying the angles at which to tackle the problem.

I highly recommend it, specially for the HN crowd who are probably more like me.

[scouech]

We are taking the same approach with this. Waking up is great, just expensive. We have more content coming soon, in the same area than Waking Up (more philosophical etc)

[tectonic]

Agreed! I've been really enjoying Waking Up.

[interestica]

Re: "worked". What was your goal?

[wdb]

Curious why it's a Dutch organisation seems most members are non-Dutch. Tax reasons?

[scouech]

we live in the Netherlands :)

[sAbakumoff]

I have been using insight timer free version for years and really happy with my experience!

[scouech]

that's great to hear! We are basically building something similar to Insight Timer, but totally free. With more refined content, and with a clear path for new comers :)

[_lessthan0]

Hi, I see the permissions list and its small enough to be comfortable with. How is my data going to be used?

[scouech]

Hey!

The current privacy policy is available via the play store or app store, and here: https://meditofoundation.org/privacy

We don't use Google or any other third parties for data collection.

For analytics purposes and improvements, we use our own, independent service thanks to an open-source tool called "Matomo". What we collect:

    Your location (not 100% accurate, but at least we know your country, and area you are using our products from)
    The operating system you are using
    Your device's size
    How many times you have been using the app
    What you did in the app (where you have tapped, what you have listened to for example) and for how long.

This service does not share your data with third parties. The data is not shared with, or sold to anyone. The data is anonymized, meaning we don't know your name, IP address, or any personal information about you.

[valuearb]

What’s wrong with charging for a valuable service?

[scouech]

If something is valuable, it shouldn't be restricted those with money. We aren't stopping people for charging for a service like that, we just want to offer what those paid services offer, but for free.

[anoncake]

People with a limited budget don't use it, which makes the service less useful.