A clay figure walking down a hallway with an irritated look, glancing back, with pieces of speech bubbles following behind

When the past keeps coming back
and weighs on you

It’s over, but in your head it isn’t over yet.

When the thoughts keep going—3 minutes.
It’s fine to start with a mind that’s still tangled.

A 3-minute breathing meditation app that vibrates when your mind wanders

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And in your head,
the next scene begins.

“Why did I say it like that?”
“I shouldn’t have let that comment slide.”
“Next time, I’ll say this.”

Things that made you angry, things you regret, words that hurt—
the moment has passed, but in your head it keeps going.

And as long as the thoughts keep going, the feeling stays with you too.

When the thoughts keep going, 3 minutes.

In meditation, you repeat the moment of noticing you’re lost in thought and coming back.

For moments like these

  • Someone's words keep repeating in your head
  • You keep going back to a moment that hurt
  • The feeling follows you into the next thing, even after it's over
  • You're angry and want to fire off a message right now

To step out of the conversation in your head,
you first have to notice you're caught up in that thought.

You can’t stop past events from coming to mind.
But when you’re following the thoughts they set off, you can suddenly notice it.

“Oh. I'm still caught up in this thought.”

But while you're caught up in thought,
it's hard to notice that you are at all.

So True Meditation lets the app tell you when that moment comes.

How it works in the app

In True Meditation, you count silently as you breathe and double-tap the screen once per breath.
When you get caught up in a thought and your tap comes late, the app lets you know with a small vibration.

  1. Each double-tap moves the count up by one. The circle is only a guide to the rhythm — breathe at your own pace and it follows you.
  2. When your mind wanders and your tap comes late, the screen edges glow orange and the phone vibrates.
  3. Once you notice, double-tap again and carry on from the number you were on.

You can do it with your eyes closed. Tap at your own breathing pace — if a tap comes later than usual, the app takes it as a wandering mind and lets you know with a vibration.

Breathing→Thought→Vibration→Noticing→Back to breathing↺ Repeat

When to use it3 minutes when it comes back and weighs on you. 3 minutes before you send a reply, or before you get back to what you were doing.
A tangled mind is fine. If you lose count, pick up from the last number on the screen.

When the thoughts keep going, 3 minutes.

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A clay figure walking calmly forward down the same hallway, the speech bubble pieces drifted off small behind

Once you're back with your breath,
you choose what to do.

Say something, reply, or let it go.

You can decide after you've stepped out of the conversation in your head.

Before you react to a feeling,
noticing it lets you choose a response instead of a reaction.

When the thoughts keep going, 3 minutes.

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Built by a developer who started meditating because of nonstop thoughts,
to help with the hardest part: “noticing.”

Frequently asked questions

Can I start right away, even when my mind is a mess?
Yes. Open the app and double-tap the screen, and your breathing starts.
When it comes back to you, or before you reply—3 minutes is enough.
I've never meditated before. Can I start with this?
Yes. There is nothing to learn beforehand and nothing to buy. The first time, a short voice guide shows you how to use the app—and the way you use it is the way you do mindfulness meditation. Turn the voice guide off once it feels familiar.
How much is free?
You can meditate the moment you install it, no sign-up needed. As a guest you get one Normal and one Emergency session a day, up to twenty breaths each.
And when you're learning, twenty breaths is plenty — about three to five minutes.

When you sign up, your first 7 days are the same as Premium: no limits on sessions or breaths, plus Sleep meditation and Challenge mode. No card needed, and you won't be charged automatically when the 7 days end.
After that you can keep using it for free: one Normal and one Emergency session a day, up to twenty breaths each, and Sleep meditation once a day for the first 30 days after sign-up. Your sessions are still saved and you can still share them. (Free accounts go up to Level 5; Challenge mode needs a subscription.)

Try it about ten times and you'll know whether it fits you.
When you want longer sessions, or more than one a day, you can subscribe. There are monthly and yearly plans.
Who made this app?
I started meditating because my thoughts never stopped.
When I did it myself, the hardest part was the noticing.
So I built the app to help with that part.
True Meditation is an app I built because I needed it.

— Choi, who built the app

Please note

Noticing a feeling doesn't mean ignoring it or holding it in.
If there's a conversation to have or something to do, you can do it.
The point is simply to notice where you are before you react on autopilot.

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