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When you can’t focus
in class or while studying

You can put your phone away, but not your thoughts.

Just 3 minutes, before you start studying.
Right there at your desk.

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

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You were definitely studying—
and then, at some point, you stopped moving forward.

Halfway through a problem, you think of a friend,
you wonder about your phone,
you worry about your exam results.

Then you snap back
and realize you’ve been stuck on the same line for ages.

So: 3 minutes before you study.

In meditation, you practice the moment of noticing a wandering thought and coming back.

For moments like these

  • You sit down to study, but your head keeps going somewhere else
  • You come back from a break and can't settle in
  • You spend more time on test worries than on the problems
  • You've been sitting there for ages, but feel like you've barely studied

To get back to studying,
you first have to notice your mind has wandered.

You can't stop stray thoughts from showing up.
But when you've drifted from a problem into some other thought, you can suddenly notice.

“Oh. I'm off in my head again.”

But while you're studying,
it's hard to notice that your mind has wandered 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 your mind wanders 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→Mind wanders→Vibration→Noticing→Back to breathing↺ Repeat

When to use itThree minutes before you start studying.
Right where you sit at your desk.

Just 3 minutes before you study.

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A clay figure calmly focused on a workbook at the same desk, the floating pieces drifted off small toward the window

Once you notice,
back to the problem you were on.

The moment you practice in meditation
starts showing up while you study.

If you'd like to suggest it to your child

Every kid's mind wanders.

What matters isn't getting rid of stray thoughts.
It's noticing when you've drifted, and coming back to what you were doing.

The app doesn't stay on while they study.
They spend three minutes before studying counting breaths, then put the phone down.

From age 14, your child can install and use it on their own.
If they’re under 14, do the 3 minutes before studying together on your phone.

Not getting rid of stray thoughts,
but practicing noticing them.

And then, back to studying.

Just 3 minutes before you study.

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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

Does it vibrate while I'm studying?
No. The vibration only happens during the roughly 3 minutes you're doing breathing meditation in the app.
When you study, the phone goes down.
Can I do it in the middle of studying?
Yes. Three minutes before you start or during a break is all it takes.
Close your eyes where you sit, count silently as you breathe, and double-tap the screen.
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
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