Jon Kabat-Zinn JKZ Meditations

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Apple listing size

The iOS app listing reports a 126 MB download, English language and a 16+ age rating. source

Apple system requirements

The Apple listing requires iOS or iPadOS 15.6 or later, and supports macOS 12.5 or later on Apple M1 Macs plus visionOS 1 or later. source

Billing integrations

Apple handles App Store billing and Google handles Google Play billing, renewals and cancellations. source

Company formation

A Swedish company registry listing says MindfulnessApps Sweden AB was formed on 22 May 2013 and registered on 27 August 2013. source

Company headquarters

The registry lists the legal seat in Sundbyberg, Stockholm County, with a Hedemora, Sweden postal address. source

Company legal name

The Google Play developer is MindfulnessApps Sweden AB. source

Company size

The registry lists 1–4 employees and 2025 revenue of approximately 2.1 million SEK. source

Documentation

The official knowledge base covers registration, login, free practices, replay downloads, device use, purchase restoration, account deletion, subscription access, updates and audio troubleshooting. source

Founded

2021 source

Free access

The app offers practices without a subscription, including Jon Kabat-Zinn's original 45-minute Body Scan, although the free selection may change. source

Google Play availability

Google Play lists the app with 10K+ downloads and an Everyone content rating. source

Google Play security

Google Play states that the app may share personal information, may collect personal and financial information plus four other data categories, encrypts data in transit and supports deletion requests. source

Headquarters

Sweden source

Limit: playback reliability

Reviews report playback stopping, offline downloads failing and play or skip controls becoming unresponsive. source

Limit: regional scheduling

A reviewer said moving live question sessions to times around 3 a.m. in Europe reduced the app's usefulness there and made cheaper alternatives more attractive. source

Limit: subscriptions

Reviewers report purchases not unlocking content, repeated restore prompts, difficult cancellation and subscription value concerns compared with free alternatives. source

Live sessions

Subscribers can join live meditation, dialogue and question-and-answer sessions with Jon Kabat-Zinn. source

MBSR scope

The recordings are standalone practices associated with MBSR and are not an instructor-led eight-week MBSR course. source

Notable update

The Google Play listing reports an update on 22 July 2026. source

Practice collections

The app organizes content into Mindfulness for Beginners, Coping with Stress, Everyday Life, Healing Yourself and the World, Mindfulness for Pain Relief, and Silence with Bells. source

Praise: content

Independent reviews repeatedly praise the guided meditations, Jon Kabat-Zinn's teachings, mindful yoga and the breadth of practice lengths. source

Praise: live community

Reviewers value the live sessions, recordings and global practitioner community. source

Privacy practices

The privacy policy says the app uses an account ID and password, name and country analytics, does not use precise location or tracking cookies, and retains login information for 90 days. source

Privacy rights

The privacy policy describes security safeguards, international data transfers and rights to access, correct or object to processing under GDPR. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 15 Oct 2026.