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Aura vs Now&Zen: which one should you pick?

Two mindfulness & meditation tools, side by side. We compare pricing, features, ratings, and target users so you don't have to read two separate reviews.

Aura preview

Aura

Mindfulness & Meditation

Freemium

AI-powered meditations and therapy for mental wellness

Now&Zen preview

Now&Zen

Mindfulness & Meditation

Freemium

Create guided meditations in under five minutes

Quick verdict: Aura wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings

Aura rates higher (4.2 vs unrated).

Aura

Now&Zen

Pricing
Freemium
Pricing
Freemium
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Platform
ios, android, web
Platform
web
Best for
AI-powered meditations and therapy for mental wellness
Best for
Create guided meditations in under five minutes

Aura features

  • Guided meditations
  • Guided meditations for mindfulness and sleep
  • Access guided meditations
  • Sleep stories and soundscapes
  • Therapeutic stories and hypnosis sessions
  • Listen to sleep stories
  • Life coaching
  • Life coaching and habit change guidance
  • Receive life coaching
  • Breathwork exercises
  • AI-driven personalization of content
  • Engage in therapy sessions
  • AI personalization
  • Access to therapy and health coaching
  • Explore self-improvement resources
  • Mood tracking
  • Sleep sounds and music tracks
  • Breathwork and wellness exercises

Now&Zen features

  • Create personalized guided meditations
  • Create custom meditations in under five minutes
  • Choose voice, style, and intent
  • Choose voice, style, intent, and length
  • Select meditation length and sounds
  • Select background sounds for sessions
  • Download for offline listening
  • Download sessions for offline listening
  • Integrate with social networks
  • Sign in via social networks
  • Access pre-made meditation library
  • Access library of pre-made meditations
  • Tailor focus areas to match goals
  • Customize sessions in under 5 minutes

Use cases side by side

Aura

  • A user feeling anxious before a job interview opens Aura, logs their mood as anxious, and receives a recommended 5-minute confidence-building meditation and a 10-minute coaching session on interview preparation.
  • Reduce stress with meditation
  • Guided meditation practice
  • A person struggling with insomnia selects a 25-minute sleep story and follows a guided 4-7-8 breathing exercise. They fall asleep before the story ends and wake up feeling more rested than usual.
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Sleep story listening
  • A user experiencing relationship stress browses Aura life coaching library and selects a series of sessions on communication and boundary-setting. After completing three guided coaching audios, they feel more confident approaching a difficult conversation with their partner.
  • Receive life coaching
  • Personal coaching sessions
  • Access therapy sessions
  • Therapy resource access
  • Practice mindfulness daily
  • Personal growth tracking
  • Change habits with guidance

Now&Zen

  • Stress relief meditation
  • Craft personalized meditation sessions
  • Create a personalized morning meditation playlist to boost focus and energy before work
  • Focus enhancement sessions
  • Relax and reduce stress
  • Generate short, stress‑relief audio sessions for students during exams, downloadable offline
  • Relaxation audio customization
  • Enhance focus and mindfulness
  • Build mood‑based guided meditations for users seeking relaxation after a hectic day and shareable via social networks
  • Offline mindfulness practice
  • Access offline meditation content
  • Personalized guided experiences
  • Use pre-made guided sessions

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