Every meditation app wants to be your daily habit. They send notifications, track streaks, build communities, and gamify the practice of doing nothing. But somewhere along the way, the tool meant to help you disconnect becomes another platform you have to manage.
I've been using OneZen for the past two weeks, and it made me rethink what a meditation app should be.
What Most Apps Get Wrong
The dominant meditation apps follow the same playbook as social media platforms: retention at all costs. They bombard you with:
Daily streak notifications — because missing a day means you failed
