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Declutter The Mind vs Waking Up
Waking Up is philosophy-first meditation with Sam Harris at $120/year. DTM is plainspoken daily practice with Custom Meditation at $60/year. Half the price, different approach.
Prices verified 2026-05-13.
Why pick DTM
$60 a year vs $120 a year
Waking Up is the most expensive app in the named competitive set at $119.99/year. DTM is $60/year. Half the price. Over five years, that's a $300 gap. DTM also offers a $219 Lifetime tier; Waking Up doesn't offer one. Price isn't usually the right reason to switch a daily practice, but a 50% price difference is large enough to flag.
See pricing →Custom Meditation that builds your session for you
Waking Up's library is structured around Sam Harris's curated sessions and interview content. DTM offers a curated library too, plus an on-demand Custom Meditation generator: pick a length from 5 to 60 minutes, pick how much guidance you want, press play. DTM assembles a unique session from real practitioner audio. If "I want a session in exactly the length I have right now" is a real pattern for you, DTM's the only major app that handles it directly.
Learn more →Plainspoken, not philosophical
Waking Up leans into the philosophy of meditation. Nonduality, the nature of self, the metaphysical conversation. That's the brand and it's a real strength for users who came to meditation through philosophy. DTM leans the other direction: practical, warm, plainspoken. Same secular ground, different temperature. If "I want to meditate without committing to a philosophical worldview" describes you, DTM is the friendlier on-ramp.
No personality dependence
Waking Up is Sam Harris. His voice teaches most of the core content; his audience comes for him. If you stop following Sam Harris or your relationship to his other work shifts, the app's primary teacher shifts with it. DTM isn't built around a founder-teacher personality. The voice is consistent across the library but it's not branded around one person.
How to switch from Waking Up to DTM
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Cancel your Waking Up subscription
App Store → Subscriptions → Waking Up → Cancel. Play Store → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → Waking Up → Cancel. Web subscriptions cancel from wakingup.com → Account.
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Open DTM
Tap Start meditating below, or download from the App Store or Play Store.
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Try the free tier first
All 500+ practices and the first Custom Meditation build are free. Subscribe to Plus only if you want daily meditations, the full course library, offline downloads, or unlimited Custom Meditations.
Common questions
Is DTM free?
Yes. 500+ guided meditations, no ads, no trial. Plus ($60/year, $219 once, or $8/month) adds daily meditations, the full course library, offline downloads, and unlimited Custom Meditations.
Does DTM have philosophy content like Waking Up's interviews?
No long-form philosophy interviews. DTM's content is daily practice, not philosophical exposition. If interview-style philosophy is half the value you get from Waking Up, that gap is real and DTM doesn't fill it.
Is DTM as good as Waking Up?
Different. Waking Up is the deeper philosophical experience. DTM is the daily practice tool at half the price. Pick the one whose strength maps to how you actually use a meditation app.
Can I use both?
Yes. Many people read or listen to philosophical content separately and use DTM for the actual sitting practice. Coexistence is normal.