Best apps of 2021

This year, we learned to expect the unexpected. All the while, these amazing apps helped us get grounded, lose ourselves in creative pursuits and find inspiration. They’re Play’s best apps of 2021.

Best App

Balance: Meditation & Sleep

Elevate Labs

In-app purchases

4.8

41.5K reviews

1M+

Downloads

Everyone

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Calm your mind, reduce stress, and improve sleep with meditations personalized to suit your specific needs
2
Access a library of meditations throughout the day or answer questions and let the app choose for you
3
Use 10-day plans featuring techniques like breathing exercises and badges for progress towards your goals

Balance caught our attention with its lovely, minimal design and kept us coming back with personalised meditation plans – customised to your goals, experience, current state and age. You can also jump straight into sessions on topics like gratitude, frustration and eating. We love tracking the skills that we’re developing (think visualisation and awareness), and winding down with a sweet sleep song or dream scene.