Secondary market research on mindfulness apps was conducted within the iOS App Store, aligning with the pottery application's focus on maximizing the therapeutic benefits of pottery. A service safari exploring various meditation and mindful applications provided insights summarised below. While these apps are not direct competitors of Handsy, they serve as inspiration for the development of the mindfulness feature within the app.
Guided meditation that uses visuals and vibrations in addition to audio. Has immersive meditations that combine vibration, sound effect and visuals
Onboarding:
Longer onboarding process to facilitate customisation
Experience: Each session is different, some use sound only and others use visuals alongside it. Left example below was an interactive activity where you were asked to follow the orb with your finger while meditating.
****A vibration based meditation app, that can be used independently or alongside visual / audio meditations
Onboarding: Unlike balance, has minimal onboarding and experience is the same for all users [minus free vr premium version, see below]
Experience:
Has many different feelings, such as rain, heartbeat, fireworks and other which are then locked to e encourage subscription purchase.
