I love Chill. Even on days when I say to myself, “I don’t have time to meditate,” The little reminders pop up throughout the day to remind me to pause and breathe.My only complaint is that the reminders that pop up through the day can’t be pulled up by opening the app. When a reminder comes in, my screen is usually locked. But when I open the screen it’s gone and I can’t find it anywhere. Every once in a while if I swipe right they’ll be there along with all the other daily notifications, but that’s rare.Chill, if you’re reading this, please add a feature that allows people to pull up all the mindfulness reminders that come in during that day from the app. Then it would be perfect!

I’ve used this app consistently for a year, and I can say that I enjoy it much more than some of the other similar apps (like some other reviews noted, those tend to be more Hallmark-y). I like the simplicity, the reminders to turn my focus back to my center, etc. However, now that I’ve used it for a year, I’ve realized that the daily quotes and accompanying images repeat on a cycle. I know this for certain, as I had saved a good number of them on the first pass, and now when I open my daily quote, it’s often already saved. In addition, I had taken screencaps of some quotes to share with others, so I can see that the same quote is displayed on the same day this year. With all the Zen and Transcendentalist writing out there, I suppose I’d have expected the cycle to at least last more than a year!

In this dizzying world of constant stimulation and demand for action, this app has given me the instant sense of peace and mindfulness I have needed countless times. It is exactly what I need it to be and nothing more, providing a daily graceful quote, an alluring picture, and an overall simplistic vibe. It has helped me with my phone addiction; when I am seeking stimulation to subconsciously escape from the present, I either just see the app logo or open the app and read the quote and I am immediately centered. What finally prompted me to write a review was the chuckle-worthy April Fools joke. These folks have a great vision and tasteful humor to go along with it.

This is a delightful app with lovely quotes and reminders. I appreciate the content, variety, and the option for pop up reminded throughout the day. For the creators, I keep seeing the ad “Is he cheating?” In big, bold text at the bottom (and similar types of ads). This is more bold that the quote, and although mindfulness does require choice and awareness in my thoughts, it’s less than helpful to have a wonderful mindfulness reminder competing with a fear campaign in the ad on the same page. I recognize and understand that these ads are necessary to generate funds/support for the developers, but is it possible to choose sponsors more mindfully? Thank you for the consideration. And thank you for the simple and sweet app. P.S. After writing this, I dug a little and found that I could pay $2.99 to remove the ads altogether. Worth it :)