Expand: Beyond Meditation

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3.6
614 reviews
100K+
Downloads
Content rating
USK: All ages
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About this app

From the world-renowned Monroe Institute, access profound states of expanded awareness normally attained after years of dedicated practice to foster greater meaning and purpose, relieve stress, improve sleep, and release unwanted patterns. The guided meditations in Expand feature Monroe Sound Science, our proprietary audio technology that uses targeted soundwave patterns to facilitate unique states of consciousness. Using Expand, you can access the profound wisdom and joy buried deep within your conscious and subconscious minds.

Expand features 100+ guided meditations, along with multi-day mini-courses, guided reflection and journaling, and custom-generated soundscapes that target specific brainwave states. Far from typical meditations that focus on simply clearing your mind of thoughts, Expand meditations encourage active imagination and perception to achieve specific results. Meditation topics include:

- Relaxation & Healing
- Joy & Meaning
- Insight and Intuition
- Sleep & Dreaming
- Nurturing Healthy Relationships
- Creativity & Manifestation
- Beyond the Physical

Expand was developed by the Monroe Institute, the world’s foremost center for the study and practice of expanded consciousness. Monroe is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in the early 1970s as a research and educational organization. In addition to Expand, Monroe offers a wide variety of experiential retreats virtually, on our 300-acre Virginia campus, and in over a dozen countries worldwide.

Read more about our terms and conditions here:
Terms of service: https://info.monroeinstitute.org/expand-app-terms-of-use
Privacy policy: https://info.monroeinstitute.org/expand-app-privacy-policy
Updated on
May 12, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.8
584 reviews
Andreas Petrow
June 22, 2024
I really like the app and how all is structured. Also I really appreciate The Monroe Institute... however I stopped using this app. I would suggest to change the narrators (or maybe use a cotton like filter, which smooths out the voices), since it's a bit too street like,maybe more professional narrators would do it? Once I even startled out of a meditation because the voices sound edgy, too sharp. Good luck 🤞
15 people found this review helpful
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David Martin
October 20, 2025
Sean Webb, the Monroe Institute and this app are probably three of the coolest things on the planet right now - download this app (it doesn't cost anything), use it and it could literally change your life - it uses Binaural frequencies to alter your conscious state. Cannot this of anyone this wouldn't help - but if you need clarity of thought, relaxation, help sleeping, relief from anxiety then fcuk me this is your app.
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Aaron Sears-Aldridge
May 24, 2025
I want to like this app, and I was almost considering subscribing. Unfortunately, it seems to require a constant internet connection and will abruptly stop in the middle of a session claiming I'm offline. Specifically, I'm talking about the timer function. Why it needs a constant connection to play a sound loop is beyond me. Regardless, it's a huge disruption that makes this app unusable.
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Monroe Institute
May 26, 2025
I'm sorry that was your experience, Aaron. Unfortunately, the timed audio files are an hour long, and not everyone has the space or wants to download them. We are going to make timer downloads a feature—it is on the roadmap for this year. All of our non-timed meditations are available for download. This is standard for streaming audio apps.

What’s new

This release introduces newly remastered versions of the Focus Level signals in the Timer, powered by the latest generation of Monroe Sound Science® which uses a new, immersive 3D entrainment format powered by Dolby Atmos. These updated tracks also feature Gamma brainwave entrainment for enhanced clarity, awareness, and experience recall. Choose between the new Monroe Sound Science® versions or the original Hemi-Sync® tracks to suit your personal journey.