The 5 Best Yoga Apps in 2024

Yoga has a long and storied history spanning thousands of years—and a very recent addition to this sacred practice is the use of yoga apps. 

With the ability to now practice yoga in the comfort of your own home, yoga is becoming accessible to just about everyone (everyone with a smartphone, that is).

As there are hundreds of fitness apps to choose from, we did the grunt work for you and found five of the best yoga apps out there. 

Whether you’re a total newb or a seasoned savasana-er, these apps of varying costs (one completely free!) will have you flipping into down dog in no time.

Our Insider Picks

Overall Best Yoga App: Alo Moves

Best Yoga App for Live Classes: Glo

Best Yoga App for Beginners: Yoga Studio

Most Personalized Yoga App: Down Dog

Best Free Yoga App: YogaTime

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1. Overall Best Yoga App: Alo Moves (A+)

Alo Moves has it all—yoga classes of all kinds, personalized recommendations, meditation classes, other kinds of fitness classes, options for all levels of fitness and equipment, varying class lengths, offline access, frequent new releases, and even classes in Spanish.

Classes Offered

With over 2,500 classes on the Alo Moves app, there is undoubtedly an option for everyone. 

While the main focuses of this app are yoga, pilates, and barre, they also offer meditation classes and regular fitness videos, including HIIT, strength training, stretching, dance, running, and gym workouts.

The main categories of yoga classes offered include:

• Vinyasa yoga (introductory, moderate, advanced)
• Hatha yoga (introductory, moderate, advanced)
• Restorative yoga 
• Yoga sculpt (i.e., “Upper Body Tone Vinyasa”)
• Kundalini yoga
• Ashtanga yoga 
• Prenatal/Postnatal yoga 
• Kids yoga 

You can also join various programs or series, such as the “30-Day Yoga Challenge” or “Beginner Yoga Tone.” 

Price

Alo Moves offers a generous 14-day free trial, after which it is $19.99 per month or $199.99 per year if you purchase the annual subscription. 

As this app is more than just yoga, I think the price tag is very reasonable. Considering the fact that a drop-in yoga class at any major studio can cost $20 to $40, you get more bang for your buck if you utilize these at-home workouts regularly. 

You could certainly use Alo Moves as your only gym or fitness membership—even if you took 5 different classes per day, you still wouldn’t have gone through them all in one year! 

Experience

I personally love the Alo Moves app and its fitness classes. The app is intuitive with a user-friendly interface, visually appealing, and easy to use. I like that it recommends classes and series to you based on the survey you complete upon signing up. The videos all have beautiful backgrounds, and the music is a nice addition that is not overpowering. Another plus is that the class lengths vary widely—as short as 5 minutes if you just need a quick reset and as long as 75 minutes for a deeper yoga practice.

2. Best Yoga App for Live Classes: Glo (A)

If you want a bit of a sense of community when you’re practicing yoga at home, Glo is a good choice, as it offers live classes all day long that you can join with others. Glo also has videos on pilates, barre, HIIT, strength training, and meditation, with a vast library of 7,000 classes. Although the app is not personalized (you have to upgrade to the “Glo coach” for personalized plans), it’s easy to filter the yoga videos by style, intensity, level, and duration. However, I think this app is a bit too pricey at $30 per month. 

Classes Offered

In addition to other workouts and fitness classes, Glo offers the following yoga styles:

• Ashtanga yoga
• Hatha yoga
• Vinyasa yoga
• Recovery (Stretching)
• Restorative yoga
• Iyengar (Alignment-focused with props) 
• Tao yin (Flowing movement to balance energy)
• Qi gong (Gentle mind-body movement)
• Kundalini yoga
• Partner yoga (Poses performed with a partner)
• Prenatal/Postnatal yoga
• Power yoga
• Yin yoga
• Yoga conditioning (A mix of yoga, strength, and mobility work)

And this is just the yoga alone! With over 7,000 classes, there’s definitely something for everyone here.

Price

Glo offers a free 7-day trial, after which the app is $30 per month, $244.49 per year, or $75 per quarter if you pay 3 months at a time.

I think $30 per month is too expensive for an app, but it’s still less pricey than a gym or studio membership. The live classes are definitely a benefit, as taking classes with others (even if you aren’t in the same room) can make it seem a bit more like you’re going to a studio.

Experience

I liked but didn’t love Glo. I personally prefer having music in the background of fitness videos, which Glo does not offer. Some of the videos have aesthetic backgrounds in home settings, while others are a bit boring with just a white room.

I appreciate the vast array of classes, including some lesser-seen yoga styles, and I think the instructors are very well-trained and experienced.

3. Best Yoga App for Beginners: Yoga Studio (A)

If you are a beginner to yoga (or even if you’re not), Yoga Studio is an excellent app for learning yoga poses (asanas). It has in-depth photos, videos, and explanations detailing each asana, ensuring proper form and allowing for modifications. The videos are a bit basic, but they get the job done if you want a no-frills app for learning yoga. Plus, it’s very affordable at $10 per month. 

Classes Offered

Unsurprisingly, Yoga Studio only offers yoga classes. Most of the classes are geared towards beginners, but there are also plenty of more advanced options. 

The yoga styles offered include:

• Hatha yoga
• Vinyasa yoga
• Basics of yoga/Beginner essentials 
• Chakra yoga
• Creative flow yoga
• Chair yoga
• Family yoga
• Mandala yoga (a balanced flow that utilizes the yoga mat in a 360-degree way moving in a circular pattern and often upside-down)
• Pranayama (breathwork)
• Prenatal yoga
• Yin yoga

Price

Yoga Studio is one of the more affordable yoga apps, at $9.99 per month or $69.99 per year. With an abundance of explanations and guides, this app is the perfect one to learn yoga at a minimal cost. \

Experience

Although this app has loads of instructional videos and explanations geared towards beginners, there are also plenty of classes for the intermediate and advanced. If you want a no-frills yoga video, this app is for you. The light spa music in the background is appreciated, but the studios used are solely stark white rooms—no frills! The app and videos are a little basic, but if you want to just focus on getting poses right and learning more about yoga, this would be a great app. 

The section about poses with in-depth explanations is very helpful—even for someone who has done yoga for many years! I also like that they only have 11 instructors who are very experienced, so you can “get to know” the instructors you use often better. The app also shows in-depth bios for each instructor, including their experience and which classes they teach on the app. 

4. Most Personalized Yoga App: Down Dog (A+)

Down Dog is another yoga app I loved, offering the most customization and personalization that I’ve seen at a low price. You get to pick the voice you hear in the videos, music style, fitness level, transition speed, focus area, and savasana length. However, based on what you choose, the app picks the class for you—there’s no menu to select another class. That said, you can change the customization at any time, and you never get the same class twice.  

Classes Offered

This app is just yoga and meditation, although the strength flow class incorporates some HIIT movement. 

• Vinyasa yoga
• Hatha yoga
• Restorative yoga
• Yin yoga 
• Gentle yoga
• Guided meditation 
• Breathwork 
• Strength flow 
• Chair yoga
• Yoga Nidra 

Price

Down Dog offers a free 14-day trial, after which the app is $9.99 per month or $59.99 per year.

With the personalization and loads of yoga styles available, this is one of the most reasonably priced yoga apps.

Experience

I love the customization of this app. As someone who gets overwhelmed with many choices, other apps with hundreds of classes can leave me wasting half an hour simply trying to decide which one to take. Therefore, I love that Down Dog decides for you based on what you select, although I can see how some people might not like this. That said, it’s pretty easy to change your selections and get a different class loaded.

I also love that you can personalize the voice in the videos, the music style, and even how long you get to lay in savasana at the end (as long as possible, please!).

Another great feature is that you can change the duration of the class offered to you, toggling from 10 to 60 minutes, and each pose has a countdown timer (nothing worse than holding a Warrior 3 with no end in sight!). 

5. Best Free Yoga App: YogaTime (A-)

For an entirely free yoga app, YogaTime is a great option—especially if you’re just starting your yoga journey. Although the app and videos are understandably basic, there are about 15 different categories with 5-20 classes in each, offering a pretty wide range of free classes to choose from. You don’t even need to make an account—just download and down dog!

Classes Offered

This app is just yoga, meditation, and breathwork, with categories including:

• Vinyasa yoga
• Gentle flow
• Basics/Beginners
• Yin yoga
• Prenatal yoga
• Meditation and breathwork 
• Restorative yoga
• Heart-opening flows 
• Power yoga/Cardio flows

Price

Free! Yep, 100% free—no “in-app purchases” needed. 

Experience

This app is very basic, and the videos are not that high-quality, but that’s expected of an entirely free app. You have the option to add music to each video, and the classes offered are pretty diverse. I’d say they are more focused on beginners, but advanced options are also available. It’s nice that you don’t even need to make an account—you can get started as soon as you download the app.

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