Qigong Apps Compared: Price and Rating

How was this list put together?

It compares only public facts from the store listings, read on November 6, 2026: price, rating, number of ratings, and contents as described by the seller. Ratings are from the US App Store, with the number of ratings in brackets. No app was installed or tried for this comparison. This page doesn't judge how well any app teaches.

Which app fits what you need?

Complete beginner: Qigong Intro w Lee Holden has beginner follow-along moves you can do sitting or standing. It offers free samples and one $9.99 purchase for everything.[1]
A set form: A set form is a fixed sequence of movements. Eight Brocade Qigong teaches a sequence of eight, with about 30 minutes of follow-along exercise and about 30 minutes of theory, for the same $9.99.[2] Our Baduanjin page also writes out the Eight Brocades for free.
Seated practice: Eight Brocades Qigong Sitting has about 20 minutes of follow-along exercise and about 40 minutes of explanation.[3] For more chair options, see qigong for seniors.
A short daily session: 7 Minute Chi has the most ratings here. It mixes tai chi and qi gong in sessions of seven minutes.[4]
Live classes and community: Holden QiGong, Think Vitality and Onenergy all offer live sessions. All three are free to download, but expect to pay for full access. Think Vitality and Onenergy list subscriptions, and Holden sells a video class subscription outside the app.[5][6][7]

How do the apps compare?

App	Price	Rating	What you get
Holden QiGong [8]	Free download	5.0 (26)	Courses, live classes, community
Think Vitality	Free, subscription $21.99 or $219.99	4.9 (158)	Routines, monthly live chat, forum
Onenergy	Free, VIP $9.99 a month or $97.99 a year	4.2 (13)	Lessons, routine builder, live classes
Eight Brocade Qigong	Samples free, all for $9.99	5.0 (8)	Standing set, about 60 minutes
Eight Brocades Qigong Sitting	Samples free, all for $9.99	5.0 (5)	Seated set, about 60 minutes
Qigong Intro w Lee Holden	Samples free, all for $9.99	4.0 (4)	Beginner moves, sitting or standing
7 Minute Chi	Free, $2.99 per session video	4.8 (2,562)	Seven-minute tai chi and qi gong
Taichi Temple [9]	$5.99	4.5 (347)	18 qigong exercises, then tai chi

On Android, Google Play lists Qigong for Vitality, from Think Vitality Inc., at 4.7 (222), Onenergy at 4.1 (80) and Holden QiGong at 5.0 (12).[10][11][12] YMAA, the publisher of the Eight Brocades apps, labels its older Android apps OLD, and the replacement Eight Brocades app had no ratings yet.[13]

Why do so few qigong apps have ratings?

An App Store search for "qigong," "qi gong," "chi gong," "baduanjin" and "eight brocades" on November 6, 2026 turned up about 85 apps that mention qigong in their name or opening description. Nearly all had fewer than 30 ratings and about 20 had none. YMAA published about 35 of them, most of them single video courses.

So a 5.0 from five people tells you little. The store search also shows tai chi programs with far more ratings, such as ZenFit at 4.6 (580), but tai chi is what they mainly teach.[14]

Store listings often promise health effects. Those are the seller's claims. For what studies report, read qigong benefits.

Is there a free way to learn qigong online?

Yes. YouTube is free and has more variety than any app here. Start with our comparison of qigong YouTube channels. Some teachers also run free online classes. Forest Rock Qigong, for example, lists free weekly classes on its channel page.[15]

Should you choose an app, a video or a class?

YouTube suits you if you want to try qigong for free.
A one-time app suits you if you want one fixed routine, and YMAA's apps let you stream or download each lesson.[2]
A subscription app makes sense if you want live sessions.
An in-person or live online class gives you someone who can correct you. See how to find a qigong class.

No app can tell you whether a movement is right for your body. If you have concerns, read is qigong safe? and ask your doctor.

Qigong apps compared