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Objective: This pilot study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of The Mindfulness App with college students and the utility of daily text-message reminders for increasing adherence.Participants: Students from a mid-sized Midwestern University (N = 59) during the spring and fall of 2016.Methods: Using a pretest-posttest design, a group of students used The Mindfulness App for 5 weeks. All students were sent text-message reminders to submit daily practice time and completed a series of online measures.Results: Participants consistently used the application as intended, and reported positive attitudes toward the text-message reminders and the quality of the application.Conclusions:The Mindfulness App is a feasible, well-accepted tool for delivering mindfulness interventions to college students.