Balance alternatives

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 64 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R3] Balance 3/5 · US it is not free: warning, it can't be used for free
2. [R7] Balance 4/5 · US Great app but the problems: I love this app and it very helpful but really find it unnecessary to put a pay wall on every single feature, because I just finished my first foundation and I had to pay $23 dollars a year just to continue with the foundations, while I am glad you are trying to make money, i think it unnecessarily to put everything else behind a paywall, I love your app but the subscr
3. [R19] Balance 5/5 · US love it!: there are a few free options without the subscription but a ton if you pay for it!! i dont pay and i use it every morning and night and it is perfect
4. [R8] Balance 2/5 · US Not Great: I’m sorry. Like I really am. But this app is for sheep. Yea it teaches you some basics about meditation but it really just gets to be repetitive and they really don’t go as deep as you should seek to in actual meditation. The recordings say practically the same things over and over again. It’s basically for people who want to pretend like they’re actually meditating every day. I used it
5. [R4] Balance 1/5 · US Lifetime Member and Can’t Advance Past Day 8 of Advanced Plan: App quits and prevents skipping defective meditation.
6. [R6] Balance 1/5 · US Horrible: I never used this app. I seen an ad for it on Snapchat and I just answered some questions and that was it and then it showed me like very little information about me, but that’s all it said I needed to do so from there on forward I will start realizing that I’m getting build like $70 and it’s saying balance app balance app balance app every month and I could never figure it out until jus
7. [R28] Balance 5/5 · US High Marks But…: I give balance high marks but I will say that I wish they would continually update meditation programs. I ran through all of the programs except for the parental one because I don't have children. I can't show it as completed or remove it from my list. Once I got through all of the meditation programs offered, there have never been any new ones offered and I want to continue devel
8. [R52] Calm 5/5 · US Essential: Meditation is a great skill to find clarity of thought. This allows decision making to made more maturely
9. [R55] Calm 5/5 · US Calm has changed me and my life: I’ve been using Calm for about 2 years, and the first time i used it was listening to a sleep story. I was going thru a roughy time in my life, and putting my ear buds in at night to try and get better sleep was very relieving. The sleep stories took it up another few notches! The meditation, the breathing, the reflecting have all helped me discover things about my
10. [R56] Calm 3/5 · US Calm: Very good. I love the calming piano music, it helps me relax after homework,deering stress. Thank you Calm!🫠🤗
11. [R60] Calm 4/5 · US Daily: Thanks to my mother and Calm, I was finally able to meditate daily. I think there is probably something for everyone on this app. I recommend it to my patients to help them learn mindfulness meditation. I find Jeff Warren’s meditations refreshing and useful for their honesty and practicality. I just hope they keep it affordable to all, maybe providing scholarships to those who cannot aff
12. [R51] Calm 1/5 · US Promo said free for 7 days, charged me immediately: The app charged me $80 when it said I was signing up for a free trial. Despicable.
13. [R54] Calm 1/5 · US Don’t buy: I wish I could leave 0 stars. I received a promotion for $12 per year through T-Mobile. The app won’t acknowledge it and there’s no way to speak to a live person. Their AI system told me to call my bank to cancel. Not great for an app that’s supposed to calm people and not aggravate.
14. [R59] Calm 1/5 · US Access: I would like to be able to access some kind of meditation without having to pay for it or at least not in the realm that I can justify. I like the app, but I need what money I have and I like to meditate!
15. [R63] Calm 2/5 · US $$$: Years ago when calm first started they actually had inspirational quotes after you finished a meditation. But now that version costs money lol. I get app developers need to make money, but the concept of charging to stay “calm” is just lame to me. Barely anything is free on this app.
16. [R57] Calm 1/5 · US The timer for silent meditations does not work: I have been using this app for years and within the last six months it has become completely unreliable. The timer / count down function doesn’t work on the non instructed meditations. I’ve switched to just using my iPhone.
17. [R61] Calm 2/5 · US DITCH THE AI, PLEASE: I simply wanted to talk to a person about a payment issue on your support page. But after clicking the little chat box, the issue became something more. There is NOTHING natural or CALMing about talking to a freaking AI! Get rid of it!! I signed up for a year subscription on a promotion, thinking this app might help ground me, this app might help me better connect with those
18. [R53] Calm 3/5 · US EMDR music: The EMDR music is somewhat helpful, however there still needs to be the alternating beats happening at different intervals such as every second and then every other second and then every third second to allow for more peaceful times. I haven't been able to find those on the app yet. But I hope to!
19. [R64] Calm 5/5 · US Good but could use more sound effects: I wish they had the sound of rain hitting the rooftop as if you’re hearing it from inside a house. Other than that, some other nature sounds could help.