Headspace

What reviewers actually said

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1. [R5] 1/5 · US Money grabber: I downloaded this app because I loved their content on Netflix for sleeping, turns out you have to pay for practically every single thing. It’s only $5 a month, not bad, but unnecessary. They post on YouTube for free. Making others pay for this app is absurd when I can easily find your content elsewhere. According to others, this app used to be fully functional and FREE. Why change
2. [R10] 1/5 · US WHAT THE HELL!?!: Bro, Istg this app actually sucks. You need to freaking pay for everything!?! You can't even do breathing exercises! EVERYTHING COSTS MONEY. If you want a real app that helps you with self care, I suggest using Finch. In Headspace, you can't even do anything! This really pisses me off. Headspace needs to fix this.
3. [R13] 1/5 · US not worth it: I used this app for years. took a long break from it and redownloaded it recently only to find absolutely everything has ben blocked off with a subscription. the app is completely useless now. It was nice a great tool I used in my daily life for anxiety and insomnia. Now it’s become a subscription only app. extremely disappointing.
4. [R37] 1/5 · US Paywall city: Back in my day there was tons of free stuff. Then only one lesson per section. I checked back today and there’s nothing. Tragic.
5. [R36] 3/5 · US I can’t even use it: This app seems really helpful, especially with someone like me who struggles with anxiety, but I can’t really do anything because you have to pay for everything.
6. [R48] 1/5 · US Very bad: This is probably the most worst app I’ve ever came across of it makes you pay $65 per day for absolutely nothing just to meditate and take deep breaths. This is by far the worst app I’ve ever came across of because it makes you pay for every single thing. Can’t even do anything on this app.
7. [R21] 3/5 · US Free Trial Doesn’t Have Much Content: Seems like it would be a great app but when I sign up for a free trial, it’s supposed to be designed to make me want to buy into the app. It’s impossible for me to want to do that when everything good seems to be locked. Only a few 3 minute breath work videos available from what I have seen.
8. [R111] 5/5 · US Disappointed: I used to use this app some years back. They had at least some short, free meditations that you could test out, and I never needed anything more than 3-10 minutes. Locking everything behind a paywall makes it seem like yall don’t really want to help anyone. I’m kinda devastated that you have to pay for everything now, even the beginning meditations. I really enjoyed this app in the p
9. [R174] 3/5 · US Headspace: I LOVEEE this app but almost every thing is reserved for premium which really sucks! :( and premium is 70 dollars a year. The app would be SOOOOOO much better if they offered more tools and videos for free! I really hope in the future that they consider this!
10. [R175] 5/5 · US Nothing free.: There is nothing free on this app for people to use. Then you have To pay 70$ overpriced, and annoying
11. [R39] 1/5 · US Cheaters - billing scam: Terrible billing experience. I canceled my Headspace subscription during the trial period, as allowed, and still got charged a few days later. That is unacceptable. A company promoting mental wellness should not create stress through questionable billing practices. Be careful before starting the trial and keep proof of cancellation.
12. [R25] 5/5 · US Incredible: This app has been so amazing and helpful to me. I have struggled with anxiety and depression for years, and this app has been amazing to help me calm down when I’m spiraling. Ebb (virtual therapist) has helped me more than my therapist has in a long time. I am able to talk things through when I am in a spot where I can’t grasp what is going on. The fact that this is available to me at
13. [R81] 5/5 · US Best app!: This app has been a huge help in managing my anxiety and stress. There’s so much amazing content for all kinds of situations. The exercises, yoga sessions and guided content have made a difference for me. I’m so grateful I found this app 4 years ago. Thank you for creating something so helpful and supportive.
14. [R191] 5/5 · US 10 year user: Used HeadSpace for 10 years. Changed my life in every way for the greater. Less stressed, more grounded, clear and calm. Best App I’ve used
15. [R266] 5/5 · GB Amazing help: I’ve been using this app for over 10 years for meditation, anxiety and sleep. It has genuinely increased my quality of life and given me so many tools to use in day to day life
16. [R34] 4/5 · US Comprehensive and useful: There are a lot of different things to take use, meditation, exercise, sleep sounds. These are great. I also find the clean design appealing. It takes a bit of searching to find the voice that works for me. Some age variety among the coaches would be an improvement to include people over 40. Aside from that I I much prefer this to other similar apps.
17. [R87] 4/5 · US Love this app! Recent problem.: Hiii! I love this app! I have been using it for years. I love the addition of Ebb. Ebb has really helped me! I really recommend the app! One recent problem has been happening since yesterday. It will tell me to update the app and there is no “x” button to click out so you are forced to update. I NEVER mind updating! So of course I clicked on the update button and u
18. [R1] 3/5 · US It’s…ok?..: It’s really great like I love the sleepcasts, but otherwise….i don’t know
19. [R157] 5/5 · US AMAZING!!!!!: This app is the best for helping me fall asleep! Definitely recommend this app Headspace
20. [R184] 5/5 · US Love!: My husband and I started using music to help us fall asleep. I love this app because I can quickly find something soothing and control how long it plays for. He uses our Bluetooth speaker with a music subscription. Sometimes, crazy wild non-soothing songs play. (We have different bedtimes due to work schedule differences). I also love the different calming things. Played a breathing exercis
21. [R197] 5/5 · US Great for focusing: Love this app. I mostly use it for focus and sleep music. I wish they would add to the music library more. It would also be nice to be able to fast forward 15 or 30 seconds when playing music to easily skip through parts you don’t like.
22. [R53] 5/5 · US Worth it: Live saver for beginners and advanced meditators tracking your progress at your own pace
23. [R209] 5/5 · US Simple but it works: Didn’t know meditation could be easy, this app makes it feel so simple. I’m sure once I get the hang of it I could even implement the exercises they teach for stressful moments.
24. [R240] 5/5 · US Learning to observe the mind: Headspace is my daily go-to. I’ve been using the app for years! Love Andy’s meditation wisdom insights as well as his sense of humor. I can honestly say its changed my life for the better.
25. [R6] 5/5 · US No Andy: I’d used the app for years. Recently I noticed that it was harder to find the meditations led by Andy. Then I found out that he had left. He was my favorite and had the most calming voice. I couldn’t get comfortable with anyone else. The leads either had voices that were creepy or had a serious vocal fry. I recently left the app.
26. [R11] 1/5 · US RIP Headspace: A big corporation bought Headspace and messed it up. Andy, the monk who founded it left and now it’s run by some jerk from DoorDash. The app used to be a good meditation app for beginners around 2018 and before, but it’s now full of woke ideology and coercive scam marking for therapy. It’s now a cruddy mental health app instead of a quality meditation app. The shiny animation exteri
27. [R28] 2/5 · US 10-year review: i’ve had headspace for over a decade. for the first 3-4 years, I loved it. this app’s approach toward meditation and wellness has noticeably shifted since its inception though. When I started, it was Andy Puddicombe doing all of the meditations, translating what he learned as a monk into meditations everyday people could use and understand. he made those meditations accessible. I a
28. [R160] 3/5 · US No longer about meditation: This app saved me in COVID and taught me how to meditate! I loved the guided practice, especially the beginner course with Andy. His instruction really clicked. But the app and its courses have since changed. Rather than focusing on mindfulness and meditation, the app has expanded to include an AI interface for feeling acknowledgement and mindfulness guidance as well as
29. [R20] 1/5 · US AI doesn’t belong in mental health care: Preface: Yes I understand that this app isn’t a substitute for medical care. AI therapy is incredibly harmful, it enables dangerous behaviors. Not only is it in the unavoidable ai therapy model in this app but it’s also rampant in the voices. Not all of them are human. The scripts are not all human. The titles, art, etc are so clearly AI. Robots should not
30. [R23] 1/5 · US This app has gone downhill: I initially used Headspace when I started meditating over a decade ago. I stopped for a few years because I couldn’t afford the increased pricing. I decided to download it again recently (Spring 2026) for another trial period and was so disappointed. Now the app is busy, not focused on the simplicity of mindfulness and meditation. The worst thing is that it now pushes i
31. [R33] 1/5 · US Using AI: Cancelled as soon as i saw the new AI feature. Very irresponsible given how we’ve seen AI act in these sensitive situations.
32. [R41] 2/5 · US Not for the Anti-AI Users: I receive access through Klarna, otherwise I would not use this app. There’s constant notifications and pop-ups to engage with their AI chat bot Ebb that you cannot turn off. And it is unclear if their mediation sessions use AI - some of their people certainly sound it. As someone who avoids AI as much as possible, it is a huge turn-off. Only two stars until they give us
33. [R7] 4/5 · US Updating (for me): Basically I use this every night and it helps me so much with like everything but the problem is that whenever I listen to a sleep cast the pause, rewind, and fast forward thing when my mobile is locked never shows up and then I have to upload it and then it’s a one time use thing and then it just stops working and the problem is that whenever I come to the App Store to update A
34. [R30] 1/5 · US Crashed: The app is great bur with the update it’s not working at all anymore. It won’t even load.
35. [R93] 5/5 · US Shiny & New doesn’t open: The new version seems self-recursive. I upgraded, and opening it say Try the Shiny & New again, over and over. No meditation tonight, which breaks my streak.
36. [R171] 3/5 · US Too many bugs: I’ve loved this app for years, but the most recent updates have left it buggy for me all year. Half the days it doesn’t even open the app even after uninstalling and reinstalling. The meditations no longer work when I click on them. I do t want to uninstall and reinstall or delete the cache every single time I meditate. It should be seamless. Canceling my subscription sadly even tho
37. [R198] 4/5 · US Doesn’t work when offline: The content seems to help me sleep but it’s disappointing that it doesn’t work when offline. I was on a plane and wanted help sleeping, but the app just sat on a white loading screen. I’d listened to content to help me sleep before, so I just wanted to access that! The help says there’s a download option but I can’t find that.
38. [R258] 3/5 · GB Demands online connection: I tend to use this when I need to distress with the data off in places where I don’t get a reception. I download everything at home. It’s a completely different experience that makes the app more awkward and stressful to use right at the point you’re trying to find some calm. Add into that, I went into it today to be told I have no downloads. System settings tells me I