Calm

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 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. [R4] 5/5 · US Dreamweaver: This App has helped me fall asleep. I’m very satisfied.
2. [R5] 5/5 · US Get now: This app is amazing it has really helped me to sleep better and they have so many voices to listen to they even have harry styles this is the best
3. [R13] 5/5 · US review: i love this app it’s made for all ages and helps me calm down a fall asleep every night
4. [R15] 5/5 · US Great: , Super great I always listen to it while I sleep. When I go away, me and my daughter always listen to it. We fall asleep instantly.
5. [R1] 5/5 · US Daily Move with Mel: She is soooooo fabulous!
6. [R3] 5/5 · US Tamara Levitt 🤘☯️❤️🌊: Tamara Levitt is my go to! Brings me back to my center core self. 🤘☯️❤️🌊
7. [R6] 5/5 · US Calm app: I just started using Calm Premium today, and my first experience was amazing. After only 10 minutes of meditation, I felt more relaxed, clear-minded, and present. The sounds and guided sessions helped me slow down and take a moment for myself. I’m excited to keep using Calm as part of my daily routine for focus, studying, and improving my mindset. Definitely a 10/10 experience so far.
8. [R7] 5/5 · US So helpful: I have wanted to use Calm for years. I think I had it years ago but was too overwhelmed to use it! So ironic. Now, I have the space to think and breathe but still have a lot of post traumatic stress, as does my daughter and WOW! So good. Such a gift to ourselves! 💝
9. [R9] 5/5 · US The best app ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: This app helps a lot and it even has breathing sessions and we’re my kid is hyper before bed it always calms theme down
10. [R11] 5/5 · US BEST app for sleep soundscapes and daily reflections + meditations🧘‍♀️, Amazing app!!!!!: ★★★★★
11. [R14] 5/5 · US Gratefulf for Calm: This app remains creative and innovative. It was crucial to me during Covid, and my child and husband all benefit from it. We have favorite stories, and learn from it all the time. What a wonderful app it is! Good job, Calm Team..
12. [R44] 1/5 · US Glitching on Day 1: This is not with the money as glitchy as this thinks is. I downloaded the recent app and it should be updated???? This is not worth the cash.
13. [R84] 2/5 · US Playlists broken: Can’t add content to playlists anymore. Reported to Support and was sent a link to a list of new bug fixes, none of which reference playlists. Documentation on playlists hasn’t updated since 2024.
14. [R104] 2/5 · US Love the app but annoying these days: Have been using Calm since 4 years but lately since 3 weeks it keeps dropping in between all meditations and I have to restart from beginning!! And yes I have updated it as well
15. [R123] 3/5 · US Frustrated, but mostly happy: The app has been great for my mental health… until now. I have been on a long streak of daily meditations, but even though I’ve use the app every day, the app ended my streak… all my days are checked and everything! Why did you end my streak? This is disheartening and totally blows my motivation. They could design a way for us to fix this. Maybe have the app ask,
16. [R12] 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.
17. [R20] 4/5 · US Gets you through the day (or night).: Definitely a help in stressful times. On the downside, it’s a little overpriced.
18. [R28] 1/5 · US Anxiety-inducing: The layout is confusing and VERY busy. The opposite of “calm.” There are so many pop-ups, and almost everything is hidden behind a paywall. I downloaded the app to help diminish stress, but it only made it worse. Just download Headspace.
19. [R29] 1/5 · US Forces you to subscribe: If you don’t save items to your favorites in the first few days, you won’t be able to access them once your free days end. Now, they’ve limited the number of free items and the number of times you can listen to them too, so you’re forced to pay.
20. [R21] 4/5 · US Interface needs a massive makeover: Great app but the developers need to listen to the reviews. The app interface is NOT CALMING. It is busy and honestly not intuitive to navigate. How hard is it for you to have a timer embedded in the player? Please stop selling me the family subscription after I have bought the annual subscription.
21. [R23] 2/5 · US Disorganized: Please please please fix the organization because it is impossible to find anything in this app. I used to love Calm, but now it’s just random lists of different options with no useful organization. And the search function is useless.
22. [R58] 2/5 · US Disappointing and aggravating: For a Calm app, it’s awfully busy and stimulating, too many notifications, too much tracking, every time I open it another request from the app when I’m just trying to calm down. It doesn’t even scroll smoothly and that is aggravating to my senses. Too much content without straightforward ways to personalize or organize for quick access when it’s 2am and the dog nex
23. [R10] 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
24. [R37] 1/5 · US Problematic Subscription Renewals: Unauthorized renewal charges, impossible to speak to customer service, navigate cancellation, or get refunds. Feels purposefully difficult and deceptive. Many, many complaints across the web from other customers concerning these very same issues. I do not recommend this company.
25. [R94] 1/5 · US Don’t try the Trial: Don’t attempt to try this app out. Apple will charge you before the trial is up then you’re stuck paying $80 for a service you might not like. That’s what happened with me and support is a joke. So if their so called “30 day money back guarantee “
26. [R162] 1/5 · US Can’t access subscription: I’ve had the Calm app for several years. The content is very good. The app wasn’t playing the soundscapes so I took the app off my phone and reloaded it. The soundscapes work now but I can no longer access my premium subscription which is paid for through December. I reached out for help and know what the problem is but they have gone silent and have not fixed what t
27. [R62] 3/5 · US Sleep: Wow, I like a few of the sleep stories, most of them are annoying. They do not relax you at all. Harry Styles has a good one because it’s joined with some background music and it’s very relaxing.. It it would be nice to have more his sleep story. Matthew McConaughey is pretty good too. The rest of them are just either bad or mediocre. Please offer more of a selection.!
28. [R63] 3/5 · US Too much repeating!: I am hearing repeats, need new ones!!!
29. [R119] 3/5 · US More new travel stories: We like monotone voices.. deep male that take you on travels. Need more of those please
30. [R127] 1/5 · US Not worth the price: Always the same menu & programs need better new material
31. [R30] 1/5 · US Frustrating: I cant access only 2/3 meditations. All i see is more adds and locked screens
32. [R40] 1/5 · US ugh stupid expensive: almost everything is locked behind a paywall. better off with something free like smiling mind, which has no dumb paywalls.
33. [R142] 1/5 · US No scene sound during Daily Calm: This is my favorite meditation app. I have been using it for about 7 years. But this is the first time that an update made things worse. For whatever reason, the scene sounds stop as soon as q Daly Calm session is started. Who approved this change? Or either, who allowed this bug to be released? Thank God, I have turned off automatic updates on one of my other dev
34. [R146] 1/5 · US Scene music: Background music scene will no longer play during meditation. Fix it please. If I pay for a year subscription, I expect a functional app without issues.
35. [R156] 2/5 · US please fix music for mediations ASAPPPP: what happened to the background music for all mediations? it’s complete silence now. i removed and downloaded the app again and it’s still broken. please fix this asap - we’re paying a lot of money for this app and would really appreciate it if the background music was fixed!!
36. [R163] 1/5 · US Scene audio no longer plays during meditation: Way to ruin a great app. With this week’s update the scene audio no longer plays in the background during a meditation session. I’ll be waiting for a month before uninstalling the app and cancelling my premium subscription I’ve had since 2020