Simple Habit Sleep vs Calm

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 50 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. [R2] Calm 5/5 · US Exceptional calm: Calm helps me and my kid wind down after a long day and also has a very wide variety of videos, from stories, to just plain simple sounds
2. [R3] Calm 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.!
3. [R5] Calm 5/5 · US Sleep Stories Are the Best: I rarely go to bed without listening to a sleep story. I have some favorite readers. I wish I could review every reader. Some readers I quit listening to after a few minutes. It the reader does not enunciate words then I have trouble following. Or some readers ‘drop’ their voices the last few words of a sentence. Those readers don’t stay around long for me. But
4. [R6] Calm 3/5 · US Too much repeating!: I am hearing repeats, need new ones!!!
5. [R9] Calm 1/5 · US Stop!: Stop asking me to upgrade to a family plan! I don’t have a family! Your app isn’t that great anyway.
6. [R15] Calm 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
7. [R17] Calm 1/5 · US Not easy to use: There are multiple ads on social media where you take test and tell you what you need to do to feel better with calm. So when you decide to go ahead and get the app outside the add, There’s nothing… I have to go figure out how to navigate and use the app. What help is that? What stress relief does that give.
8. [R33] Calm 5/5 · US Life changing: This app makes meditation super accessible! I wish that I had tried it sooner and now recommend it to all of my loved ones. There are a number of different “teachers” to choose from and lengths ranging from 1 minute to 5, 10, 15, as well as longer, more advanced sessions. There are also soundscapes and bedtime stories to try. Love, love, love! You deserve this invaluable tool f
9. [R7] Calm 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.
10. [R13] Calm 1/5 · US Everything changed: I don’t know what they did with this update but its lame now
11. [R18] Calm 5/5 · US great app!!: i’ve been using this app for years. I found it when I was working at a very stressful job and I found Jeff Warren and this meditation has literally helped me so much is just unbelievable thank you everyone at calm from cory and charlie at charloeworks.org
12. [R31] Calm 5/5 · US An Integral Part of my Wellness Journey: As a single mom with three kids during Covid, sleep was scarce… I started using the calm app both to wind down at the end of the day and also to relax midday when I was overwhelmed. It was contagious. All three of my kids started using the app nightly as well… and six years later, I rarely miss a day or night! I love this app so much, it has become an integ
13. [R4] Calm 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.
14. [R19] Calm 2/5 · US Avoid!: This company appears to be income driven as opposed to user experience and satisfaction driven. They do not use ratings or reviews for any of the content most of which deals directly with the users mental health. Additionally they use manipulative techniques for promotional goals, and the cancellation process is drawn out and confusing. There are better apps out there which would be better
15. [R42] Calm 5/5 · US It really is “calming!”: This is one of my regular, built-in, daily self-care activities. Worth the investment of a yearly subscription. Tamara’s voice is angelic and she’s an eloquent speaker.
16. [R43] Calm 5/5 · US It Helps!: I love this app. I suffer with insomnia and the sounds this app offers are so helpful. A lot of ppl don’t know this but if you have Kaiser Permanente, you can get this app for free.
17. [R1] Calm 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.
18. [R11] Calm 1/5 · US Don’t Sign Up Through Social Media!: Don’t sign up through social media! I signed up through Facebook. It gave me a deal. I signed in using the same Apple ID I used to pay for the prescription. Locked out. Asking for a subscription. Then they said to check my email and it was 40% off a subscription, but I had already PAID at this point! After two days my payment is still pending. I’m contacting my
19. [R10] Calm 5/5 · US A Little Kindness Every Day: I got this app to help with my sleep. I use it every night. But I discovered a healing track and I use it as part of my mental health routine. I have found music to calm my anxiety and ease my grief. There are so many different things to try I’m sure you will find something that works for what you need.
20. [R16] Calm 5/5 · US I don’t know?: I can fall asleep so much better!