Calm
What is Calm?
An app for sleep, meditation, relaxation, breathing exercises, and mindfulness programs.
Calm offers Sleep Stories, meditation sessions, breathing exercises, sleep sounds, music, and mindfulness programs. It also includes a tracker for emotion and mental health, and can save meditation and sleep sessions to Apple Health.
Pricing. Calm is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Listening to sleep sounds or Sleep Stories at bedtime
- Trying guided meditation at different experience levels
- Using breathing exercises to manage stress or anxiety
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Why this app is in S tier
S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Calm scores 99 out of 100: rating 95, rating count 100, App Store search rank 99, update recency 100, Apple's Editors' Choice 100. The five parts are averaged and S tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
Calm is the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation. Find anxiety relief, stress relief, and better sleep through breathing exercises, sleep sounds, deep sleep music, and mindfulness programs for insomnia, beginner meditation, and beyond. Downloaded by 180 million people worldwide.
Fall asleep faster with Sleep Stories, bedtime stories for adults narrated by Matthew McConaughey, Stephen Fry, P\!nk, Bob Ross, and more. Only on Calm.
Manage stress, relieve anxiety, improve your sleep cycle, and refocus your attention.
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Apple App of the Year. Apple Editors' Choice. Happiest App in the World (Center for Humane Technology). 3M+ five-star reviews. Recommended by top psychologists, therapists, and mental health experts.
SLEEP STORIES - ONLY ON CALM
- Drift off to Matthew McConaughey's Wonder - a dreamy journey through the mysteries of the universe
- Travel through the village of Provence with master storyteller Stephen Fry in Blue Gold
- Fall asleep to the soothing brush strokes of beloved painter Bob Ross in Happy Little Zzzs
- Tackle insomnia with 100+ exclusive Sleep Stories, new content added every month
MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS
- Beginner meditation to advanced practice - guided sessions for every experience level
- Daily Calm with Tamara Levitt, Daily Jay with Jay Shetty, Daily Trip with Jeff Warren
- Mindfulness topics: deep sleep, anxiety relief, stress relief, focus, breaking habits, self-care, personal growth, and more
- 7- and 21-day mindfulness programs to build a lasting practice
ANXIETY RELIEF & RELAXATION
- Breathing exercises and breathwork to ease anxiety, stress, and insomnia
- Bilateral stimulation music and neuroacoustic sounds for nervous system regulation and somatic relaxation
- Guided breathwork for stress relief, anxiety relief, and deep calm
- Stress management and self-healing through Dailies: programs for social anxiety, personal growth, and mood balance
- Mindful movement and stretching with Daily Move
SLEEP SOUNDS, MUSIC & SOUNDSCAPES
- Calming music, nature sounds, and sleep sounds: ocean waves, heavy rain, campfire, and more
- Exclusive focus and sleep music from top artists
- Full soundscapes and sleep sounds to help you relax, meditate, and sleep soundly
ALSO FEATURING
- Daily Streaks & Mindful Minutes - emotion and mental health tracker
- Calm saves your meditation and sleep sessions to your Apple Health app.
Mental health is health. Calm is for anyone looking to improve their sleep, manage stress, and address everyday anxiety. Meditation novice or seasoned expert.
Take a deep breath and find your Calm.
Calm is free to download and use. There are never any ads and some of the programs and features are free forever. Some content is only available through an optional paid subscription. Be sure to check out our Apple Watch app to quick-start breathing exercises and track your meditations.
Calm offers an auto-renewing subscription to provide you with unlimited access to the Calm Collection while you maintain an active subscription.
Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.
Read more about our terms and conditions here:
Terms of service: https://www.calm.com/terms
Privacy policy: https://www.calm.com/privacy
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Questions about Calm
Is Calm free to use?
Calm is free to download and use, and some programs and features are free. Some content requires an optional paid subscription.
Does Calm include ads?
There are never any ads.
Is Calm right for me?
Calm is built for listening to sleep sounds or sleep stories at bedtime, trying guided meditation at different experience levels, using breathing exercises to manage stress or anxiety. It sits in the sleep meditation list on AppTierList.
Is Calm worth it?
Calm is S tier, ranked #2 of 20 sleep meditation apps with a score of 99 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 3,472,903 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 1 app ranks above it.
How does Calm compare to Insight Timer?
Calm is S tier at 99; Insight Timer is S tier at 99. They score the same. Calm is free to download, with in-app purchases, Insight Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Calm updated?
Calm was updated 3 days ago, which counts in its favour.
Alternatives
Top rated in Sleep Meditation
Categories
All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Sleep Meditation (S tier, #2) · Sleep Improvement (S tier, #1) · Anxiety Relief (S tier, #2) · Relaxation (S tier, #2) · Meditation (S tier, #3) · Bedtime Stories (S tier, #4)
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 99 / 100
- Rank in list
- #2 of 20
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.7 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 3,472,903
- Recent reviews
- 4.1 from 20 in the last 180 days
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Current version
- (3 days ago)
- Size
- 189 MB
- Requires
- iOS 18.0 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 10
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV
Links
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking