Reviews of Calm - Sleep, Meditate, Relax

By: Calm.com, Inc. App

List of user reviews and ratings for Calm - Sleep, Meditate, Relax

Total ratings

4.48 (Rating count: 615,093)

Receive review notifications

Get notified when new reviews are posted so you can respond quickly.

See reviews on Google Play Store

View and respond to reviews directly on the store page.

Visit

Review summary

Overall, users praise Calm for its calming narrator, sleep-supporting content, and calming effects, with strong positive sentiment toward the content. Recurrent issues center on pricing and accessibility due to subscription requirements, plus UX frictions like slow loads, clunky search, and splash screens. Billing frustrations and slow support are also noted by some. The app is effective for sleep and relaxation when accessible, but value depends on willingness to pay and tolerate UX quirks.

Pros

Calming narrator voice (Mr. McConaughey) helps users drift off to sleep.
Wide variety of content: sleeping sounds, meditations, and nature sounds to choose from.
Effective sleep aid and stress relief; users report improved sleep and calm.
Overall soothing experience with positive sentiment toward the content.

Cons

Pricing and subscription model is expensive and acts as a gatekeeper to most features; many reviews note the need to subscribe to access content.
Poor UX: slow loading, difficult search/navigation, and disruptive splash screens.
Billing and refunds friction: charges after trials and slow customer support around billing issues.

Upgrade to see all 1,089 reviews

User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.48

Upgrade to see all 1,089 reviews

37% (400)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-30	Ro*****	Absolutely love Camn. well worth it!!
Absolutely love Camn. well worth it!!
2026-08-30	Je*****	very helpful.
very helpful.
2026-08-30	Mi*****	Everything seems to be locked behind a pay wall. What a bunch of garbage. Instant quit and uninstall after less than 5 minutes.
Everything seems to be locked behind a pay wall. What a bunch of garbage. Instant quit and uninstall after less than 5 minutes.
2026-08-30	An*****	Uplifting. Beautiful. In the moment.
Uplifting. Beautiful. In the moment.
2026-08-29	Te*****	very helpful when i went through cancer treatment and now, I use it for meditation, and it's soothing and calming. it's very worth the price. I would actually pay more. that's how beneficial it is! #MentalHealth
very helpful when i went through cancer treatment and now, I use it for meditation, and it's soothing and calming. it's very worth the price. I would actually pay more. that's how beneficial it is! #MentalHealth
2026-08-29	Mo*****	To the UI development team: STOP CHANGING THINGS AROUND!! For an updated review: Still using Calm 6 years later. I love the sleep stories & the music options are nice, too. I wish they would be more consistent with some of their options. Some of the sleep story soundtracks are available as an independent listen, some are not. Some stories have more than one episode, other stories don't continue. They have a nice selection of classics, but only the first two chapters.
To the UI development team: STOP CHANGING THINGS AROUND!! For an updated review: Still using Calm 6 years later. I love the sleep stories & the music options are nice, too. I wish they would be more consistent with some of their options. Some of the sleep story soundtracks are available as an independent listen, some are not. Some stories have more than one episode, other stories don't continue. They have a nice selection of classics, but only the first two chapters.
2026-08-29	Li*****	I can't get the app to take me to a page where I can give them my info to start the free trial. I keep clicking the button over and over and it does nothing. $120 a year is also too much - I wish more of these developers would put the price up front instead of making me download the app and sign up just to see pricing.
I can't get the app to take me to a page where I can give them my info to start the free trial. I keep clicking the button over and over and it does nothing. $120 a year is also too much - I wish more of these developers would put the price up front instead of making me download the app and sign up just to see pricing.
2026-08-29	Ra*****	love it 😀
love it 😀
2026-08-28	De*****	paid a years subscription. i ve never been able to use it. I want a refund so I can re-subscribe22 to this app. A lot of money for something unusuable for me. Brought in good faith. dissapointed with this.
paid a years subscription. i ve never been able to use it. I want a refund so I can re-subscribe22 to this app. A lot of money for something unusuable for me. Brought in good faith. dissapointed with this.
2026-08-28	Ke*****	not what I expected. decent app but the lay out wasn't easy to navigate and I was expecting longer meditation or serenity experiences. paid for a quarterly subscription and cancelled after 7 days my
not what I expected. decent app but the lay out wasn't easy to navigate and I was expecting longer meditation or serenity experiences. paid for a quarterly subscription and cancelled after 7 days my