Reviews of Headspace: Sleep & Meditate

By: Headspace for Meditation, Mindfulness and Sleep App

List of user reviews and ratings for Headspace: Sleep & Meditate

Total ratings

4.27 (Rating count: 339,956)

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Review summary

User reviews consistently praise Headspace for its varied meditation content and potential to help with anxiety and sleep, with a growing library and daily calm. However, repeated complaints center on app instability, crashes, and download issues, along with expensive pricing, refund/billing hassles, and weak customer support, including login problems after device changes. Overall, the content is valuable, but reliability and billing/support frustrations hamper usability for many.

Pros

Large, varied library of meditations, sounds, and routines
Content is effective for anxiety relief and sleep
Can be integrated into daily life as a calming routine
App interface and user experience have improved with updates

Cons

Significant instability: slow performance, freezes, crashes, and mid-session interruptions
Pricing model is expensive with renewal charges and difficult refunds
Customer support is limited/slow with poor contact options
Login/account problems after switching devices (duplicate profiles, access issues)
Download management and offline playback problems (downloads disappearing)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.20

All time rating average: 4.27

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53% (275)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-30	je*****	can't log in because I had a previous account
can't log in because I had a previous account
2026-07-29	Ro*****	Ever since this company and app got sold to a bunch of venture capitalists, it's gone down the tubes.
Ever since this company and app got sold to a bunch of venture capitalists, it's gone down the tubes.
2026-07-29	Em*****	Can't even log in anymore. Keeps telling me "an account already exists" when I use log in (not sign up). Well duh it exists, I'm trying to log into it. Rubbish.
Can't even log in anymore. Keeps telling me "an account already exists" when I use log in (not sign up). Well duh it exists, I'm trying to log into it. Rubbish.
2026-07-29	C *****	You have to pay for the app it's not free. Which is too bad because if it was free I'd probably have given it a lot better rating.
You have to pay for the app it's not free. Which is too bad because if it was free I'd probably have given it a lot better rating.
2026-07-27	Ai*****	Absolutely outrageous. My one-month free trial ended and they billed me for the next year. No one to claim it back. Any calm I received has been significantly outweighed by this scuminess.
Absolutely outrageous. My one-month free trial ended and they billed me for the next year. No one to claim it back. Any calm I received has been significantly outweighed by this scuminess.
2026-07-26	Ti*****	I enjoy the guided meditations especially The Cat Marina
I enjoy the guided meditations especially The Cat Marina
2026-07-25	Ro*****	This app malfunctions constantly. Every update makes the app perform worse and worse.
This app malfunctions constantly. Every update makes the app perform worse and worse.
2026-07-25	Ph*****	Please think about making this App free and accessible to everyone, not just rich people who can afford it, anxiety isn't exclusive to just people with money, and being app that helps people, should be completely free, it's an anazining app, it's helped me do much, whilst doing the, free trial etc, but I can't continue to use it unfortunately, I'd give 5 stars but it's too expensive for a lot of people, thanks
Please think about making this App free and accessible to everyone, not just rich people who can afford it, anxiety isn't exclusive to just people with money, and being app that helps people, should be completely free, it's an anazining app, it's helped me do much, whilst doing the, free trial etc, but I can't continue to use it unfortunately, I'd give 5 stars but it's too expensive for a lot of people, thanks
2026-07-25	Je*****	The interface is now incredibly convoluted and disorganised - somebody needs to learn the principles of UI design and the ergonomics of an interface, it is SO disjointed. Things are all over the place, it needs to be organised and structured properly.
The interface is now incredibly convoluted and disorganised - somebody needs to learn the principles of UI design and the ergonomics of an interface, it is SO disjointed. Things are all over the place, it needs to be organised and structured properly.
2026-07-24	Be*****	stupid have to pay
stupid have to pay