Calm vs Now&Zen: which one should you pick?
Two mindfulness & meditation tools, side by side. We compare pricing, features, ratings, and target users so you don't have to read two separate reviews.
Calm
Mindfulness & Meditation
Meditation, sleep stories, and music for stress relief.
Now&Zen
Mindfulness & Meditation
Create guided meditations in under five minutes
Quick verdict: Calm wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings
Calm rates higher (4.0 vs unrated).
Calm
Now&Zen
Pricing
Freemium
Pricing
Freemium
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Platform
ios, android, web
Platform
web
Best for
Meditation, sleep stories, and music for stress relief.
Best for
Create guided meditations in under five minutes
Calm features
- Daily Calm: 10-minute daily meditation on fresh themes
- Guided meditation sessions
- Guided meditations for stress relief
- 100+ Sleep Stories narrated by celebrity voices
- Breathing exercises for relaxation
- Sleep stories for better rest
- Guided breathing exercises and sleep meditations
- Relaxing music tracks
- Breathing exercises for calm
- Nature soundscapes and exclusive sleep music
- Personalized content recommendations
- Relaxing music for focus
- Mood check-ins, gratitude journal, streaks tracking
- Offline access to content
- Daily mindfulness reminders
- Daily calm reminders
- Progress tracking
Now&Zen features
- Create personalized guided meditations
- Create custom meditations in under five minutes
- Choose voice, style, and intent
- Choose voice, style, intent, and length
- Select meditation length and sounds
- Select background sounds for sessions
- Download for offline listening
- Download sessions for offline listening
- Integrate with social networks
- Sign in via social networks
- Access pre-made meditation library
- Access library of pre-made meditations
- Tailor focus areas to match goals
- Customize sessions in under 5 minutes
Use cases side by side
Calm
- •Reduce daily stress
- •Practice mindfulness
- •Improve sleep quality
- •Follow guided breathing
- •Build meditation habit
- •Practice mindful breathing
- •Relax with music
Now&Zen
- •Stress relief meditation
- •Craft personalized meditation sessions
- •Create a personalized morning meditation playlist to boost focus and energy before work
- •Focus enhancement sessions
- •Relax and reduce stress
- •Generate short, stress‑relief audio sessions for students during exams, downloadable offline
- •Relaxation audio customization
- •Enhance focus and mindfulness
- •Build mood‑based guided meditations for users seeking relaxation after a hectic day and shareable via social networks
- •Offline mindfulness practice
- •Access offline meditation content
- •Personalized guided experiences
- •Use pre-made guided sessions
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