Calm vs Insight Timer: 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.
Insight Timer
Mindfulness & Meditation
Largest free library of meditations
Quick verdict: Insight Timer wins for users prioritizing higher user ratings
Insight Timer rates higher (4.7 vs 4.0).
Calm
Insight Timer
Pricing
Freemium
Pricing
Freemium
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Category
Mindfulness & Meditation
Platform
ios, android, web
Platform
iOS, Android, Web
Best for
The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
Best for
Largest free library of meditations
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
- Breathe Bubble
- 60-second Breathe Bubble
Insight Timer features
- Extensive Sleep Library
- Yoga Nidra for Sleep
- Kids Sleep Content
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
- •Quick stress relief
- •Mindful breathing practice
- •Immediate stress relief
Insight Timer
- •Falling asleep faster with guided meditations and soundscapes
- •Managing insomnia with evidence-based Yoga Nidra practices
- •Helping children sleep with dedicated bedtime stories
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