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It's not accessbile for disabled users
Hello, I really like the content on your app and it has really helped me to develop my practice. However, because of the issues described in the title, I probably will no longer subscribe to Calm next year. I am deaf, and use captions to understand the content. While I can watch the videos with captions, the biggest barrier I am facing is that not all videos have captions available. Additionally, some of the captions that are available are not accurate or are poorly timed, which makes it difficult to follow along. Accessible apps need to have accurate and well-timed captions for all video content. I would love to resubscribe once you have resolved these issues. It's also crucial that instructions for techniques, such as the box breathing technique, are provided in text format alongside any visual or auditory guidance. A better way to accomplish this might be to provide a clear visual countdown or a text-based guide. I am happy to speak to a developer more about my feedback and suggestions for how to resolve these issues. I believe that especially since healthcare providers are starting to recommend your service to their users, many of them who use Medicaid and Medicare and are disabled, the app absolutely should be more accessible. Thank you for your timely consideration and I look forward to working with you in making the meditation community more inclusive.Show lessApellie0727
PLEASE add a repeat button for sleep stories!
I downloaded this app because I struggle to sleep. I cannot get my mind to stop racing without something to “distract” it and having the many wonderful sleep stories with soothing narrators is a GODSEND that I immediately got a Premium subscription when my free trial ended. I pretty much exclusively use this app for the sleep stories because that is what is most effective for me. However, I find myself jolting awake when the sleep stories end and that is not ideal after 30-40 minutes. To combat this I started using the playlists exclusively but those are still only a few hours long, none anywhere nears 8 hours. PLEASE add a repeat button to the sleep stories so they can play on loop, or even allow the ability for us to create our own playlists out of our favorite stories! I would love that so much. Because Calm is no longer serving my needs in helping me stay asleep I have found myself using it less and less and have opted for the app “Slumber: calm stories & sleep” because they DO have a repeat button on their stories, as well as a whole category of long stories that last for 3+ hours. The subscription is also considerably cheaper. If this isn’t a feature added to Calm soon I will sadly have to cancel my subscription.Show lessshelbyxrae
The Best App
I used Calm a few years ago ‘just to see what it was like’. I liked it a great deal and found the sleep stories really helped me get a restful sleep. Then Covid came and I turned more and more to the app and started to discover what it really had to offer. I had already paid for Premium and now had access to exercises and breathing techniques. During Covid I did several sessions of the the exercises every day which gave me structure and kept me busy and fitter. I then started listening to the meditations and found that they too were invaluable in calming me and generally helping me get through the day. I have never looked back. I love getting those little reminders each day, the daily ‘reset’. I share them with my daughter who is going through a tricky time. All in all I think it is terrific value for money and has certainly helped me over the years. Long may it continue. With grateful thanks to all at Calm. You are literally a life saver.Show lessZaloph