Comparison

Calm vs Clear Minds

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Calm

This app offers guided meditations, sleep stories, music, and breathing exercises to help users reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep. It caters to all experience levels, integrating mindfulness into daily routines for enhanced mental well-being.

Highlights
  • Guided meditations
  • Sleep Stories
  • Breathwork exercises
  • Relaxing music
  • Stretching exercises
  • Mindfulness programs
Features
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Calm is the #1 app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation. Find anxiety relief, stress relief, and better sleep through breathing exercises, sleep sounds, deep sleep music, and mindfulness programs for insomnia, beginner meditation, and beyond. Downloaded by 180 million people worldwide. Fall asleep faster with Sleep Stories, bedtime stories for adults narrated by Matthew McConaughey, Stephen Fry, P\!nk, Bob Ross, and more. Only on Calm. Manage stress, relieve anxiety, improve your sleep cycle, and refocus your attention. Apple App of the Year. Apple Editors' Choice. Happiest App in the World (Center for Humane Technology). 3M+ five-star reviews. Recommended by top psychologists, therapists, and mental health experts. SLEEP STORIES — ONLY ON CALM * Drift off to Matthew McConaughey's Wonder — a dreamy journey through the mysteries of the universe * Travel through the village of Provence with master storyteller Stephen Fry in Blue Gold * Fall asleep to the soothing brush strokes of beloved painter Bob Ross in Happy Little Zzzs * Tackle insomnia with 100+ exclusive Sleep Stories, new content added every month MEDITATION & MINDFULNESS * Beginner meditation to advanced practice — guided sessions for every experience level * Daily Calm with Tamara Levitt, Daily Jay with Jay Shetty, Daily Trip with Jeff Warren * Mindfulness topics: deep sleep, anxiety relief, stress relief, focus, breaking habits, self-care, personal growth, and more * 7- and 21-day mindfulness programs to build a lasting practice ANXIETY RELIEF & RELAXATION * Breathing exercises and breathwork to ease anxiety, stress, and insomnia * Bilateral stimulation music and neuroacoustic sounds for nervous system regulation and somatic relaxation * Guided breathwork for stress relief, anxiety relief, and deep calm * Stress management and self-healing through Dailies: programs for social anxiety, personal growth, and mood balance * Mindful movement and stretching with Daily Move SLEEP SOUNDS, MUSIC & SOUNDSCAPES * Calming music, nature sounds, and sleep sounds: ocean waves, heavy rain, campfire, and more * Exclusive focus and sleep music from top artists * Full soundscapes and sleep sounds to help you relax, meditate, and sleep soundly ALSO FEATURING * Daily Streaks & Mindful Minutes — emotion and mental health tracker * Calm saves your meditation and sleep sessions to your Apple Health app. Mental health is health. Calm is for anyone looking to improve their sleep, manage stress, and address everyday anxiety. Meditation novice or seasoned expert. Take a deep breath and find your Calm. Calm is free to download and use. There are never any ads and some of the programs and features are free forever. Some content is only available through an optional paid subscription. Be sure to check out our Apple Watch app to quick-start breathing exercises and track your meditations. Subscription pricing and terms: Calm offers an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $14.99/month and an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $69.99/year to provide you with unlimited access to the Calm Collection while you maintain an active subscription. Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://www.calm.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.calm.com/privacy

About

Clear Minds

Utilize award-winning hypnotherapy sessions to overcome challenges like binge eating, reduce stress, and improve mental health. Access a wide range of sessions for self-development, sleep, and physical well-being. Track your progress and sync mindfulness minutes with HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Award-winning hypnotherapy sessions
  • Reduce anxiety and stress
  • Overcome bad habits
  • Improve sleep quality
  • Support mental health
  • Track progress
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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With the help of hypnotherapy sessions, anyone can overcome binge eating difficulties that limit their life. With regular sessions, mental health is normalized, and stress levels are reduced. The application contains award-winning hypnotherapy sessions. Clear Mind is a leader in the field of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis. Professional hypnotherapy sessions to reduce anxiety, overcome bad habits, reduce stress, improve sleep, and stabilize physical and mental health are waiting for you in a convenient and exciting application. Add sessions that you need to your favorites for quick access. A free 3-day trial is available to familiarize yourself with all the functions and sections. The following categories of hypnotherapy are available: ● bad habits (for alcohol addiction, tobacco smoking); ● self-development (for control of emotions, mind, mood improvement, struggle with anxiety, calm state, state of happiness); ● sleep (hypnosis sessions for insomnia, meditation for deep sleep); ● mental health, self-care (for stress, anxiety, strengthening of the nervous system and emotional state); ● weight loss, fitness; ● physical health (for pain, improvement of general well-being, relaxing); ● for children; ● meditation (for anxiety, pregnancy, to normalize sleep); ● other helpful sessions (reducing shopping cravings, improving libido). Hypnotherapy sessions help to calm, relax, and restore health and emotional state in a variety of situations: ● OCD; ● binge eating; ● postpartum depression; ● anxiety and stress during pregnancy; ● menopause; ● impostor syndrome. You can track your progress using the built-in feature. We also use HealthKit to sync your mindfulness minutes to Health App. Improve your well-being and mental health and get rid of bad habits and excess weight using the app. Only a few Hypno sessions in each category are available without buying a subscription. You can purchase monthly, quarterly, or annual subscriptions. Detailed information about each session can be found on our website. privacy policy: https://clearmindshypnotherapy.com/policies/privacy-policy Terms of service link: https://clearmindshypnotherapy.com/policies/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Calm4 screens
Clear Minds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Calm at free with in-app purchases against Clear Minds's subscription. Calm also leads on ratings volume (2M vs 1.7K) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Clear Minds's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Calm sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Clear Minds sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $12.95 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Calm against 4.8 for Clear Minds. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calm has 2M ratings behind it against 1.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Calm's written reviews are positive against 62% of Clear Minds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calm ships an update every 4 days, Clear Minds every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Calm versus Clear Minds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmClear Minds
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2M ratings)4.8 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews — better62.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2M — better1.7K
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#6 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCalm.comPure Clear Minds LTD

Customer experience

Calm

All ratings1,981,815 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews3,855 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative28.4%

Clear Minds

All ratings1,700 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative31.3%

User reviews

Calm

From 2M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💤 Helpful for sleep
  • 🧘‍♀️ Effective for meditation and relaxation
  • 🎨 Variety of content (sleep stories, meditations, music)
  • 🙏 Positive impact on mental health
  • 🤗 Soothing narrators

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Limited free content
  • 🕰️ Difficulty finding specific content
  • 🔁 Repetitive sleep stories
  • 🙃 Accessibility issues for disabled users

Clear Minds

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for various issues
  • 🚀 Effective for weight loss and alcohol reduction
  • 💤 Improves sleep quality
  • 🌟 Soothing and relaxing voice
  • 👌 Great customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy app with login and functionality issues
  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔇 Poor audio quality
  • 🤔 Repetitive content
  • 🔒 Purchased content not accessible through app

Bugs and requests

Calm

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Playback issues with audio and video
  • Difficulty cancelling subscription

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add repeat button for sleep stories
  • Separate kids and adult content
  • Allow creating custom playlists
  • Improve search and navigation
  • Add more diverse narrator voices
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  • Provide text-based instructions for techniques

Clear Minds

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Accounts being reset or not recognized
  • Downloads not working offline
  • Tiny text and layout issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to play sessions consecutively
  • Longer session durations
  • More diverse content
  • Ability to access purchased content through app

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Calm

Subscriptions8
  • Calm Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Calm Premium$14.991 Month
  • Calm Premium$16.991 Month
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  • Calm Premium$29.991 Month
  • Calm Premium$69.991 Year
  • Calm Premium7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
  • Calm Premium7 Days trial3 variants$79.991 Year
  • Calm Premium$79.991 Year
8 purchases

Clear Minds

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Offer7 Days trial$12.951 Month
  • Monthly$14.491 Month
  • Monthly7 Days trial$15.951 Month
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  • Quarterly3 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Quarterly$32.993 Months
  • Yearly Offer7 Days trial$60.001 Year
  • Yearly$110.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$124.991 Year

Questions

Is Calm free?
Calm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Clear Minds free?
Clear Minds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calm or Clear Minds?
Calm and Clear Minds are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2M and 1.7K ratings respectively.
Do Calm or Clear Minds have ads?
Calm shows ads; Clear Minds does not.
Which is updated more often, Calm or Clear Minds?
Calm ships an update every 4 days, and Clear Minds every 2 weeks. Most recently, Calm was updated on September 24, 2026 and Clear Minds on September 25, 2026.

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