Calm Alternatives

Apps similar to Calm include Medito, which is free and open source. Other options are Noice, Headspace, Level Supermind and Mindful Slumber. Meditation Tools like Calm are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for iPhone, Android, iPad, the web and Mac.

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  1. Rest is an AI sleep coach built on the principles of CBT-I, developed with leading sleep experts from institutions like UCSF. It works differently from other sleep apps: instead of sounds or meditations, it targets the root cause of the sleep problem, coaching you daily through...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  2. Roots is a philosophy app that delivers short 2–3 minute daily lessons from thinkers like Socrates, Marcus Aurelius, Buddha, and Aristotle. Available on iOS and Android, it offers 20 thinkers, guided paths, and practical wisdom for calm, resilience, and meaning.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Online
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  3. Calm Reminders is a thoughtfully designed app that helps you slow down, reflect, and reconnect with yourself. Through thoughtful prompts, simple journaling, calming reminders, and encouraging progress tracking, you can build a mindful practice that feels natural, personal, and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. Too many thoughts. One clear direction. Turn mental noise into clarity, confidence, and meaningful action with Clarity One.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    An iPhone soundscape player that adapts recommendations to your needs across Sleep, Focus, Stress, ADHD and Kids modes. Its on-device companion suggests tracks while keeping messages private; it also offers timers, offline playback, Apple Health sleep scores and widgets.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
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  6. Guided meditation app for emotional and spiritual healing that uses inner dialogue and affirmation to shift difficult feelings rather than only observe them.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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  7. A spatial nature sound mixer for Mac and iPhone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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    Creates personalized, fresh audio meditations and sleep stories in seconds using AI, tailored to your feelings, needs, and time. Instantly generates sessions that adapt to your current mood, eliminating the need to browse large libraries for suitable tracks.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
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  9. Whispr Journal listens to how you speak to detect your nervous system state in real time. Using polyvagal breathing techniques, it identifies whether you're in a Ventral Vagal (safe and regulated), Sympathetic (fight-or-flight), or Dorsal Vagal (shutdown and freeze) state —...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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  10. Creates personalized mobility, strength, or breathwork routines in under 20 minutes based on Apple Health, featuring automatic session selection, offline access, customizable sound, visual progress grid resets weekly, and no account or notification distractions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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    Generates unique real-time noise for sleep, focus, meditation, and tinnitus relief, using professional audio processing. Adapts to device, calibrates for room acoustics, supports four noise types, sleep timer, frequency matching, stereo width, and has no ads.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Sleep Fruits has gathered billions of streams and is now here as the #1 app to guide you in your everyday life, making good days your new normal.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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