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Meditation apps.

Limits & caps runs in 10 of the 14 apps here. Nobody in this market has fixed it.

Where the gap is

Of 1,840 negatives

Limits & capselevated

3.6% vs 1.9% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 66
  • Headspace: Sleep & Meditation1star· Aug 26, 2026

    huge sigh — why do i have to pay for everything like even 3 min videos.. like yeah let me get pass this paywall rq while im actively having an anxiety attack…. Why do u hate poor ppl

  • Mesmerize - Visual Meditation1star· Aug 21, 2026

    Another Paywall — You want a review so bad? Here it is. Can’t even get into the app without starting a subscription. And they want a review right off the rip. I can tell you it helped my anxiety go away tho! Now I’m just mad.

  • Calm1star· Aug 16, 2026

    No free options — This might as well be a paid app. Don’t even bother making an account, the entire app is paywalled - front to back. Deleted my account and the app

Named problems · 1
  • Core feature locked behind the paywall10 of 66

Billingelevated

52.2% vs 30.8% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 961
  • Calm1star· Sep 8, 2026

    Disappointed but hopeful — After using this app for a couple of years(maybe more than a couple) suddenly the info is all gone. It’s like I’m a new user and I do not have access to my premium content that I paid for. I’ve tried to talk to tech support but I’ve gotten automated responses and still after over a week am waiting to get my access back. I want to go back to loving this app but currentl

  • Calm2star· Sep 8, 2026

    Good product, Horrific customer service — Cancelled my subscription but was still charged for a year membership. There is no online chat or way to call, only email. And it’s been more than a week with no response. I’m just waiting for the charge to clear on my Cc to dispute. Very poor response does not get my money.

  • Calm1star· Sep 8, 2026

    No access to paid subscription — I paid for premium subscription for a year and with 4 months left I have no access to premium content. I have reached out over and over and cannot get any help from calm to restore my purchase!

Named problems · 4
  • Trial converted without clear consent123 of 961
  • Price judged too high for the value67 of 961
  • Cancellation blocked or broken28 of 961
  • Charge the user never authorised21 of 961

Supportelevated

9.8% vs 7.8% typical store-wide.

Reviews · 3 of 181
  • Calm1star· Sep 9, 2026

    App keeps crashing — I have been using this app for years and routinely would fill out the check ins and have been for years! Well with this recent update my app kept crashing and per instructions on their site I deleted and reinstalled the app and logged out and logged back in with no luck. I have been in contact with their customer service but they haven’t been much help. Please resolve this soo

  • Calm1star· Sep 8, 2026

    Disappointed but hopeful — After using this app for a couple of years(maybe more than a couple) suddenly the info is all gone. It’s like I’m a new user and I do not have access to my premium content that I paid for. I’ve tried to talk to tech support but I’ve gotten automated responses and still after over a week am waiting to get my access back. I want to go back to loving this app but currentl

  • Calm2star· Sep 8, 2026

    Good product, Horrific customer service — Cancelled my subscription but was still charged for a year membership. There is no online chat or way to call, only email. And it’s been more than a week with no response. I’m just waiting for the charge to clear on my Cc to dispute. Very poor response does not get my money.

Who’s in it

App
Calm1,979,1324%58%13%3%
Headspace: Sleep & Meditation973,8584%43%12%15%
Insight Timer: Meditate, Sleep445,9022%23%6%12%
Happier Meditation143,0803%38%4%11%
Abide: Bible Prayer Meditation121,8042%61%5%3%
Balance: Meditation & Sleep120,3792%72%16%2%
Breethe: Sleep & Meditation72,1392%55%8%1%
Mesmerize - Visual Meditation56,61310%76%2%1%
Waking Up: Meditation & Wisdom42,5912%53%3%2%
InnerNow: Meditation & Joy39,67247%26%2%
Aura: Meditation & Sleep, CBT35,0973%71%13%4%
Unplug: Meditation6,27259%13%
Medito: Mindfulness Meditation4,19010%17%
SEAT — Meditation Training6

Each cell: that app’s share of its own negative reviews. Bold from 1.15 times the store’s typical rate for that complaint, and only where an app holds 20+ negative reviews. Click a column to sort.

Also counted

ThemeOf 1,840 negatives
  • Performance212 · 11.5% · 13 apps
  • UXgap119 · 6.5% · 12 apps
  • Login & auth104 · 5.7% · 12 apps
  • Ads91 · 4.9% · 10 apps
  • Sync & data18 · 1.0% · 8 apps
  • Accuracy1 · 0.1% · 1 apps

The tick marks the store-typical rate. A review can mention more than one theme, so these sum past 100%.

How this is counted

These apps are what the App Store returns for Meditation apps, not the apps we happened to already hold. Every percentage is counted over the 1,840 negative reviews those apps have between them, by the same frozen classifier the rest of the site uses. A review can mention more than one theme, so the shares sum past 100%.