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Calm reviews: what users actually say (2026)

We read the 500 most recent Calm reviews across the App Store and Google Play, pooled from 4 country storefronts. Newest review: 21 July 2026.

App Store

4.77★

2.0M ratings

Google Play

4.472★

613K ratings

Reviews read

500

most recent

Positive / negative

330 / 137

in the sample

What the recent reviews say

20%

We read 500 recent Calm reviews across the App Store and Google Play on 23 July 2026. In the 137 negative ones, the most common complaint was "poor customer service", named by 20% of them.

How current is this

This analysis reads the 500 most recently written Calm reviews as of 23 July 2026, 353 from the App Store and 147 from Google Play, pooled across 4 country storefronts (1 March 2026 to 21 July 2026). Every percentage below is counted from those reviews, never estimated. Store ratings are the stores’ own public figures.

What users complain about most

Share of the 137 negative reviews we read that mention each theme.

poor customer service20% · ~27 of 137
auto-renewal issues18% · ~25 of 137
overpriced subscription15% · ~21 of 137
buggy app performance12% · ~16 of 137
limited free content10% · ~14 of 137
no refunds or difficult cancellations10% · ~14 of 137
slow or laggy interface8% · ~11 of 137
lack of new content7% · ~10 of 137

What users praise

helps with sleeprelaxing sleep storiesgreat for meditationcalming and soothingdaily meditations are helpfulbeautifully designed appvariety of sounds and musicuseful for stress management

The verdict

We read 500 recent Calm reviews (330 positive, 137 negative) from 353 on the App Store and 147 on Google Play, across 4 countries. The loudest complaint is "poor customer service" (20% of negative reviews); what users praise most is "helps with sleep".

Calm: questions and answers

What do users complain about most in Calm?

Across 500 recent reviews we read on 23 July 2026, the most common complaint is "poor customer service", which appears in 20% of the 137 negative reviews (27 of them). The next most common are "auto-renewal issues" and "overpriced subscription".

Is Calm worth downloading?

Of the 500 recent reviews we read, 330 were positive and 137 negative. Users most often praise "helps with sleep" and "relaxing sleep stories". The main thing to weigh is "poor customer service", the most common complaint.

What do people like about Calm?

The most common praise themes in the reviews we read are "helps with sleep", "relaxing sleep stories", "great for meditation", "calming and soothing", "daily meditations are helpful".

Calm rating: App Store vs Google Play

Calm holds 4.77 on the App Store (1.967.545 ratings) and 4.472 on Google Play (613.158 ratings). These are the stores' own public figures.

How many Calm reviews did you analyze, and when?

We read 500 of the most recent Calm reviews on 23 July 2026: 353 from the App Store and 147 from Google Play, pooled across multiple country storefronts. Every percentage on this page is counted from those reviews.

Countries pooled:US, GB, CA, AUApp Store ↗

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