App: Calm

1-star reviews:
content: Can't use it without subscribing.
content: charged me in 10 seconds flat
content: Paid meditation
content: App doesn't work
content: No way to cancel the subscription.
content: Funny part is that I want to pay for the subscription but the app keeps asking to login with my account associated with Google pay or something but leave me no option to actually do it. Can't imaging how frustrating it could be the other operations.
content: To bad it's not free
content: You need an account to listen to their noises? Not necessary and doesn't improve the experience for the user. Just give the sounds.
content: pay wall
content: You lie that this is a free app. You have to pay for a subscription. You only get a 7 day free subscription. False advertising as usual

2-star reviews:
content: There's litterally like 2 things you can do on here without a subscription, and mate, they're BOTH NOT EVEN THAT GOOD, would rate 1 star but I feel thatd be mean
content: is nice but good
content: Overall good. But the notifications are annoying. If notifications are allowed for mindfulness reminders or mood check in, other promotional notifications show up even though i have those disabled in the app. Disappointing
content: Ended subscription because of the total lack of diversity in soundscapes and sleep stories( one would think you would have more than 1 option or 2 for children with a company that supposed to soothe me)....... Won't even open now just asked me to update and still doesn't work when I reinstalled.......
content: Pity! Good content but disastrous app. Downloading is broken; there are two ways to download sessions but none of them does anything. Hearts appear in the sessions list for unclear reasons. Content is shoved down the user's throat, and searching is hard (and broken - the course I was searching was displaying only a part of the sessions).
content: Randomly stops playing throughout the night, which then wakes me up.
content: When I wake up in the middle of the night and open the app, I want a sleep story, not a quiz.
content: Not at all free
content: You have to pay
content: Be aware that this apps "free plan" gives you unlimited access to all the menus.... and that's it

3-star reviews:
content: I used to love this app but I have been unable to log in for a couple of months. I have tried making contact but get no feedback. It was fine for a while but decided not to continue because I notified Calm but want to speak with a person not a machine. I love the app and the sleep stories really help but they were too limited.
content: I find the cricket sound irritating. There was no way to mute it. Not everyone likes that sound!
content: worked REALLY GOOD @ 1st, but the longer I use it the harder it is for me to get out of my head and get some sleep...
content: Not free
content: Long time user.. getting bored?
content: I'm torn in how to rate this, because the content of this app is amazing and has been a life changer for me. The UX at first glance is calming, but once you start navigating it gets frustrating quite quickly. If I am in a 30 days course, I want to be recommended the next step in that course on the first page until I've completed it. Or show 'course progress somewhere or something. Now I have to search for the course and scroll to the right day every day. This should be low hanging fruit!
content: This app has so sadly been on the downhill. What used to be a meditation focused app is a jack of all trades that doesn't really do anything well. Moved over to waking up - actually meditation focused and doing me better
content: Load time for application is too long Since recent update. Waiting 20 seconds for the app to start without any acknowledgement of loading has me regularly closing the app and restarting it thinking it's broken.
content: Used to be great. Now technical issues with playback. Cancelled subscription
content: Decent content, but it has a slate of sleep soundtracks I use all the time - except when Calm abruptly stops playing them for no reason, which happens not infrequently.

4-star reviews:
content: worked on my kiddo when I was too tired to read
content: The app is great and really helps when I'm having trouble falling asleep. I'm grateful that it's available at all, and the only thing that could make it better is if all the content was accessible for free ;)
content: I like it so far. However, it is way too soon to be able to present any kind of genuine feedback!
content: Great app, but how is there not scene that plays Loons on a lake?
content: Great
content: Impressive about how it changes your mood and makes you feel relieved
content: Calm is a really good application good to relax
content: it is quite good I like the reflections but what I don't like is that you have to pay for certain stuff but apart from that it is free for most stuff I like the soundscapes I love the soundscape in the menu
content: they stopped that 3 free listens thing so now calm is bearable! thanks 😊
content: More free stuff would be great

5-star reviews:
content: amazing cool background music and calm breath exercises
content: excellent.
content: Good to just breathe in and out
content: A calming experience in stress-filled "Liituations" however, not totes fee-free.
content: namaste 🙏
content: Best and easy way for relaxation and heal.
content: So far, I have found this app very helpful for my anxiety. Plenty of very relaxing sounds are available.
content: Incredible Calming Voice 💙
content: Love it !
content: Amazing app! So many options for relaxing and mediation, for kids, for busy women, for anyone who needs to just take a break in a super easy and functional way! This app makes mediation so accessible!