Best Meditation Apps · head-to-head
Calm vs Aura Health
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for meditation apps. Aura Health has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
Aura Health has the lower entry price — Calm starts at $5.83/mo, Aura Health at $0/mo. Free tier: Calm No, Aura Health Yes. HIPAA: Calm —, Aura Health —.
As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Calm
$5.83/mo entryAura Health
$0/mo entrySources — Calm: apps.apple.com (verified 2026-06-14) · Aura Health: aurahealth.io (verified 2026-06-14)
Key features
Calm: 300+ Sleep Stories narrated by celebrities (Matthew McConaughey, Harry Styles, etc.); 50,000+ minutes of science-backed content; Daily Calm guided meditation updated each day; Mindful movement and stretching video lessons; Breathwork and body-scan sessions; Calm Kids content included in Teams licenses; 180M+ downloads; Apple App of the Year 2017; Teams analytics dashboard (unlocked at 10+ activated employees)
Aura Health: 10,000+ content pieces: meditations, soundscapes, sleep stories, life coaching, therapy foundations, prayer, ASMR, breathwork, music; 100+ new tracks added weekly by coaches, therapists, and storytellers; AI-driven personalization that adapts recommendations based on questionnaires and behavioral data; Licensed clinician-led CBT-based therapy sessions; Life coaching and health coaching modules; Live sessions with coaches and community access; Spirituality and prayer content alongside secular mindfulness; Sleep hypnosis and specialized sleep tracks