Best Meditation Apps · head-to-head
Calm vs Insight Timer
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for meditation apps. Insight Timer has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it.
Insight Timer has the lower entry price — Calm starts at $5.83/mo, Insight Timer at $0/mo. Free tier: Calm No, Insight Timer Yes. HIPAA: Calm —, Insight Timer —.
As of 2026-06-14 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
Calm
$5.83/mo entryInsight Timer
$0/mo entrySources — Calm: apps.apple.com (verified 2026-06-14) · Insight Timer: insighttimer.com (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)
Insight Timer: 300,000+ free guided meditations, music, and talks — world's largest free library; 20,000 teachers across 50+ languages including secular, scientific, and spiritual traditions; 30 million active users worldwide; Customizable meditation timer with interval bells and ambient sounds; Live events and teacher-led group sessions; 7,500+ structured Insight Courses (10- and 30-day programs) with Member Plus; Yoga nidra, breathwork, and sleep music; Community features: local groups, retreats, therapist directory; Ad-free audio library; Available in 50+ languages