Calm
AI Fitness and WellnessFreemium
Meditation and sleep app built around Sleep Stories, guided sessions, and soundscapes for people who struggle to switch off at night.
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Compare Calm vs Noom
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Noom
Psychology-first weight management program that pairs daily behaviour change lessons with food logging, coaching, and optional clinical support.
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Pricing
Pricing Comparison
Calm
Free$0
One breathing exercise, day one of each programme, and a rotating free Sleep Story
Premium Monthly$14.99 to $16.99/mo
Full library including Daily Calm, all Sleep Stories, and Masterclasses
Premium Annual$69.99/yr
Identical access at roughly $5.83 per month
Family$99.99/yr
Up to six separate accounts
Lifetime$399.99 to $499.99 one-time
Permanent access including future content
Noom
Monthly$70/mo
Month to month access to Noom Weight lessons, logging, and coaching
4-Month Plan$169
Roughly $42 per month, a commonly chosen commitment length
Annual$209/yr
Roughly $17.42 per month, the lowest effective rate
Noom Med$From $99/mo
Clinician access for prescription weight management, medication billed separately
Features
Feature Comparison
Calm
Sleep StoriesGuided MeditationsDaily Calm SessionBreathing ExercisesSleep SoundscapesAmbient MusicFocus MusicMasterclassesCalm Body StretchesMood Check-InsGratitude JournalStreak TrackingOffline DownloadsKids ContentTimed MeditationsCelebrity NarrationBedtime RemindersApple Health Sync
Noom
Daily Psychology LessonsFood Colour SystemFood LoggingBarcode ScannerCalorie BudgetingWeight TrackingHabit BuildingPersonal CoachingGroup SupportDaily Check-InsRecipe LibraryExercise LoggingProgress GraphsCustom Goal SettingBehaviour QuizzesStreak RemindersDevice SyncClinical Add-Ons
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Best For & Not For
Calm
✅ Best For
✅People whose primary problem is falling asleep rather than learning formal meditation technique
✅Anxious sleepers who respond better to narrated stories and soundscapes than to silent breath-focused practice
✅Households wanting one subscription across up to six separate profiles with individual histories and favourites
✅Complete beginners who want a polished, ad-free environment rather than sifting through free apps of variable quality
✅Parents looking for age-appropriate sleep and calming content for children in the same app they use themselves
❌ Not For
❌Experienced meditators seeking teacher variety and depth, where free libraries such as Insight Timer offer considerably more
❌Anyone wanting clinical mental health treatment, since Calm is a wellness product and not therapy
❌Budget users hoping the free tier will suffice, as it is limited to a single breathing exercise and day one of each programme
❌People who dislike celebrity-narrated content, which forms a large part of the flagship sleep catalogue
❌Users wanting detailed progress analytics, since tracking here is largely limited to streaks and session counts
Noom
✅ Best For
✅People who already know what to eat but repeatedly struggle with the psychology and habits around food
✅Long-term yo-yo dieters who have succeeded on restrictive plans before and then regained, and want a behavioural approach instead
✅Users who benefit from daily structure and short educational content rather than a plan handed to them once
✅Anyone who wants human coaching and peer group accountability bundled into the same subscription as tracking
✅People considering clinical weight management who want behavioural support alongside medical care rather than medication alone
❌ Not For
❌Athletes and experienced trackers who want precise macronutrient targets, which Noom deliberately de-emphasises
❌Anyone wanting prescribed meal plans, since the programme teaches decision-making rather than dictating menus
❌Users unwilling to log food daily, as the entire feedback loop depends on consistent tracking
❌Budget-focused users on short commitments, given how steep the month-to-month rate is compared to the annual plan
❌People with a history of disordered eating, for whom daily calorie logging and weigh-ins may be unsuitable without clinical guidance
Availability
Platform & Accessibility
Calm
mobileweb-based
Noom
mobileweb-based
Use & Audience
Tasks & Who It's For
Integrations
Integrations
Calm
Analytics
Apple Health
Other
Apple WatchAlexaSpotify
Noom
Analytics
Apple HealthGoogle FitFitbit
Other
Withings
Use Cases
Real-world Use Cases
Calm
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Ravi has struggled with racing thoughts at bedtime for years, plays a Sleep Story most nights for a month, and starts falling asleep before the narration ends more often than not.2
Hannah runs the Daily Calm on her commute every weekday and builds a ninety day streak, the first meditation habit that has ever survived past week two for her.3
Marco downloads six sessions before a fourteen hour flight and uses the breathing exercises to get through takeoff without the usual white-knuckle grip.Noom
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Anita has lost and regained the same weight three times on restrictive diets, works through Noom's lessons on habit loops, and identifies that her evening snacking is boredom-driven rather than hunger-driven.2
Ken logs meals with the barcode scanner for six weeks and realises from his own colour breakdown that his lunches, not his dinners, were the pattern he needed to change.3
Sunita messages her coach after a difficult holiday week, gets a plan to restart without a punitive catch-up, and stays enrolled instead of quitting the way she has before.Keep Exploring