Calm app users get stuck with outdated sleep meditations
10 posts in the last 60 days, all from App Store.
“[Calm] ★★★ 3/5 (v7.1) — The latest update took away the repeat feature. I like to listen all night long and no longer had that option. I’ve found a work around but it’s hard to find.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v7.1) — This app used to be pretty much perfect. The latest update however has completely ruined it. I reiterate all of the other one star reviews. Sleep stories shut off 10 minutes in when a sleep timer has been set for an hour. Rain sounds play all day long even…”
“[Calm] ★★ 2/5 (v7.0.7) — It was better before they changed the interface recently. Now you can only choose the meditation from the past couple days instead of the past week. But that is minor. Still good.”
Users complain that the app hasn't updated its sleep meditations or stories in over two years, offering the same content repeatedly. Reviews describe a bait-and-switch from a dynamic app to a stagnant library.
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“[Calm] ★★★ 3/5 (v7.1) — The latest update took away the repeat feature. I like to listen all night long and no longer had that option. I’ve found a work around but it’s hard to find.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v7.1) — This app used to be pretty much perfect. The latest update however has completely ruined it. I reiterate all of the other one star reviews. Sleep stories shut off 10 minutes in when a sleep timer has been set for an hour. Rain sounds play all day long even when the app is closed. And, most recently, sleep stories just randomly start playing in the middle of the night — not exactly calming. The app has become overall unpleasant to use. I paid for a lifetime subscription year”
“[Calm] ★★ 2/5 (v7.0.7) — It was better before they changed the interface recently. Now you can only choose the meditation from the past couple days instead of the past week. But that is minor. Still good.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v7.0.5) — The latest update has made the recently viewed sleep stories inaccurate and harder to read. I’ve ignored the Recommendations for you” , shown when you need a second story, showing the same thing for ages. It used to change every night and generally offered something similar to what you’d just heard, often from your favorites. Now it’s just stuck.”
“[Calm] ★★ 2/5 (v7.0.5) — I have been using this app nightly for years to help me sleep. It’s part of my sleep hygiene routine. I had tried many of the different nature sounds and finally found one that ultimately worked well for me. I could turn that sound on, have it connected to my sleep mask with headphones, and it would play quietly in my ears all night. It really helped me stay asleep. With this most recent update, my one sound is now only playing for 30 minutes and then rotates to another”
“[Calm] ★★ 2/5 (v7.0.5) — Latest update removed titles from the daily meditations, so you can’t see the topic. Also, you can no longer tap on the Daily category (Calm, Trip, Jay), and see a list of the previous days.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v7.0.4) — will this update be fixed? because it seems like a mistake. i basically only use this app as a sound machine to sleep at night and the automatic random switching is waking me up, stressing me out and giving me nightmares :(”
“[Calm] ★★★ 3/5 (v7.0.1) — I’ve listened to Distant Ocean Surf all night for 8 months and it’s been crucial to my mental health. Starting Monday, it only plays 30 minutes at a time, then changes to something else, waking me up. I change the timer for the playlist but it has no practical effect.”
“[Calm] ★★ 2/5 (v7.0.0) — Calm.. I loved this app when it used to make me fall asleep every time , but then I just started to fall asleep on my own , until I came back across this app.. and tell me why my favorite rain sound is now locked up?!?! like what?!? so then I found 3 that I like and were free , I started using light rain for 2 days then it got locked up today.. so it’s very disappointing to see my favorite rain locked up so I can get a subscription so please calm unlock it.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v6.101.1) — I used to play meditation music all night long and now it’s only 4 minutes.”
“[Calm] ★ 1/5 (v6.101.1) — Same sleep meditations for over 2 years. Yes they were good but it’s constantly the same thing. Same old sleep stories from 2020”