You asked, we listened: Introducing Calmpilation summer 2024
A collection of updates to help you fit Calm more easily into your life.
The Calm app is packed with science-backed content and tools designed to help you stress less and sleep more, but we also listen closely to what all of you in the Calm community have been telling us about how we can improve the product to meet your real-world needs.
This Calmpilation (see what we did there…) introduces an exciting batch of content updates and new ways to interact with the app, reflecting some of the most common feedback we’ve received to date. Let’s take a look.
Sleep Stories
Choose from even more soothing voices, dreamy themes, and unique languages
You asked for more variety in your bedtime tales — now you can listen to more than 500 Sleep Stories across seven languages. Whether you’re in search of a go-to Sleep Story that you can count on every night, or you prefer to drift off to a range of voices, we’ve got you covered.
Getting a good night’s sleep is a uniquely personal experience, so we’re continuously adding Sleep Stories of all types to help you find what puts you into a deep slumber. Recent narrators include Kevin Bacon and Sheryl Lee Ralph, joining global superstars like Harry Styles and Camila Cabello, as well as fan favorites like Alan Sklar and Erik Braa.
We’ve also been releasing new Calm Kids Sleep Stories so your little ones can drift off to dreamland with their favorite characters, from classics like Disney Princesses to modern-day companions like PAW Patrol and Minions. These stories might be designed for kids, but we dare you not to doze off too!
Taptivities
Improve your mood in minutes, no meditation required
You asked for quicker, easier ways to bring mindfulness into your day — now you can use the Calm app to pause and reset in the moment, even if you’re short on time or forgot your headphones.
Introducing Taptivities: guided, interactive text-based stories and visualizations that take only a minute or two to complete. Think of them as bite-sized mindfulness sessions that incorporate themes like gratitude, self-reflection, grounding, and deep breathing.
The next time you find yourself aimlessly scrolling through social media to decompress, try a Taptivity instead. You’ll be seconds away from feeling better.
Playlists
Personalize your experience by mixing and matching content together
You asked for playlists — now our most requested update has finally landed. Playlists allow you to create a seamless experience between your favorite sessions. You no longer need to grab your phone after finishing a relaxing Sleep Story to search for music to help you stay asleep. Instead, you can string together meditations, Sleep Stories, and music in whatever order you like.
And more good news for parents: playlists are a great way to keep your kids’ favorite Sleep Stories and meditations together in one place.
Using playlists gives you endless opportunities to mix and match what you need to get the most out of the Calm app.
💙 Open the Calm mobile app to start creating your own playlists
Search
Find what you’re looking for faster with personalized search
You asked for easier ways to explore Calm’s vast library of content — now our new personalized search uses your specific preferences and listening history to deliver more accurate recommendations.
Refine your searches even further with our new category and time filters to find sessions that meet your specific needs.
Let's be real, search in the Calm app hasn't been great, making it tricky for you to find the support you need. Not anymore.
Sharing Calm
Guest Pass
Gift a free month of Calm to the people you care about
With Calm, sharing is caring. Our improved Guest Pass lets you give a free month of Calm to your friends, family, and community. You can reshare your personal link as many times as you want. So, for our Calm subscribers who are therapists, doctors, educators, or otherwise serve and support people, there's no limit to how many you can help.
💙 Open the Calm mobile app and tap the gift box on your home screen to share a Guest Pass
Session Links
Send your favorite sessions directly to a friend
Have you ever finished a session and thought, "Wow, I know someone who might find this really helpful"? Now you can share specific content using a simple direct link. The link doesn’t expire, so your recipient can come back to the session whenever they’re ready and listen to it for free.
Your feedback matters
You spoke up, and we made it happen! We hope these updates make the Calm app even better for you, and help you share some peace of mind with your loved ones. Find us on your favorite social channels @calm and tell us what you think.
Calm your mind. Change your life.
Mental health is hard. Getting support doesn't have to be. The Calm app puts the tools to feel better in your back pocket, with personalized content to manage stress and anxiety, get better sleep, and feel more present in your life.
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