How to Cancel Calm Premium in 2026 — Free Meditation Apps That Work Just as Well

Updated February 2026 • 5 min read

⚠️ Calm auto-renews at $69.99/year. The 7-day free trial converts automatically, and many people don't realize they're paying until they see the annual charge months later.

Cancel on iPhone/iPad

Settings → Tap your name → Subscriptions
Find Calm
Tap Cancel Subscription

Cancel on Android

Google Play → Profile → Payments & subscriptions
Find Calm → Cancel subscription

Cancel on Website

Go to calm.com/account
Sign in → Manage Subscription
Click Cancel subscription
Walk through the retention offers and confirm

What You Lose vs Keep

Keep: Daily Calm (one new session per day), 7 Days of Calm beginner course, some sleep stories, basic timer
Lose: Full library of guided meditations, all Sleep Stories, Calm Body (fitness), masterclasses, music tracks

Is Calm Worth $70/Year?

Here's the honest breakdown:

If you use it daily: $70/year = $0.19/day — cheaper than a coffee, potentially worth it if it's a genuine habit
If you use it 2-3x/week: $0.45-0.67 per session — still reasonable but free alternatives exist
If you forgot you had it: You're not alone. Calm has 4M+ paying subscribers, and studies suggest most meditation app users drop off within 2 weeks

The Lifetime Plan Trap

Calm offers a "Lifetime" plan for $399.99. Sounds good until you realize: (1) companies change features and terms, (2) you might stop meditating, (3) that's 5.7 years of annual plans — most people don't use the same app for 6 years. If you already bought it, at least you won't have recurring charges.

Free Meditation Alternatives

Insight Timer: Free, 200,000+ guided meditations, timer, music — the largest free meditation library
UCLA Mindful App: Free, research-backed, no upsells
Smiling Mind: Free (Australian nonprofit), excellent for beginners and families
YouTube: Thousands of free guided meditations, sleep stories, and ambient sounds
Spotify/Apple Music: Search "guided meditation" — thousands of free sessions if you already have a music subscription
Timer + silence: Many experienced meditators find a simple timer is all they need (your phone has one built in)

🧘 The Wellness App Stack Problem

Calm ($70/yr) + Headspace ($70/yr) + Peloton ($13/mo) + Noom ($59/mo) = $1,000+/year on wellness apps. A gym membership, free YouTube workouts, and a 10-minute daily sitting practice achieve the same results for $200-300/year total.

Get a Refund

Apple: reportaproblem.apple.com
Google: Google Play → request refund
Calm direct: Email support@calm.com — they're generally reasonable about refunding recent annual charges if you didn't use the service

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Quick Cancel Guide: Calm Premium

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions