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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