CalmSpace
What is the difference between Headspace and CalmSpace?
Headspace is a meditation and sleep app with, in its own words, "1,000+ expert-led exercises", sleepcasts and soundscapes. It also offers online therapy that accepts insurance, mental health coaching, and Ebb, "your empathetic AI companion". Headspace says Ebb "gets to know you over time, and remembers what you've talked about before", and that Ebb "does not replace human care".
CalmSpace.ai is a calm app for iPhone, Apple Watch and the web with Bliss, a voice companion who remembers you. The library is there (meditations, sleep stories, yoga, 7-day programs), but you usually reach it through a conversation: Bliss opens a breathing exercise or a sleep story when that would help.
How do CalmSpace and Headspace compare?
| CalmSpace.ai | Headspace | |
|---|---|---|
| AI companion | Bliss, by voice or text, free every day | Ebb, by voice or text; Ebb Voice is for paid members aged 18+ in the US, UK, Canada and Australia |
| Memory | "What Bliss remembers": see, pin, correct, mute or delete | Ebb "remembers what you've talked about before"; how you view it is not stated on that page |
| Library | Meditations, sleep stories, 25 sleep sounds, yoga, 7-day programs, music | "1,000+ expert-led exercises", sleepcasts, soundscapes |
| Therapy and coaching | None; Bliss is not a therapist | Online therapy that accepts insurance, and coaching you can add |
| Breathing with others | Breathe together: up to 6 people from one link, no account needed to join | Not described on their pages we checked |
| Where it runs | iPhone, Apple Watch, the web. No Android app. | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Android |
| Price | Free tier; Premium USD 12.99 a month or 59.99 a year, 14-day trial | USD 12.99 a month or 69.99 a year (App Store), 14-day free trial |
| Other plans | Business plans on request | Family and student plans, and plans for businesses |
What does Headspace do better?
- A bigger library. More than 1,000 exercises, if you like to choose a session and press play.
- Real people. Licensed therapists and mental health coaches in the same app, with therapy that can be paid by insurance. CalmSpace has neither.
- Plans for households and students. Headspace sells family and student plans. CalmSpace does not.
- Android. Headspace has an Android app; CalmSpace runs on Android only in the browser.
What does CalmSpace do differently?
- The companion comes first, and free. Anyone can talk to Bliss by voice for up to 10 minutes a day without paying. Premium raises that to up to an hour a day.
- Memory you control. You can read what Bliss remembers and pin, correct, mute or delete it. "Forget everything" wipes it.
- Calm with the people you love. Breathe together with up to 6 people, at one shared start time, wherever they are; Bliss can guide everyone in sync. Weekly circles repeat at the same time each week.
- Kind words in her voice. Ask Bliss to write a short note for someone and record it as a voice note; you decide whether to send it.
- A lower yearly price. USD 59.99 a year against Headspace's USD 69.99 on the App Store. The monthly price is the same.
- English and Spanish, across the whole app and Bliss.
Which one should you pick?
Pick Headspace if you want the widest choice of guided sessions, or a therapist or coach in the same app.
Pick CalmSpace.ai if you would rather talk than browse: say what is on your mind, and let Bliss suggest the breath, the story or the meditation. Both offer a 14-day free trial, so you can try each before paying.
Where do these facts come from?
Headspace's details come only from its own pages, checked October 2026: headspace.com, its page about Ebb and Headspace on the App Store. Headspace prices can differ by country and by where you subscribe; check before you buy. For Calm and Headspace side by side, see CalmSpace vs Calm and Headspace. CalmSpace's details are from the app as of version 1.11.0, October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is CalmSpace a Headspace alternative?
Yes, if you want a companion first. Headspace leads with a large library, therapy and coaching, and adds Ebb. CalmSpace leads with Bliss, a voice companion who remembers you, with meditations, sleep and breathing alongside.
How is Bliss different from Ebb?
Both remember what you talk about and both can talk by voice. Bliss by voice is free for up to 10 minutes a day; Headspace says Ebb Voice is for paid members aged 18+ in four countries. You can see and edit what Bliss remembers.
Which is cheaper, CalmSpace or Headspace?
Monthly, both are USD 12.99. Yearly, CalmSpace Premium is USD 59.99 and Headspace is USD 69.99 on the App Store, as of October 2026. CalmSpace also has a free tier.
Does CalmSpace offer therapy?
No. Bliss is the voice companion in CalmSpace.ai, not a therapist and not a medical service. If a conversation sounds like a crisis, she points you to crisis lines for your country.
Does CalmSpace work on Apple Watch?
Yes. The Apple Watch app paces breathing to your heart rate and shows your mindful minutes this week. You talk to Bliss on the iPhone.