Tried the Headspace app for a month - honest review

Nov 301 min read

Downloaded it when my anxiety was getting out of control. Tried the sleep meditations for about 4 weeks. Pros: some of them genuinely helped me fall asleep faster, and the app has a "quick SOS" meditation for panic that I used a couple times. Cons: the voice sometimes felt cheesy, I felt like I was forcing it on days I was too wound up to focus.

Overall: decent for $100/yr but I'm gonna try therapy instead and see if that gets better results. Might go back to it as a supplement though.

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Comments(10)

TTim B.Regularjust now

The "felt cheesy" factor is so underrated. Like your brain can't relax if the narrator sounds like they're trying too hard to be zen. Might be worth trying Calm or Insight Timer just to compare voices?

BBen H.Regularjust now

Unpopular opinion but if the SOS meditation actually helped you in panic moments, that alone makes the subscription worth it? Rest of it is bonus content but you found the thing that works.

WWill R.Regular6h ago

The cheesy voice thing is so real. Some meditation apps have like 5 different narrator options and that one thing can make or break whether you actually use it. Did you try different guides or just stick with the one voice?

TTom P.Regular19h ago

What was your con beyond the voice? Like did it not actually help anxiety or was it more about the app itself being annoying?

PPete A.Regular3h ago

The SOS panic meditation is genuinely useful though. Like if it helped you even twice, that's probably worth something even if the sleep stuff felt meh. Did you try the other sleep guides or just one?

SSean A.Regular10h ago

A month of trial is legit though. That's enough to know if something's working. The fact that you kept using it for 4 weeks means it was probably doing something even if it wasn't life-changing.

MMarcus W.Regularjust now

Honest review appreciated. The SOS meditation actually being useful is the key metric. If it helped you in panic moments then it's doing its job even if other parts were meh.

AAl G.Regularjust now

Headspace worked for my anxiety but not sleep, Calm did the opposite. Did you try a different app after Headspace or just quit meditation apps entirely? Sometimes it's just finding the right one.

SSam P.Regularjust now

The sleep meditation thing is where Headspace wins. A month is actually a good trial period too. Did the benefits stick after you stopped or did you need to keep using it?

RRyan M.New Dad13h ago

The cheesy voice thing is SO real. Some of the Headspace narrators sound like they're selling you something. Did you try switching between different instructors or did you just quit?