Calm is a meditation and sleep app. ILTY is a conversation companion. They solve different problems—here's how to choose.
Calm is one of the most popular wellness apps in the world, known for its sleep stories, guided meditations, and calming music. It's been downloaded over 100 million times.
The app excels at relaxation content—celebrity-narrated sleep stories, daily meditations, nature sounds, and breathing exercises. Production quality is top-tier.
Calm is designed for general wellness: better sleep, reduced stress, improved focus. It's less clinical than therapy apps and more about daily calm.
ILTY is built for conversation, not content consumption. When you need to talk through what's bothering you—not just relax—ILTY provides that dialogue.
Multiple AI companions with different approaches means you get support tailored to what you need: gentle validation, direct feedback, or practical problem-solving.
Every conversation ends with actionable steps. Calm helps you relax; ILTY helps you think clearly and act.
Calm
Meditation, sleep stories, relaxation music, breathing exercises.
ILTY
AI conversation for emotional processing and mental health support.
Better for: Different tools entirely
Calm
Guided meditations and breathing exercises to calm anxiety symptoms.
ILTY
Conversation to process anxious thoughts and identify what's driving them.
Better for: Calm for symptoms, ILTY for root causes
Calm
Sleep stories, soundscapes, and guided relaxation—excellent sleep content.
ILTY
Talk through what's keeping you awake when racing thoughts are the problem.
Better for: Calm for general sleep; ILTY for anxiety-driven insomnia
Calm
Passive—listen, follow along, absorb.
ILTY
Active—talk, think, process, decide.
Better for: Depends on your needs
Calm
Content recommendations based on preferences. Same content for everyone.
ILTY
Every conversation is unique to your situation. Multiple companion styles.
Better for: ILTY
Calm
$15/month or $70/year for premium.
ILTY
Free during beta.
Better for: ILTY
Calm is a beautiful, polished relaxation app. If you want to build a meditation practice or need help sleeping, it's one of the best options available.
But relaxation and processing are different things. You can meditate for 20 minutes and still be stuck on the same problem afterward. Sometimes you need to think through it, not breathe through it.
ILTY is for the moments when calm isn't enough—when you need to understand what you're feeling, not just soothe it.
These apps complement each other well. Use Calm for daily wellness. Use ILTY when something specific needs processing.
Calm helps you relax and manage stress symptoms through meditation. ILTY helps you identify and address what's causing the stress. Both approaches are valuable—Calm for immediate relief, ILTY for understanding and action.
Calm has added some AI features, but it's fundamentally a content app—meditation, sleep stories, music. ILTY is built from the ground up for AI conversation about mental health.
Absolutely. Many people benefit from both meditation and conversation. Use Calm for daily mindfulness and sleep. Use ILTY when you need to talk through something specific.
The best way to know if ILTY is right for you is to try it. We're in beta and completely free.