--- title: "BetterSleep vs Calm: Which is searched more?" description: "Is BetterSleep or Calm more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps/compare/bettersleep-vs-calm" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BetterSleep vs Calm: Which is searched more? Is BetterSleep or Calm more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: BetterSleep and Calm - **Competitive set**: Meditation apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **BetterSleep Share of Search**: 12.8% - **Calm Share of Search**: 33.8% ## Is BetterSleep or Calm more popular in search? - In September 2026, Calm had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation apps worldwide. Calm had about 87,500 branded searches, while BetterSleep had 33,100. Calm made up 33.8% of all meditation app searches we track, and BetterSleep accounted for 12.8%. - Calm was ahead of BetterSleep in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BetterSleep’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 12.4% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Calm’s share of searches among meditation apps worldwide moved from 24.6% to 33.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 53.7K to 87.5K. ## Top meditation apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Calm appeared in all five answers. BetterSleep did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Headspace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Calm | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Insight Timer | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Waking Up | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Healthy Minds Program | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Medito | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smiling Mind | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Balance | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | BetterSleep | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Happier | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meditation apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which meditation app should I use?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meditation apps?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Medito, 5. Waking Up, 6. Balance - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meditation app for daily mindfulness?": 1. Headspace, 2. Calm, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program - Searched Google, AI Overview "meditation apps": 1. Insight Timer, 2. Calm, 3. Headspace, 4. Waking Up, 5. Smiling Mind, 6. Healthy Minds Program, 7. Medito - Searched Google, AI Overview "mindfulness app": 1. Calm, 2. Headspace, 3. Insight Timer, 4. Healthy Minds Program, 5. Waking Up Not named in any answer: BetterSleep and Happier. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for meditation apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Calm overtook Insight Timer to become the leader among meditation apps worldwide, with 33.8% of the searches. - In September 2026, BetterSleep lost share of searches among meditation apps worldwide, from 13.7% to 12.8%. ## Month by month | Month | BetterSleep estimated searches | BetterSleep Share of Search | BetterSleep rank | Calm estimated searches | Calm Share of Search | Calm rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 12.4% | 4 | 53.7K | 24.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 8.9% | 4 | 53.7K | 26.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 10.8% | 4 | 64K | 31.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 8.6% | 4 | 83.2K | 32.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 8% | 4 | 83.5K | 36.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 7.4% | 5 | 89.2K | 36.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 9.7% | 4 | 48.4K | 26% | 2 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 9.9% | 4 | 42.4K | 23.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 11.5% | 4 | 43.9K | 22.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 13.2% | 4 | 40.6K | 24.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 13.7% | 3 | 46.6K | 23.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 12.8% | 3 | 87.5K | 33.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BetterSleep’s and Calm’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **BetterSleep**: Measured on the search term “bettersleep”. - **Calm**: Measured on the search terms “calm app”, “calm meditation” and “calm meditation app”, summed into one figure. - [BetterSleep profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bettersleep) - [Calm profile](/demand/global-en/brands/calm) - [All meditation apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is BetterSleep or Calm more popular in search? In September 2026, Calm had more branded searches than BetterSleep among meditation apps worldwide. Calm had about 87,500 branded searches, while BetterSleep had 33,100. Calm made up 33.8% of all meditation app searches we track, and BetterSleep accounted for 12.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BetterSleep vs Calm: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps/compare/bettersleep-vs-calm This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/meditation-apps/compare/bettersleep-vs-calm. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.