Calm is the superior choice for users primarily interested in meditation, sleep stories, and mindfulness exercises, offering a user-friendly interface and offline content. Nike Training Club is better suited for those seeking personalized workout plans, community engagement, and comprehensive fitness tracking.
| Attribute | Calm | Nike Training Club |
|---|---|---|
| Meditation Content Variety | Offers both guided and unguided meditations with multiple original daily offerings from various teachers. Covers themes like sleep, anxiety, stress, gratitude, and focus. Integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques. | Includes educational content covering wellness topics like mindfulness; offers guided meditations and experts. |
| Sleep Story Library Size | Extensive library of over 500 Sleep Stories with new stories added weekly. Bedtime stories for adults and children, narrated by well-known talent. | Includes experts on topics such as sleep. |
| Guided Exercise Programs | Offers 'Calm Body' sessions, which are 10-minute movement sessions designed with mindfulness in mind. Sessions for morning wake-up, afternoon reset, mindful warm-up/cool-down, evening wind-down, and back care. Also offers full body activities and stretches. | Provides access to individual workouts and 4-6 week training programs suitable for different fitness levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and goals (lean, toned, strong, focused); workouts range from 5 to 50 minutes. |
| Personalized Workout Plans | Offers personalized exercises to decrease stress and anxiety and increase focus and relaxation, but does not specifically mention personalized workout plans. | Offers personalized workout plans that adjust to progress and schedule; uses machine learning to analyze user preferences, fitness levels, and goals to tailor workout plans. |
| Mental Health Resources | Designed to help manage stress and anxiety. Offers stress management techniques, anxiety relief exercises, and tools to build life-changing habits for mental health. Resources include breathing exercises like the 'Breathing Bubble'. Also has content programs like the 'Overcome Stress and Anxiety' collection in partnership with a clinical psychologist. | Features that address stress management; provides access to experts for wellness and mindset tips. |
| Progress Tracking and Analytics | Allows users to track basic statistics such as consecutive days of use, minutes of meditation, and the number of sessions. Check-ins and session history from the Calm WearOS app will not sync with other devices. | Offers progress tracking and analytics; allows users to monitor achievements, track workout history, and set new goals; includes detailed analytics such as workout duration, calories burned, and performance improvements. |
| Integration with Wearable Devices | Compatible with WearOS and Apple Watch, offering limited functionality. Wearables can track metrics like heart rate variability and resting heart rate to detect stress levels, allowing the app to adjust meditation recommendations. With WearOS, you can complete mood check-ins and access meditations and Sleep Stories. | Integrates with wearable devices; works with Apple Health to sync workouts and record heart-rate data; connects with devices like Garmin via Nike Run Club. |
| Offline Content Availability | Content can be downloaded for offline use. To access downloaded content, go to the 'Profile' tab and tap 'Library,' then 'My Downloads'. | Not available |
| Community Features and Support | Not available | Allows users to connect with friends, share progress, join challenges, and connect with other users. |
| Customizable Session Lengths | Offers a wide variety of content with options ranging from 2 minutes to an hour. Guided sessions can be anywhere from 3-30 minutes long. | Sessions range from 5–50 minutes; workouts can be filtered by length. |
| Breathing Exercises | Offers breathing exercises with visualizations and adjustable settings. Examples include Relax, Balance, Restore, Focus, Energize, and Unwind. | Offers breathing exercises. |
| User Interface and Experience | Considered straightforward and easy to use, with a friendly and responsive design. Has easy scrolling capabilities and tabs for navigation. The interface is visually interactive, with calming nature sounds. | Clean and user-friendly; seamless and easy to navigate; intuitive and enjoyable to use. |