I have tried the Headspace and Calm meditation apps. One was much better.

• Many people swear by meditation to start their day with a time of mindfulness and clarity.
• I put the popular Headspace and Calm meditation apps to the test to see which worked best for me.
• Calm was clearly the winner giving me a better meditation experience to start my day. Here’s why.
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I have often heard people praise the benefits of meditation, but I had never tried it myself. Having worked remotely for about a year and a half now, like millions of other people, I have settled into a pretty calcified morning routine at home.

So I decided to finally give meditation a try, both to change my routine a bit and to see if it would give me more focus and clarity throughout the day, as so many people who meditate say they feel.

I had heard good things about Headspace and Calm, which are two of the most popular meditation apps out there, so I put both apps to the test. After two weeks of using each app, I found Calm to be far better.

Here’s how Headspace and Calm stacked up for me: