App of the Week: Calm

The benefits of relaxation are obvious, but the methods for attaining it increasingly nebulous in today’s over-sensory work environments.

The Calm app aims to turn one of those tools of distraction into a vessel of peace and meditation with its featured guided meditation sessions, immersive nature scenes and soothing music tracks and background sounds.

The Calm.com developers are especially touting the latest version of their app ahead of “Calm Day” (or more buzz-friendly #CalmDay) March 26. Meant to raise awareness of work stress and methods for combatting it, the holiday is a fitting time to test out the app’s programs of meditation and focus.

While free to download and use, Calm subscribers have access to the premium meditation features. Calm is available for iOS and Android.

Missed any of the previous Apps of the Week? View them here:

• MiFlight -- crowdsourced flight tracker 
• Any.do -- task management 
• Snagajob -- hourly employment marketplace
• Accounting Today's Tax Break -- accounting-related games and notation
• LinkedIn Pulse -- professional news feed
• Triage -- email organizer
• GoodReader -- PDF reader 
• Dashlane -- password management
• 30/30 -- task manager
• AroundMe -- local search
• Wolfram Alpha -- computational knowledge engine
• Intro -- digital business cards
• Surpriise -- giving platform
• CloudMagic -- email manager
• Sunrise Calendar -- calendar and scheduling
• Things -- task management suite
• Quip -- collaboration and productivity suite
• Bizzaboo --  event planning and networking 
• Doodle -- meeting scheduler 
• Due -- reminder alerts
• getAbstract -- subscription reading service
• Wunderlist -- list making and sharing
• SuperBeam -- document sharing
• Addapt -- address book updater 
• DocuSign -- electronic signatures
• CamScanner -- mobile scanning
• Car Locator -- travel and transport
• Zoom Cloud Meetings -- online meetings
• LectureNotes -- note-taking
• Indeed Job Search -- job listings
• Roambi Analytics -- data presentation and analysis
• LastPass -- password management/security
• Feedly --content aggregation
• WiFi Finder -- finding connection hotspots
• Accounting Balls -- accounting education
• CM Security Heartbleed Scanner -- anti-virus/security
• Fantastical 2 -- calendaring
• Workflowy -- list-making and note-taking
• Conojo Whiteboard -- whiteboard and collaboration tool
• Contactually -- contact management/CRM
• World Clock -- time and date info
• Dispatch -- e-mail management
• Pocket -- saving Internet content
• Gneo -- to-do lists
• SwiftKey Keyboard -- typing/keyboard app
• Clockwork Tomato -- organization/time-tracking app
• Google Keep -- note-taking app
• Dragon Dictation – dictation/transcription app
• Todoist – to-do lists/task organization app
• Secret! – encryption app
• WhatsApp Messenger -- smartphone messenger
• FolderSync – document and file storage
• Cloud Print -- printer access app
• Tempo Smart Calendar -- scheduling app
• Penultimate -- note taking/sharing app
• EchoSign -- eSignature app
• Jump Desktop -- remote desktop app 
• Tweetbot -- Twitter app 
• Boxer -- email app
• PrintCentral -- digital document printing app
• Save2PDF -- PDF creation app
• PDF Expert -- PDF editing and management app
• Scout GPS -- navigation app
• Timesheet -- time tracking app
• Cloud On -- MS Office app 
• Super Note -- note-taker and reminder app
• Air Display -- dual monitor app
• Stickyboard 2 -- iPad whiteboarding app
• Digits Calculator -- calculator app with editable calculations
• LogMeIn -- computer remote control app
• Chrometa 4.0 -- phone time and email capture app
• Scanner Pro -- scan-from-a-mobile-device app