Same features, same utility—minus the guilt, the badges, and the engagement tricks. Here's what that looks like.
Same language learning. No weaponized owl. Progress without streaks.
The calm version replaces streaks with state: here's what you know, here's what's next. Missing a day doesn't erase anything. There's no "not now (streak at risk!)" button because not practicing today is a normal outcome, not a failure state. Duolingo's learning engine is genuinely excellent—it doesn't need guilt to function.
Same professional network. No vanity metrics. State instead of feed.
"47 people viewed your profile" is vanity metrics designed to create curiosity anxiety. The calm version shows state: messages that need replies, jobs that match your criteria, pending requests. No "congratulate Sarah" prompts manufacturing social obligation. No engagement bait. LinkedIn's professional network is genuinely valuable—the feed degrades it.
Same team messaging. Mentions instead of unread counts. A summary instead of 104 badges.
Slack already has notification controls—they're just not the defaults. The calm version ships with channels muted by default, only surfacing @mentions and DMs. No red badge counts creating a to-do list you never asked for. "112 unread messages" becomes "2 channels mention you. Everything else can wait." Slack's threading and search mean you never actually miss anything important—so why pretend every message is urgent?