Comparison

Calming Bottle vs Box breathing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Calming Bottle

This app offers a digital calming tool for children, particularly those on the autism spectrum, to manage emotions during timeouts. Users can customize glitter colors and settling times, signaling the end of a timeout when the glitter settles.

Highlights
  • Customizable glitter colors
  • Adjustable glitter settling time
  • Visual cue for timeout end
  • Alternative to DIY calming bottles
  • Emotion regulation tool
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Calming Bottles can be used by children on the autism spectrum to regulate their emotions during a timeout period. This App provides a useful alternative to making your own, and allows you to set the colour of the glitter and the time that the glitter takes to settle on the bottom. When the glitter has settled, the timeout is over. Instructions for building your own Calming Bottle can be found here: http://blog.theautismsite.com/calmingbottle/ Please note that the developers of this App are in no way affiliated with the blog linked to above.

About

Box breathing

This app guides you through structured breathing exercises to promote relaxation and reduce stress. It utilizes the box breathing technique with timed phases and haptic feedback to help you achieve a calmer state in minutes. Ideal for unwinding, resetting, or improving sleep.

Highlights
  • Box breathing technique
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • 3 distinct modes (Calm, Balance, Sleep)
  • Haptic feedback
  • Built-in metronome
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Need to calm down fast? breathcode is a simple and powerful app that guides you through deep breathing exercises and breathwork using box breathing (also known as square breathing) - a structured technique designed to help you slow your breathing and feel calmer in about 5 minutes. Breathing and the body work as one system. When you intentionally change your breathing rhythm, your body responds. With breathcode, you enter a steady tempo first, then gradually slow the pace - and as intensity drops, it becomes easier to relax. ** How box breathing works: Each cycle has 4 phases: 1. Inhale 2. Hold 3. Exhale 4. Hold You repeat the cycle for a short session and follow a smooth rhythm that feels grounded and controlled. ** Features: * 3 guided modes: * Calm Down - for moments of overwhelm * Find Balance - to reset and center * Go Deep (Sleep) - for winding down before bed * Guided exercises with haptics * A built-in metronome keeps every phase precise, so you can stop counting and simply follow the beat * Apple Health integration to support your routine and log sessions ** Use breathcode when you want to: * Reduce stress and mental overload * Unwind before sleep or after a long day * Reset between meetings, study blocks, or difficult conversations * Build a consistent daily calming habit in minutes * Reset after workouts and return to a steady rhythm ** Designed for daily practice: No complicated settings. No distractions. Just a clean, focused breathing guide you can rely on anytime. Important: breathcode is a wellness app and is not a medical device. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRYtPR8NOlMMSDEs9AVCNEg6M7LbydRMk_0whPMEVg4/

Screenshots

Calming Bottle3 screens
Box breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Box breathing at 100% against Calming Bottle's 33%. Box breathing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and device support. Calming Bottle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). On price and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Box breathing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Calming Bottle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box breathing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Calming Bottle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Box breathing's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Calming Bottle versus Box breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalming BottleBox breathing
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequency—Every 8 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereSolutionAleh Kasaryn

Customer experience

Calming Bottle

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Box breathing

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Calming Bottle

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Box breathing

Subscriptions2
  • Premium weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium monthly with trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Calming Bottle free?
Calming Bottle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box breathing free?
Box breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Calming Bottle or Box breathing?
Box breathing is rated higher. Calming Bottle averages 2.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Box breathing averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

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