Comparison

Strategic Breathing vs Adaptive Exercise Group

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

Head to head
About

Strategic Breathing

Learn effective breathing techniques and meditative movements guided by an expert with over 23 years of experience. This app is designed to help reduce anxiety and stress, improve sleep, and enhance overall well-being, particularly for those in high-pressure professions or experiencing PTSD.

Highlights
  • Breathing technique tutorial
  • Talk on breathing and emotions
  • Standing breathing evolutions
  • Seated breathing evolutions
  • Deep relaxation for sleep
  • Animated CG Avatar guidance
Features
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Strategic Breathing, Max Strom’s App is specifically designed for individuals in high stress / low margin for error professions or situations, and those suffering from PTSD such as military personnel and first responders. If you can breathe, this App will work for you. The App features Max Strom’s voice in combination with an animated CG Avatar and motion graphics to guide you through a safe and effective practice of breathing patterns and meditative movement. The Strategic Breathing App is the result of Max’s 23 years of teaching breathing evolutions across the world and is known to produce a level of an inner calm that helps you to feel better, sleep better, and function at a higher level in your relationships and your life-work. App content: • Breathing technique tutorial. • Talk on how breathing and emotions are deeply connected. • Standing breathing evolutions ranging from 5 to 30 minutes. • Seated breathing evolutions ranging from 5 to 30 minutes. • Deep relaxation practice to prepare for sleep. Max Strom has taught breath-work for 23 years, and currently travels the globe teaching breathing evolutions, wellbeing, and yoga to medical, government, and well being conferences. Max is known for inspiring and igniting personal growth. His TEDx talk, Breathe to Heal, has over one million views on Youtube. Max is also the author of two books, A Life Worth Breathing, and There is No App for Happiness. What medical doctors are saying about Max Strom’s breath work as an intervention for mental health: “The impact breathing has on our health and well-being is only now beginning to be recognized more widely. Max’s depth of experience as a teacher of human qualities put him at the forefront of this movement and I have used his methods successfully with many patients.” Dr. Stephen James Director of The Breathlessness Clinic and Consultant in Anesthesia and Exercise Capacity, King’s College Hospital, London, UK “There is a worldwide pandemic of anxiety and stress-related illness. Max Strom teaches a simple and effective way to control these problems without the use of drugs or any harmful therapies. His techniques can help both patients and those who care for them.” Dr. Chris Moulton Vice-President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Royal Bolton Hospital, UK "I have been repeatedly amazed at the effect the techniques of Max Strom have had on all who attended. In his simple, no frills format, he has a gift of immediately being relevant and motivating to all who meet him. His teachings are very relevant to all struggling with modern life, its complexities and challenges, whether they are professional or personal.” H. Alomran, MD Medical Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Riyadh “Max Strom's Inner Axis practice brings calm to our stressed nervous systems and breathes us back to life.” Layla Banihashemi, Ph.D. Neuroscientist Pittsburgh PA USAMBChB Monterey, CA USA “Max Strom’s teachings show us that we can calm ourselves through breathing and this is a powerful tool that has tremendous benefits.” Dr. Devi Mahendran MBChB Monterey, CA USA

About

Adaptive Exercise Group

Features
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Log your Adaptive Exercise Group workouts from anywhere with the Adaptive Exercise Group workout logging app! View your logged workouts, see upcoming scheduled workouts, and book appointments inside the app. Track your progress and get the most out of your Adaptive Exercise Group workouts! If you enjoy the Adaptive Exercise Group app, we’d really appreciate if you took a second to leave a nice review because it helps us improve and also helps get the word out. Thank you!!

Screenshots

Strategic Breathing4 screens
Adaptive Exercise Group4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adaptive Exercise Group at none against Strategic Breathing's 1. Adaptive Exercise Group also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Strategic Breathing's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months). On price, ads and device support 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. Strategic Breathing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Adaptive Exercise Group asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strategic Breathing ships an update every 2 months, Adaptive Exercise Group every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strategic Breathing versus Adaptive Exercise Group: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrategic BreathingAdaptive Exercise Group
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (358 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings358 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPoint618, LLCMichael Griffin

Bugs and requests

Strategic Breathing

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Crashes too much
  • Freezes up or crashes
  • Unavailable just when you want it
  • Stopped working
  • Exercises stopped working
Show 9 more
  • Won't restore purchase from Apple
  • Took my money and then didn’t allow me to access any of the content I paid for
  • Won’t run any of the meditations properly
  • Starts the sessions and then quickly gets stuck
  • App closes when locked screen
  • App has not been working
  • The app hasnt been working for 4 days
  • There is a bug after last ios update
  • App closes when locked screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow listening with locked screen
  • Do not contribute to screen time when locked
  • Restore purchase from Apple
  • Continue having access to explanation while learning
  • App to be functional in vertical orientation

Adaptive Exercise Group

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Strategic Breathing

One-time1
  • Strategic Breathing Unlock$8.99
None

Adaptive Exercise Group

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strategic Breathing free?
Strategic Breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Adaptive Exercise Group free?
Adaptive Exercise Group is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Strategic Breathing or Adaptive Exercise Group have ads?
Neither Strategic Breathing nor Adaptive Exercise Group shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strategic Breathing or Adaptive Exercise Group?
Strategic Breathing ships an update every 2 months, and Adaptive Exercise Group every 24 months. Most recently, Strategic Breathing was updated on October 24, 2026 and Adaptive Exercise Group on October 27, 2026.

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