Box Breathe vs Breathwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Box Breathe
This app provides guided breathing exercises and meditation tools to help users relax, manage stress, and improve sleep. It offers customizable sessions with visual and haptic feedback, progress tracking, and Apple Watch integration.
- Customizable breathing modes (classic and free-form)
- Session timer with cycle or duration settings
- Siri voice and haptic feedback
- Weekly session planning and reminders
- Progress tracking with detailed stats
- Apple Watch integration with heart rate monitoring
- Dark Mode themes
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Meet your professional tool for breathing exercises and meditation! Since its launch, Box Breathe has become a trusted companion for thousands of people who practice meditation and yogic breathing, as well as those who struggle with panic attacks and insomnia or just look for a simple tool to help them relax through breathing. Athletes use Box Breathe to control and calm breath both during and after intense workouts, running or swimming. With simple and intuitive design at its core, Box Breathe offers a highly customizable set of features to satisfy your goals: - choose between “classic” Box mode with equal durations of breathing phases and “free-form” mode in which you can specify individual duration for each phase - program your breathing session with a convenient timer by setting either a number of breathing cycles or an overall duration - adjust duration of breathing phases with simple swipes before or during a session - plan your weekly breathing sessions and set reminders - save your breathing patterns and quickly access them from a context menu on main screen - mark each breathing phase with a Siri voice guide or a different sound and custom designed haptic feedback (custom haptics are supported on iPhone 8 and later models running iOS 13) - set haptic response for every second of your breathing session (not supported on devices prior to iPhone 6s) - built-in metronome helps you count every second of your breathing session - track your progress with detailed overall, yearly, monthly, weekly and daily stats - with iOS 13, choose between white and orange themes for Dark Mode - Apple Health integration - independent app for Apple Watch with even greater functionality - on Apple Watch, follow your heart rate as you breathe - Apple Watch app works in background, tapping your wrist to mark each following breathing step - Apple Watch app offers different haptics for inhale and exhale phases, as well as a light haptic marking each second of your session. Fast life pace requires an efficient tool for stress relief, and in most cases a simple breathing session is all it takes. No matter where you are - in a gym, office, at home or stuck in a traffic jam - Box Breathe app will help you calm in a matter of seconds. _______________________ Our preview images were created using 'Previewed' at previewed.app. Drum and Lyre icons by Icons8.
Breathwork
Discover proven breathing techniques to reduce stress, ease anxiety, and improve sleep. This app offers guided exercises and customizable patterns to help you achieve better focus and overall well-being. Practice anytime, anywhere, with a calming interface and no data tracking.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Anxiety and stress relief
- Improved sleep quality
- Customizable breathing patterns
- Progress tracking calendar
- Personalized training reminders
- 100% Ad-Free experience
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Relieve stress, reduce anxiety, and boost your energy with Breathwork. The Power of Conscious Breathing Tap into a selection of proven breathing methods and patterns. Our expert techniques will help you de-stress, improve focus, and enhance performance. Whether you are looking for Box Breathing (Navy SEAL style) or Pranayama, a few minutes a day is all you need. Why Choose Breathwork? Using the app is easy. Choose your exercise, breathe in, and let our soothing wave animations and sounds guide you. Practice anywhere: after waking up, before sleep, or during a stressful day at work. Benefits of Breathing exercises: • Anxiety Relief: Quickly ease panic and nervousness. • Better Sleep: Fall asleep faster with natural sedative patterns. • Stress Management: Calm your nervous system and lower cortisol. • Performance Boost: Increase stamina, recovery, and mental clarity. • Focus & Concentration: Improve memory and mental agility. Curated Breathing Exercises: Wim Hof Guided Breathing: The official session to boost body and mind. Box Breathing: Just like the Navy SEALs to stay calm under pressure. Mindful: quiet your mind and de-stress with conscious breathing Anxiety Relief: Conscious breathing for instant relaxation. Rest: a natural sedative for the nervous system Deep Relax: the perfect detox after a long, stressful day Alternate Nostril Breathing: improve vital body functions Power Breathing by Tony Robbins: clean out the toxins from your body Harmonize: align your body and mind Custom Patterns: Create your own exercise with the timings you prefer! & Many more! Key Features: • No tracking: you own your own data and routines. • 100% Ad-Free: Focus on your meditation without interruptions. • Unique and diverse collection of evidence-based breathing methods and techniques. • A calendar to log your training sessions and track the progress you make over time. • Personal training reminders that help you stay focused and on track. • Full customization: create and adjust exercises to fit your breathing needs. • Create your own patterns within seconds, with any timing and audio you like. • Dynamic and powerful exercises, helping you breathe easier no matter the situation. • An elegant and calming design to keep you in the moment while breathing. • Very easy to use: simply let the animated breathing wave guide you. • Short and clear training instructions to help you get the most out of your breaths. • A variety of original music and sounds for the different moments in your life. Join thousands of users breathing their way to a healthier mind and body. Download Breathwork today and start your 7-day free trial. After your trial ends, continue enjoying the app with Premium. Premium comes with a subscription for 1 Month or 1 Year — as well as all of our upcoming features, upgrades and updates. Subscription plans renew automatically and are charged either on a monthly or a yearly basis, respectively. Prices may vary by location and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Any questions, suggestions or feedback? Connect with us at support@breathworkguidedbreathing.com. Helpful links Scientific proof: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/breathing-exercises Privacy Policy: https://breathworkguidedbreathing.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Breathwork at Free against Box Breathe's $1.99. Breathwork also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Box Breathe's advantage is ratings volume (508 vs 35) and chart position (#44 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Breathwork is free to download; Box Breathe costs $1.99 up front. Box Breathe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Breathwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Box Breathe against 4.8 for Breathwork. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Box Breathe has 508 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Box Breathe's written reviews are positive against 54% of Breathwork's.
Box Breathe ships an update every 3 weeks, Breathwork every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box Breathe | Breathwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (508 ratings) | 4.8 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better | 54.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 508 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #44 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denys Triasunov | WHM Services |
Customer experience
Box Breathe
Breathwork
Bugs and requests
Box Breathe
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashing or stopping unexpectedly during use
- Preset options not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer Apple Watch models
- Sound and vibration features not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save and load more than 5 presets
- Option to disable sound and keep only haptic feedback on Apple Watch
- Improved Apple Watch integration to prevent screen from turning off
- Guided audio cues or voice prompts for the breathing cycles
Breathwork
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Box Breathe
- Percussion Sound Pack$0.99
- Strings & Bells Sound Pack$0.99
Breathwork
- 1 Month2 variants$0.991 Month
- 12 Months7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- 12 Months$9.991 Year









