Comparison

Router Go 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

Router Go

This app allows you to view various GPS route file formats on your iOS device. It supports popular formats like GPX, TCX, KML, and FIT, making it easy to access your saved routes.

Highlights
  • View GPX, TCX, KML, LOC files
  • Supports Garmin .FIT routes
  • Supports Pioneer (.DB) files
  • iOS device compatibility
  • User-friendly interface
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Router Go is the best way to view .GPX, .TCX, .KML, .LOC, Pioneer (.DB), and Garmin .FIT routes on your iOS device

About

Box Breathing

This minimalist app guides you through a four-part breathing pattern with a visual timer. It's designed for simple, distraction-free mindfulness and relaxation routines, helping you focus and slow your breathing.

Highlights
  • Visual box breathing guide
  • Four-part breathing pattern
  • Customizable phase duration
  • Live countdown timer
  • Round counter
  • Play, pause, and reset controls
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Box Breath is a minimalist box breathing app that uses a simple visual guide to help you follow a steady breathing pattern: inhale, hold, exhale, hold. The app opens to a clean interface with a square breathing guide, a countdown timer, and easy controls so you can begin right away. Whether you want a short breathing break during the day or a simple way to slow down and refocus, Box Breath keeps the experience straightforward and distraction-free. Features • Visual box breathing guide that highlights each phase of the cycle • Four-part breathing pattern: inhale, hold, exhale, hold • Custom duration control from 2 to 10 seconds per phase • Live countdown timer for each step • Round counter to track completed breathing cycles • Play, pause, and reset controls for quick use anytime • Minimal design with no clutter, so you can focus on your breath Box Breath is designed for people who want a simple breathing exercise, calm breathing timer, or mindfulness breathing app without unnecessary complexity. Use Box Breath for: • daily breathing practice • quiet focus breaks • moments when you want to slow your breathing • simple mindfulness and relaxation routines Take a moment, follow the rhythm, and breathe one box at a time.

Screenshots

Router Go4 screens
Box Breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Box Breathing at every 5 days against Router Go's every 3 weeks. Router Go's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Router Go against 5.0 for Box Breathing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Router Go ships an update every 3 weeks, Box Breathing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Router Go versus Box Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRouter GoBox Breathing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid MillerAnkush Sharma

Customer experience

Router Go

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Box Breathing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Router Go

No in-app purchases

None

Box Breathing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Router Go free?
Router Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Breathing free?
Box Breathing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Router Go or Box Breathing?
Router Go and Box Breathing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Router Go or Box Breathing have ads?
Neither Router Go nor Box Breathing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Router Go or Box Breathing?
Router Go ships an update every 3 weeks, and Box Breathing every 5 days. Most recently, Router Go was updated on October 2, 2026 and Box Breathing on October 1, 2026.

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