Deep Breathe vs Breathing Pattern
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deep Breathe
This app guides you through simple, paced breathing exercises to promote relaxation and focus. It offers customizable breath durations and rates, with a clean design and optional daily reminders. Data can be synced with Apple Health.
- Paced box breathing exercises
- Customizable breath duration (1-5 mins)
- Adjustable breath rate (4-10 breaths/min)
- Configurable daily notifications
- Apple Health integration
- Changeable color themes
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The app will help you relax and focus on your breathing by doing simple breathing exercises. • The app is completely free, without purchases and ads • Simple and beautiful application design • Duration of breaths from 1 to 5 minutes • Breath rate from 4 to 10 breaths per minute • Configurable by day notifications • Change the color theme of the app by double-tapping anywhere • App integrates with the Apple Health app (via HealthKit) to save your breath sessions data as «Mindful Minutes»
Breathing Pattern
This app guides users through breathing exercises to improve their respiratory patterns. It includes a questionnaire to assess current breathing habits and educational content on effective breathing techniques. The goal is to enhance lung function and physiological balance for overall well-being.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Customizable duration and speed
- Breathing pattern questionnaire
- Learn 'Good Technique'
- Improve lung effectiveness
- Enhance physiological balance
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Let this App help you to improve your breathing pattern. Follow the breathing exercises and set the duration / speed that is right for you. Take the questionnaire to become more aware of your breathing pattern. Learn about ‘Good Technique’ to move air in and out of the chest with the minimum of effort and the right muscles. Make your lungs more effective and improve balance of your bodies physiology, helping you to live and feel well. Made in partnership with: physiotherapyforbpd.org.uk & citrusapps.co.uk
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Verdict
Deep Breathe and Breathing Pattern both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Breathing Pattern's written reviews are positive against 78% of Deep Breathe's. Deep Breathe's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Deep Breathe against 5.0 for Breathing Pattern. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Deep Breathe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Breathing Pattern's.
Deep Breathe ships an update every 13 months, Breathing Pattern every 10 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Deep Breathe | Breathing Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gregory Strigunov | Citrus Apps |
Customer experience
Deep Breathe
Breathing Pattern
In-app purchases
Deep Breathe
No in-app purchases
Breathing Pattern
No in-app purchases
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