Comparison

Box breathing assistant vs Breathing Exercises *

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

Head to head
About

Box breathing assistant

This app guides you through a calming breathing technique to reduce stress and anxiety. It helps you control your breathing rhythm to improve focus and promote relaxation. Regular practice can lead to deeper relaxation and increased awareness of your diaphragm.

Highlights
  • Guided box breathing cycles
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Improved focus and concentration
  • Promotes relaxation
  • Abdominal breathing guidance
  • Customizable breath duration
Features
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The Box breathing technique is a breathing exercise commonly used in meditation and yoga for its anti-stress benefits. Box breathing will help you against anxiety. By the voluntary control of the frequency between exhalation and inhalation, the type of breathing (abdominal, costal) I will learn to work better and better, my muscles involved in this breathing gesture (diaphragm, intercostals, etc.). Through the combined effect of better blood oxygenation and neuro-vegetative reflexes, by exercising a voluntary control on our way of breathing, we can rise our level of vigilance. It is commonly felt that increased expiration time (3 minimum exhalation times for 1 inhalation time) promotes relaxation. It is commonly felt that an increase of the inspiratory amplitude with a brief expiration (3 times on the inspiration for 1 expiration time) will be more challenging. Box breathing benefits : • from 4 to 10 cycles: - to find his calm in case of nervousness, - to find a little energy, - to refocus quickly in the present • over 20 cycles and more: - a deeper relaxation, - a discreet relaxation, anytime, anywhere, in any position (sitting, standing, lying), an anti-stress action, - an improvement in the concentration at the same time as relaxation, - a regular practice promotes an awareness and progressive relaxation of the diaphragm." "Considering the benefits of his action, we are encouraged to learn and feel its different effects to include, this work of breathing in our daily lives. As a first step, you can focus on learning about abdominal breathing, then in a second time deepen the learning and automation of square breathing. How to perform box breathing exercise : • Straighten the upper body with the intention of growing, stretching the axis of the spine and opening the chest. • For square breathing, breathe through the nose while keeping the lower jaw relaxed. • Print a flexible movement of the abdomen that accompanies inspiration and exhalation: this is abdominal breathing: - Inspiration: the abdomen swells in a fluid movement - Expiration: the abdomen deflates in the same fluidity. • Once the abdominal breathing is installed, start the square breathing: the four phases of breathing have each the same duration: - Inspiration (3/4/5/6 / ... seconds) - Full lung retention (3/4/5/6 / ... seconds) - Expiration (3/4/5/6 / ... seconds) - Retention empty lungs (3/4/5/6 / ... seconds) - Terms Of Use : https://occirama.com/boxbreathing/terms-of-use/ - Privacy Policy : https://occirama.com/boxbreathing/privacy/

About

Breathing Exercises *

This app guides you through timed breathing exercises to help manage stress and promote relaxation. It offers pre-set intervals like Box Breathing and 478 Breathing, along with customizable options for personalized practice.

Highlights
  • Timed inhales, holds, and exhales
  • Box Breathing Interval
  • 478 Breathing Interval
  • Ujjayi Interval
  • Three custom intervals
  • Easy-to-follow exercises
Features
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Breathing is an automatic function of the body that is controlled by the respiratory centre of the brain. When we feel stressed, our breathing rate and pattern changes as part of the response to the situations. This app can help you relax and help your stress. It includes easily timed inhales, holds and exhales which you can follow and improve your life. * Box Breathing Interval * 478 Breathing Interval * Ujjay1 Interval * Three Custom Intervals The app contains very easy to follow exercises with timed inhales, exhales and holds. You can also set the interval cycles and there are three custom intervals which you can set all of the settings for a custom breathing exercise. This all can help your life so please download it now and begin improving your life! Please note it is recommended to seek a doctor's advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. Here is a great web site post from the American Lung Association to learn more about breathing exercises: https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/wellness/breathing-exercises

Screenshots

Box breathing assistant4 screens
Breathing Exercises *4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Box breathing assistant at 4.8 against Breathing Exercises *'s 4.5. Box breathing assistant also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (93% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 assistant sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Breathing Exercises * sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Box breathing assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Box breathing assistant's written reviews are positive against 75% of Breathing Exercises *'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box breathing assistant ships an update weekly, Breathing Exercises * every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Box breathing assistant versus Breathing Exercises *: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox breathing assistantBreathing Exercises *
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (125 ratings) — better4.5 (60 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings125 — better60
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeremmanuel orvainSteve Veloudos

Customer experience

Box breathing assistant

All ratings121 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%

Breathing Exercises *

All ratings57 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Box breathing assistant

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Account / Month$0.991 Month
  • Premium Account / Year$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium account$3.99
3 purchases

Breathing Exercises *

One-time3
  • More Breathing Exercises$9.99
  • More Breathing Exercises$12.99
  • More Breathing Exercises$25.99

Questions

Is Box breathing assistant free?
Box breathing assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breathing Exercises * free?
Breathing Exercises * is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Box breathing assistant or Breathing Exercises *?
Box breathing assistant is rated higher. Box breathing assistant averages 4.8 out of 5 from 125 ratings, while Breathing Exercises * averages 4.5 from 60 ratings.
Do Box breathing assistant or Breathing Exercises * have ads?
Neither Box breathing assistant nor Breathing Exercises * shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Box breathing assistant or Breathing Exercises *?
Box breathing assistant ships an update weekly, and Breathing Exercises * every 6 weeks. Most recently, Box breathing assistant was updated on October 26, 2026 and Breathing Exercises * on October 24, 2026.

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