Comparison

State vs Peakdose

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

Head to head
About

State

This app offers guided breathing exercises designed to help you manage stress, improve focus, and enhance overall well-being. It personalizes exercises based on your needs and adapts over time, utilizing neuroscientific principles for effective self-regulation.

Highlights
  • Customizable breathing exercises
  • Visual and auditory guidance
  • Adaptive algorithm
  • Progress tracking
  • Neuroscience-based methods
  • State-shifting exercises
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Accomplish More. Stress Less. Intuitive breathing exercises to shift your state in record time. State creates custom exercises based on your stress response and continues to evolve dynamically with use. When you change your breath, you can alter not just your state of mind, but your physical and emotional health as well. FEATURES Six exercises designed to create specific, desired physiological states: Feel calm, Feel alert, Be present, Wake up, Recover quickly, Fall asleep. - Breathing exercises supported by visuals and sound to let you focus/defocus efficiently - “Fingerprinting” that primes the exercises to your physical and emotional needs from the first time you use the app - The State algorithm keeps adapting and evolving the exercises the more you use the app - Track progress with key metrics - Helpful reminders to keep you in the state you want - Method based on the latest neuroscientific findings - Created by world-renowned strength and conditioning coach Brian Mackenzie SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING State offers a subscription with a two weeks free trial. After the two weeks free trial this subscription automatically renews for $3.99 monthly or $34.99 yearly unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged at subscription automatic renewal. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Read more about our terms and conditions and privacy policy here: https://shiftstate.io/terms

About

Peakdose

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Peakdose helps you manage your prescribed TRT or PED protocol alongside daily check-ins, bodyweight, training, bloodwork, progress photos and side effect tracking. Built with PED and performance experts, Physique Collective. Tracking on its own only tells you what happened. Each week Peakdose reads your own logged data back to you and names what you should do to keep progressing, so you aren't guessing at what to change. - Your week, reviewed. Peakdose weighs your check-ins, weight, training, sleep and stress, then gives you one change to make and shows the evidence behind it. - Plan a whole cycle, and change it mid-cycle. Set doses week by week and adjust as you go without losing your history. - Track your body over time with progress photos, bodyweight, bloodwork and long term health markers. - Advanced analytics lets you see what's working and what it's costing you. - Track side effects including voice deepening, - Export your doses, check-ins and side effects as a CSV. Important Peakdose is a tracking and record keeping tool. It is strictly for prescription medication that has been prescribed to you by a certified medical professional. Peakdose does not give medical advice. It will never tell you what compound to take, what dose to take, or which way to move your protocol. The weekly review only suggests changes to nutrition, training and recovery, based on the data you logged yourself. Always speak to your prescribing clinician before changing anything about your medication. Privacy policy: https://www.peakdoseapp.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.peakdoseapp.com/terms-of-service Health data policy: https://www.peakdoseapp.com/health-data-policy.html Subscription Pricing and Terms: Peakdose is a premium app that offers two auto-renewing subscription options: £3.99 / month £39.99 / year (equal to £3.33 a month) These prices are for UK customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription to Peakdose will automatically renew, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel or manage your subscription from your Apple account settings.

Screenshots

State4 screens
Peakdose4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Peakdose at every 10 days against State's every 8 months. State's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. State sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Peakdose sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

State ships an update every 8 months, Peakdose every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
State versus Peakdose: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStatePeakdose
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (129 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings129 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB85 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMy StatePeakdose Ltd

Bugs and requests

State

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Audio/metronome randomly stops or becomes out of sync with visuals
  • Sound doesn't work without app restart
  • Subscription payment processed but app doesn't recognize access
  • Difficulty adjustment buttons (easier/harder) don't change exercise timing
  • Algorithm doesn't properly adjust exercises based on max exhale test
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  • Free trial not accessible after skipping initial onboarding
  • Date of birth picker won't accept current date or future dates
  • Tips screen text doesn't fit on smaller devices (iPhone SE)
  • Day counter stops tracking at 397 days
  • Password reset emails not received
  • Subscription features not unlocking despite payment confirmation
  • App freezes on payment confirmation screen
  • Sound countdown rhythm changed and now confusing to users
  • Transition sounds between breathing phases unclear

Requested features

10 requests
  • Customizable exercise duration (10-20 minute sessions)
  • Apple Watch compatibility
  • HealthKit/Health app integration for mindful minutes tracking
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Custom breathing pattern creation
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  • Haptic feedback option for silent use
  • Sound effect options/preferences
  • In-app feature request submission tool
  • Apple Health data export
  • Longer meditation sessions for advanced users

Peakdose

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

State

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Protocols (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Protocols (Annual)14 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

Peakdose

Subscriptions2
  • Peakdose Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Peakdose Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is State free?
State is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peakdose free?
Peakdose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do State or Peakdose have ads?
Neither State nor Peakdose shows ads.
Which is updated more often, State or Peakdose?
State ships an update every 8 months, and Peakdose every 10 days. Most recently, State was updated on September 16, 2026 and Peakdose on September 23, 2026.

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