Breathly vs Doomspot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breathly
This app offers guided breathing exercises for daily relaxation and breath training. Simply select a technique and follow the on-screen prompts to improve your well-being.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Daily relaxation
- Breath training
- Multiple breathing techniques
- Open source
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Pause for a minute and try Breathly. Use Breathly for daily relaxation and breath training: just choose a breathing technique and focus on the guided exercise. Breathly is free and open source. No ads, no In-App purchases.
Doomspot
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Doomspot adds real-world friction to endless scrolling. Your chosen apps stay locked until you walk to a registered spot and prove you are there with a matching photo. Then the lock comes back the moment you walk away, or when your session time runs out. - Block selected apps and categories with Apple Screen Time and Family Controls - Register up to two scroll spots - Unlock only from the right place with photo verification - AI checks the spot against your saved reference, with tolerance for day and night lighting - Re-locks automatically when you move away - Set a session length of 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes - Uses Motion & Fitness to detect when you have left the spot - Sign in with Apple keeps setup simple Doomspot is for people who want less compulsive scrolling without relying on willpower alone. Download Doomspot and make scrolling harder on purpose. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breathly at none against Doomspot's 2. Breathly also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). Doomspot's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Doomspot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Breathly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Breathly ships an update every 4 months, Doomspot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathly | Doomspot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (93 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo Mazzarolo | Seungho Choi |
Bugs and requests
Breathly
Reported bugs
3 issues- App does not work in the background when screen is off
- Vibration does not work when audio is disabled
- Timer selection UI issue for times over 10 minutes
Requested features
9 requests- Allow background playback
- Integrate with Apple Health / Health app
- Add more guided breathing sounds (bells, flute, voices)
- Add resonant breathing technique
- Numerical counter for breathing
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- Option for custom sounds
- Streak feature for consistent use
- Progress tracking with graphs
- Change background screen color
Doomspot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Breathly
No in-app purchases
Doomspot
- Doomspot Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Doomspot Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
