The Breath Collective vs SaveBack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Breath Collective
This app guides users through various breathing exercises to improve lung function and promote relaxation. It offers multiple breathwork techniques to help regulate the autonomic nervous system and enhance oxygen saturation.
- Lung exercise guidance
- Improved breathing patterns
- Autonomic nervous system control
- Four distinct breathwork modalities
- Relaxation techniques
- Stimulation of endocrine system
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The Breath Collective is an app to exercise your lungs and help you form better breathing patterns. Take control over your autonomic nervous system through integrated breath-work. No paid subscriptions, no push notifications, no annoying reminders — just breath. The Breath Collective features 4 distinct breath-work modalities: Balanced Breathing, Samavritti, Kapalabhati and Brahmari. Choose long, luxurious breaths to slow your heart rate and enter a state of deep relaxation, or a quicker rhythm to stimulate the endocrine system and saturate your blood with beautiful oxygen. New: Global Breath. Join breathers around the world in one shared session — no setup, just show up and breathe together. We hope you enjoy your breathing experience, and we aim to add more breathing exercises in the future. All the love and all the breaths!
SaveBack
This app transforms saved YouTube links into daily, repeatable routines without creating a new feed. It allows users to build custom routines or select from curated sets for various focus areas, making it easy to start and follow exercises.
- Build routines from YouTube links
- Curated starter routines
- One-tap routine start
- In-app exercise player
- Optional local reminders
- iOS Share Extension integration
- Clipboard intake for links
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SaveBack turns saved YouTube links into repeatable daily routines — without turning the app into another feed to scroll. Open the app, pick a starter routine or build your own, and start. SaveBack keeps your routine ready on Home so you can begin without hunting for the right video each time. CORE FEATURES Saved routines — build a routine from YouTube links you paste or share into the app, or pick from a curated starter set organised by focus area: neck, shoulders, upper back, hips, lower back, yoga, stretching, and more. Home — start, continue, or review your saved routines in one tap. Player — follow each exercise in order and advance at your own pace. Reminders — optional local notifications to keep your routine on schedule. No account required. iOS Share Extension — send YouTube links directly into SaveBack from the YouTube app or browser. Clipboard intake — paste a YouTube link while the app is open and add it without extra steps. LOCAL-FIRST. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED. SaveBack stores your routines on device. There is no SaveBack account, no backend sync, and no analytics SDK. YouTube links you add may load metadata and thumbnails directly from YouTube; YouTube's own policies apply to that traffic. SaveBack is a routine utility. It is not a medical app and does not provide medical diagnosis or treatment. Consult a qualified professional before starting any exercise program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SaveBack at 5.0 against The Breath Collective's 3.5. SaveBack also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 months). The Breath Collective's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SaveBack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
The Breath Collective ships an update every 5 months, SaveBack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Breath Collective | SaveBack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew Israelson | ILWON YOON |
Customer experience
The Breath Collective
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In-app purchases
The Breath Collective
No in-app purchases
SaveBack
No in-app purchases
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