PREFERABLE vs hale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PREFERABLE
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PREFERABLE is a gamified application which supports patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer by decreasing treatment-related side effects and maintains and improves their physical health. The application contains over 50 different exercise. Customize your avatar. Take care of your virtual pet between your exercises. FitBit Fitness Tracker is required for application usage.
hale
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The hale app gives you the freedom to connect deeper with yourself as well as with others. Find your favourite breath guides and sessions in your preferred format - live, at our studio or through recorded content. Explore and engage in the world of breathwork whenever you want from wherever you are - alone, with online live guidance or together with others at the studio. Breathwork in all shapes and forms, live online sessions and at our physical studio - you will find it all in the hale app, easy to book with just a click. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PREFERABLE at 12.0 against hale's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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.
PREFERABLE ships an update every 2 months, hale monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PREFERABLE | hale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 358 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nurogames GmbH | Hale Breathing in Stockholm AB |
In-app purchases
PREFERABLE
No in-app purchases
hale
No in-app purchases
