Comparison

Hubspace vs Planck Breathe

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

Head to head
About

Hubspace

Easily set up and manage your smart home devices. Organize products by room, create schedules, and control settings remotely. Integrates with popular voice assistants for a seamless smart living experience.

Highlights
  • Device setup
  • Remote management
  • Room organization
  • Scheduling
  • Product settings control
  • Google/Alexa integration
Features
Currently charting
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Use the Hubspace app to set up your Hubspace smart home products and begin managing your connected home in just minutes. Organize your products by room and property, set schedules, or change product settings as needed using app controls. Manage and monitor your Hubspace products at home or remotely. PRODUCT SETTINGS • On/off controls • Change light color temperature settings and colors • Group products • Set schedules • Integrate with Google and Alexa • Set fan speed • And more For Canada: By clicking “Install”, you acknowledge having read and understood this Description and consent to the installation of The Home Depot’s Hubspace mobile application and all updates and upgrades thereto (the “App”). The App allows you to build a home network of smart products and to control them from your device. It collects, uses and discloses certain personal information for this purpose, as set out more fully in the Privacy and Security Statement at https://www.homedepot.com/privacy/Privacy_Security. You can withdraw your consent at any time, though certain withdrawals of consent may limit your ability to use the App as designed or at all. Home Depot of Canada Inc. 400-1 Concorde Gate | Toronto ON M3C 4H9 | The Home Depot Canada |privacy@homedepot.ca | Privacy Policy https://www.homedepot.com/privacy/Privacy_Security.

About

Planck Breathe

This app offers guided breathwork sessions with various patterns to promote calm, focus, and relaxation. It features a simple visual interface, customizable session lengths, and tracks your practice history. It prioritizes user privacy with no accounts, tracking, or ads.

Highlights
  • Guided breathwork patterns
  • Customizable session length
  • Visual breathing circle
  • Practice history tracking
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Planck Breathe is a guided breathwork app for people who want a calm timer, not a wellness platform. Pick a pattern. Watch the circle grow on the inhale, hold, shrink on the exhale, and rest. Stop when you are done. The session goes into your history. PATTERNS Calm. Equal 5-5 rhythm. A good starting point. Box. 4-4-4-4 square breathing for focus and calm. 4-7-8. Deep relaxation. Excellent before sleep. Energize. 2:1 exhale ratio. Boosts alertness. Ujjayi. Ocean breath with soft throat restriction. Sama Vritti. Equal breath that balances the nervous system. Nadi Shodhana. Alternate nostril cadence. Clears the mind. Bhramari. Humming bee breath. Hum softly on the exhale. A simple breathing circle that scales with each phase Phase labels so you always know where you are Optional gong sound at the end of each session Calendar heatmap of your practice over the past months Per session detail view with pattern, duration, and date Pick any session length you want Dark UI built for evenings and quiet rooms Works fully offline Syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud database PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No ads. No analytics. Your sessions live on your device and in your own iCloud, nowhere else. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Planck Breathe is a practice tool, not a medical device. If you have a respiratory condition, cardiovascular condition, are pregnant, or have a history of panic attacks, talk to a qualified clinician before starting any structured breathwork practice. Stop and rest if you feel lightheaded. THE PLANCK SERIES Planck Breathe is part of a small family of focused single purpose apps. Same dark aesthetic, same hbar mark, same idea: do one thing, do it well, then get out of the way.

Screenshots

Hubspace4 screens
Planck Breathe2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hubspace at 229K against Planck Breathe's 1. Hubspace also leads on chart position (#75 vs unranked). Planck Breathe's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Planck Breathe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hubspace has 229K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hubspace ships an update monthly, Planck Breathe weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Hubspace versus Planck Breathe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHubspacePlanck Breathe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (229K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings229K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#75 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAfero, Inc.Yeong Kwon

Customer experience

Hubspace

All ratings227,297 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews1,144 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative43.2%

Planck Breathe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Hubspace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Devices going offline randomly
  • Schedules not working as expected
  • Inability to delete existing schedules
  • Inconsistent color output

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create custom presets
  • Scheduling options for groups/rooms
  • Integration with Apple HomeKit
  • Randomized on/off times for security

Planck Breathe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Hubspace

No in-app purchases

None

Planck Breathe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hubspace free?
Hubspace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planck Breathe free?
Planck Breathe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hubspace or Planck Breathe?
Planck Breathe is rated higher. Hubspace averages 4.8 out of 5 from 229K ratings, while Planck Breathe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hubspace or Planck Breathe have ads?
Neither Hubspace nor Planck Breathe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hubspace or Planck Breathe?
Hubspace ships an update monthly, and Planck Breathe weekly. Most recently, Hubspace was updated on October 21, 2026 and Planck Breathe on October 8, 2026.

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