Comparison

IBF Breathing App vs Return to Self

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

Head to head
About

IBF Breathing App

Enhance your well-being with guided conscious breathing exercises. This app offers preset and customizable breathing rhythms to help manage stress, improve sleep, and cultivate serenity. Suitable for all levels, it provides a user guide and tracks your progress.

Highlights
  • Preset breathing rates (Relaxing, Energizing, Balancing)
  • Adjustable breathing rhythms
  • Background sound selection
  • Synced to breath signals (including vibration)
  • Customizable session lengths (2-45 minutes)
  • User registration for session saving and usage tracking
Features
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IBF Breathing App Conscious Connected Breathing for Wellbeing Use the simple power of conscious breathing in your daily life to increase health and well-being, and enjoy a more balanced and harmonious life. The IBF Breathing App is suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced users, and comes with a User’s Guide offering clear and simple instructions. Three Preset breathing rates are available - Relaxing, Energizing and Heart Coherent (Balancing) Breathing. Additionally, adjustable breathing rhythms (from 1 to 15 seconds) help you to personalise each breathing session, according to your needs of the moment . You can select from several different background sounds. Additionally "synced to breath" signals can be mixed in. Synced to Breath signals (including a vibration mode) give you the option of breathing to the rhythm of your choice with your eyes closed. Conscious connected breathing sessions are available for any length of time from 2 to 45 minutes, so you can choose the perfect length to fit with your schedule. Registered users can select and restore a session with exactly the same settings as before, and they can also track their own usage of the app. Registration is free. Using this app for only 15 minutes each day helps to create a positive impact in the following areas of your life: Managing Stress Calming Anxiety Overcoming Fear Improving Sleep Developing Focus Raising Self-Esteem Increasing Vitality Transcending Trauma Cultivating Serenity Embracing Change Creating Happiness Conscious breathing is the practice of breathing with awareness, intention and attention to your inner experience, in the present moment. This app was funded by the IBF Breathwork Development Fund. Donations are welcome! More information about the International Breathwork Foundation and how to donate to the IBF Breathwork Development Fund can be found at: www.ibfbreathwork.org Contact: info@ibfbreathwork.org

About

Return to Self

Features
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Return to Self is your pocket-sized sanctuary — designed to help you pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner peace, no matter where life takes you. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, unbalanced, or simply need a moment of stillness, this beautifully crafted app offers calming tools to support your emotional well-being. What You’ll Find Inside: - Return to Self: A gentle, one-tap experience to help ground and center you instantly. - Mindful Exercises: Guided practices like Box Breathing, Body Scan, and Loving Kindness to ease stress and restore calm. - Calming Sounds: Soothing soundscapes including ocean waves, forest ambience, gentle rain, and more. - Daily Affirmations: Gentle and empowering messages to start your day with intention and love. We believe peace shouldn’t be interrupted — so you’ll never see forced ads here. If you’d like to support us, you can choose to view an ad only when you feel like it. With a minimalist design and a soul-soothing atmosphere, Return to Self is more than just an app — it’s a safe space to come home to yourself.

Screenshots

IBF Breathing App4 screens
Return to Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: IBF Breathing App at none against Return to Self's shown. IBF Breathing App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
IBF Breathing App versus Return to Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBF Breathing AppReturn to Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInternational Breathwork FoundationFurkan Kolcu

In-app purchases

None

IBF Breathing App

No in-app purchases

None

Return to Self

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBF Breathing App free?
IBF Breathing App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Return to Self free?
Return to Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IBF Breathing App or Return to Self have ads?
Return to Self shows ads; IBF Breathing App does not.

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