Comparison

Calmaria vs BoxBeat Timer

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

Head to head
About

Calmaria

This app guides you through mindful breathing exercises to promote focus, relaxation, and balance. It offers personalized themes, detailed progress tracking, and syncs seamlessly between iPhone and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Mindful breathing exercises
  • Personalized themes
  • Detailed statistics
  • HealthKit integration
  • iPhone and Apple Watch sync
Features
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Take a moment. Follow your breath. Calmaria brings guided breathing to iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch with a simple, expressive design. Choose a breathing pattern, follow the animation, and make space for a pause in your day. FIND YOUR RHYTHM Choose from 4–7–8 breathing, 5–5–5–5 box breathing, 5–0–5–0 breathing, or 7–11 breathing. Create custom presets with your own phase durations and repetitions. MAKE IT YOURS Explore five visual themes. Turn sound cues and haptic feedback on or off to suit your surroundings. KEEP TRACK Record how you feel after a session and review your breathing history. With your permission, save completed sessions to Apple Health as mindful sessions. BREATHE ON YOUR WATCH Practice from your wrist, with a companion app that can run independently of your iPhone. Keep presets, settings, and session history in sync across your devices. A MOMENT AT A GLANCE Home-screen and accessory widgets show recent session information and follow your selected theme. Calmaria means calmness and tranquility in Portuguese. Just breathe and relax.

About

BoxBeat Timer

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BoxBeat Timer is a workout timer for EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, Tabata and interval training. Create simple timers in seconds or build multi-stage workouts by combining workout types and rest periods into a single session. Save your favorite workouts as presets for quick reuse. The large timer display and visual progress fill make it easy to track workout progress from across the gym. Features: • EMOM, AMRAP, For Time, Tabata and Interval timers • Multi-stage workouts with rest periods • Workout presets for quick reuse • Large, easy-to-read workout display • Visual progress fill for at-a-glance timing • Workout history Competition Mode: Record AMRAP and For Time competition workouts with a built-in competition proof overlay embedded directly into your video. Capture workout evidence while keeping timing and workout details visible throughout the recording. Whether you’re training in the gym, at home, or preparing for competition, BoxBeat Timer helps you stay focused on the workout. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Calmaria4 screens
BoxBeat Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Calmaria at none against BoxBeat Timer's 1. Calmaria also leads on device support (3 vs 1). BoxBeat Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. BoxBeat Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Calmaria asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Calmaria ships an update every 7 months, BoxBeat Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Calmaria versus BoxBeat Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalmariaBoxBeat Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB20 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSteale LLCKARIN PIETRUSKA

In-app purchases

None

Calmaria

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BoxBeat Timer

Subscriptions1
  • BoxBeat Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Calmaria free?
Calmaria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoxBeat Timer free?
BoxBeat Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Calmaria or BoxBeat Timer have ads?
Neither Calmaria nor BoxBeat Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Calmaria or BoxBeat Timer?
Calmaria ships an update every 7 months, and BoxBeat Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Calmaria was updated on November 3, 2026 and BoxBeat Timer on October 31, 2026.

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