Take a Breath vs CardiAction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Take a Breath
This app offers a science-backed approach to understanding the connection between stress, anxiety, and breathing patterns. It provides learning modules, audio exercises, and personalized training to help users reset their breathing for improved physical and mental well-being.
- 12 learning modules with videos and quizzes
- Short audio BreathePods
- Personalized breathing training
- 60-second monitored breathing exercise
- 7-Day health improvement challenge
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Thanks for using Take a Breath. Take a Breath is a science-backed learning resource and breathe trainer. It teaches the direct and causal link between stress and anxiety, and the way humans breathe, and includes a plan to reset your breathing patterns. The features include: β’ A series of 12 learning modules, including videos, quizzes, and exercises β’ A series of short audio BreathePods β’ Personalised breathe training β’ A 60second monitored breathing exercise β’ The 7-Day Take a Breath Challenge that measures health improvements The way you breathe directly impacts your physical and mental health. When you breathe well, you will be well. When you breathe poorly, your body becomes stressed, anxious and unwell. Take a Breath teaches you the science, and then provides a training mechanism that helps you reset your breathing patterns and breathe well again. The Take a Breath App has been created in conjunction with physicians and scientists from Berkeley, Stanford and Auckland universities. Take a Breath is your personal support guide that ensures you breathe well, everyday, while you work.
CardiAction
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This app gives you access to all your CardiAction readings taken during your pulse wave analysis sessions. The app presents the most important aspects of the pulse wave reading and educates you on the importance of improving these metrics for better heart health. Your individual health interventions, including lifestyle, exercise, nutrition and supplement guidance will be presented in this CardiAction app, helping you to follow your tailored health regime. The CardiAction app will also allow you to capture other health data, including data captured from your Apple Watch or other wearable. This app uses Apple HealthKit to capture health and fitness data. Reminder: Please seek a doctorβs advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Take a Breath at monthly against CardiAction's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Take a Breath ships an update monthly, CardiAction every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Take a Breath | CardiAction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Monthly β better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 13.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Take A Breath Limited | Longevum Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Take a Breath
No in-app purchases
CardiAction
No in-app purchases







