Comparison

Pause Breathwork Exercises vs Mindist

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

Head to head
About

Pause Breathwork Exercises

This app offers guided breathwork sessions to reduce stress, anxiety, and emotional blockages. It provides various exercises for different needs, from quick relaxation to deeper healing, helping users find inner peace and improve sleep.

Highlights
  • Guided breathwork sessions
  • Stress and anxiety reduction
  • Emotional healing
  • Improved sleep quality
  • Beginner to advanced levels
  • Short and long sessions
Features
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Clear stress, release anxiety, & heal from stuck emotions that cause overwhelm in the body. Using nothing but your breath. Pause Breathwork is the #1 breathwork app for sleep, clearing stress and anxiety, and feeling energized. We’ve developed the perfect breathwork app for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users with hundreds of breathwork sessions and breathing exercises to choose from. We believe that constant stress and anxiety should not be considered “part of the norm”. That’s why we developed the Pause Breathwork app. To give you access to the transformational effects of breathwork in your pocket, and everywhere you go. Breathwork has a wide range of scientifically proven cognitive, emotional, and physical benefits. Clear your mind and release any doubt, judgment, or limiting beliefs that are holding you back. Embody self-love and tap further into your intuition. Find inner peace, reconnect with your center, ground yourself, and open your heart to infinite possibilities. Release yourself from physical pain, emotional barriers, and energetic blocks. Stimulate your nervous system to increase your energy levels naturally. Put your mind and body into an ideal state for optimal sleep and restoration. And so much more… After just 90 seconds of Breathwork you will experience improved mental clarity, increased performance, reduced stress, and increased levels of energy, vitality, bliss, peace, and happiness. There are a lot of breathing exercises being taught out there with the main goal or outcome being “relaxation”, but with Pause, relaxation and connection are an after effect of the practice. The main goal and outcome with Pause is to unearth the stuck energy that prevents us from living in our highest alignment and operating in elevated frequencies. Pause: Breathwork uses intentional stimulation (breath, music, and movement) to regulate the nervous system and bring your body back into balance. Our breathwork tracks range from 5 minutes to 40 minutes, so you can select the type of session that fits best with your schedule. You can choose our 5 minute “Take a breather” audios for a quick hit, or dive into a 20-40 minute “Go on a journey” full body experience. No matter the time of the day, we have audios to help you optimize your emotional state, energize your body upon waking up, or to calm your mind down so you can sleep restfully. Choose the type of breathwork exercise that fits your daily needs best: Breathers: short breathing exercises that are 3, 5, or 10 minutes in length. Designed to give you ultimate relaxation, healing, and energy in a short amount of time. Breathwork Journeys: longer breathing exercises that are 25 or 45 minutes in length. Designed to be practiced while you’re laying down to deliver deeper healing. These exercises are intended to clear stuck heaviness, emotions, and mental blocks. LIVE Breathwork: available in our online community, ask questions, and go deeper in your healing transformation. You are only one breath away from feeling clear, powerful, and at ease in your body. Try the Pause Breathwork app FREE for your first two weeks. Then choose the subscription option that suits your individual needs best: Annual subscription (60% savings) for $68.99/year or $5.83/month Monthly subscription for $14.99/month Bring your body back into balance, and clear the stress, with Pause Breathwork. For more information about breathwork and the mobile app, visit the Pause Breathwork website: https://www.pausebreathwork.com/app?AppStore For Terms and Conditions, see: https://www.pausebreathwork.com/terms/#terms

About

Mindist

This app empowers mindfulness teachers to easily record and share high-quality guided audio meditations directly from their phone. It offers a streamlined recording process with background music options and community-building features for both creators and listeners.

Highlights
  • Record audio meditations easily
  • Add free background music
  • Share meditations with listeners
  • Record tailored meditations
  • Build a teacher community
  • Follow favorite teachers
Features
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Mindist is the first-on-the-market platform for mindfulness teachers to record quality audio meditation content and provide an amazing experience to listeners. 10x faster and easier, all from your phone. The whole meditation recording studio is now in your pocket. TEACHERS - create fresh audio meditations with Mindist meditation recorder 10x faster and easier - add free-to-use background music - share meditations with your listeners and provide an excellent user experience - record tailored meditation and share via private link - build your community LISTENERS - Follow new meditations from your favorite teacher - Meditate - Get top-notch user experience Stay tuned with Mindist news: Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindist.io Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/mindist.io Tweet us: https://twitter.com/Mindistio Talk to us: julia@mindist.io

Screenshots

Pause Breathwork Exercises4 screens
Mindist4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pause Breathwork Exercises and Mindist both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Pause Breathwork Exercises's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mindist's. Mindist's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pause Breathwork Exercises sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Mindist sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pause Breathwork Exercises against 4.8 for Mindist. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 325 and 312 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Pause Breathwork Exercises's written reviews are positive against 58% of Mindist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause Breathwork Exercises ships an update every 5 weeks, Mindist every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pause Breathwork Exercises versus Mindist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause Breathwork ExercisesMindist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (325 ratings) — better4.8 (312 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews — better58.5% of reviews
Number of ratings325 — better312
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB47 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperPause BreathworkMindist, Inc.

Customer experience

Pause Breathwork Exercises

All ratings325 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.7%

Mindist

All ratings306 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral17.0%
Negative24.5%

User reviews

Pause Breathwork Exercises

From 325 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Powerful breathwork practices
  • 👍 Convenient and easy to use
  • 🙌 Transformative impact on users
  • 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive app design
  • 🗣️ Soothing and calming guidance

Room to improve

  • 💰 Concerns about business practices and pricing
  • 🎵 Distracting background music in some sessions
  • ⏱️ Mismatch between displayed and actual session lengths

Mindist

From 312 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and simple
  • ✨ Creates studio-level meditations
  • 🌟 User-friendly interface
  • 🎵 Good quality audio
  • 💡 Innovative background noise removal

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App freezes frequently
  • ⏳ Slow loading times
  • 🚫 Cannot edit audio after upload
  • 🎶 Music duration limited
  • 🪲 Uploads can be unreliable

Bugs and requests

Pause Breathwork Exercises

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Reported issues with losing access to paid content
  • Complaints about inconsistent information from sales team

Requested features

3 requests
  • More variety in background music options
  • Ability to filter sessions by breath technique
  • Improved user experience when navigating back to session list

Mindist

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • Audio won't save
  • Screen goes white and forces quit
  • Cannot edit text after upload
  • Musik Feature geht nicht
  • Can't save, keeps crashing
Show 19 more
  • Lenta y toda se traba
  • Never get past uploading screen
  • Music duration limited to 10 minutes
  • Music drowns out voice
  • Cannot save edited audio with background music
  • App freezes when trying to go back
  • Background music not added to audio file
  • Link to meditations not working
  • App constantly freezes when saving
  • Lag when adding music
  • Cannot edit audio
  • App locks up when needing to edit
  • Uploads stuck in infinite loop
  • Freezes when trying to go back
  • Save recording as draft doesn't work
  • Uploads are iffy
  • Background music doesn't get added
  • App doesn't open meditation
  • Uploads not finishing

Requested features

13 requests
  • Ability to edit text after upload
  • Add more background audio options
  • Ability to raise voice recording volume
  • Fade out music option
  • Add extra music with fade out
Show 8 more
  • Save recordings as drafts
  • Longer music duration for recordings
  • Pause recording option in free flow
  • Paid version with updates
  • Looping option for meditations
  • Fade in/fade out option for music
  • More music choices (even paid)
  • Start/stop recording button instead of hold

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pause Breathwork Exercises

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$68.991 Year
9 purchases

Mindist

One-time9
  • Meditation Course$4.99
  • Meditation Course$9.99
  • Meditation Course$14.99
Show 6 more
  • Meditation Course$19.99
  • Meditation Course$29.99
  • Meditation Course$39.99
  • Meditation Course$49.99
  • Meditation Course$59.99
  • Meditation Course$99.99

Questions

Is Pause Breathwork Exercises free?
Pause Breathwork Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindist free?
Mindist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pause Breathwork Exercises or Mindist?
Pause Breathwork Exercises is rated higher. Pause Breathwork Exercises averages 4.9 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while Mindist averages 4.8 from 312 ratings.
Do Pause Breathwork Exercises or Mindist have ads?
Pause Breathwork Exercises shows ads; Mindist does not.
Which is updated more often, Pause Breathwork Exercises or Mindist?
Pause Breathwork Exercises ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mindist every 8 days. Most recently, Pause Breathwork Exercises was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mindist on November 3, 2026.

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