Comparison

Pause Breathwork Exercises vs Masking

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

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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

Masking

This app ensures your face masks are used for the optimal duration, preventing skin damage. It offers customizable timers for various mask types and skin sensitivities, with alerts to remind you when to remove them. Enjoy a stress-free skincare routine with automatic tracking and scheduling.

Highlights
  • Customizable timers for 6 mask types
  • Normal and Sensitive skin modes
  • Heads-up and overtime alerts
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic logging to Apple Calendar
  • Scheduled routine reminders
Features
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Time every face mask right, and get your skin ready for the day that matters. Every face mask has a safe window. Masking knows how long each one should stay on your skin, and makes sure it comes off in time. Pick your mask type, set Normal or Sensitive skin, and Masking takes care of the rest. PLAN FOR YOUR BIG DAY Wedding, interview, photo, or a date that matters? Tell Masking the date and it builds a day-by-day mask plan to get your skin ready. It works around your skin type, your goals, and the masks you already own, tells you what to do on rest days, and checks each session off automatically. Informed by dermatology sources (AAD, Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Health). A reference, not medical advice. SENSITIVE SKIN? WE GOT YOU. Normal or Sensitive? One tap to switch. Every mask type adjusts its duration based on dermatology guidelines. Sensitive skin gets shorter, safer timing. No more Googling "how long should I leave this on." 6 MASK TYPES · 2 SKIN MODES Sheet, Clay, Gel, Peel-off, Modeling, and Exfoliating. Each with its own recommended duration, aftercare tips, and a critical overtime threshold. POP BUBBLES, POP STRESS Floating bubbles drift across the screen. Tap to pop. Quiet affirmations appear at just the right moments, never repeating across sessions. Your mask time is your calm time. THREE-LAYER SKIN PROTECTION Layer 1 · Heads-up. One minute before time's up, a gentle reminder lets you prepare. Sound, haptic, and on-screen alert. Layer 2 · Time's up. When your mask is done, a clear notification fires with sound. Live Activity updates on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Widgets reflect completion across Home Screen and Control Center. Layer 3 · Overtime alert. Still on? A warning sounds. If your mask stays past the safe limit, a system-level alarm breaks through Do Not Disturb and Silent Mode. Your skin is protected even if you fall asleep. APPLE WATCH Your session stays protected even when your phone is out of reach. Apple Watch keeps the timer running, syncs completion back to iPhone, and triggers overtime alerts from your wrist. One session. One record. No gaps. ZERO-EFFORT TRACKING Every session is automatically logged to Apple Calendar. No manual input. No journaling. Masking schedules your next session based on each mask type's recommended interval, so your routine stays on track without lifting a finger. ONE PURCHASE. ALL YOURS. Pay once and get everything: all 6 mask types, the big-day planner, Apple Watch, and widgets. No subscriptions. No ads. Ever. Designed for the moments between skincare and self-care. Terms of Use: https://maskingapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://maskingapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

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Masking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pause Breathwork Exercises at Free against Masking's $2.99. Pause Breathwork Exercises also leads on ratings volume (325 vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Masking's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Pause Breathwork Exercises is free to download; Masking costs $2.99 up front. Pause Breathwork Exercises sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Masking sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 5.0 for Masking. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pause Breathwork Exercises has 325 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause Breathwork Exercises ships an update every 5 weeks, Masking every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pause Breathwork Exercises versus Masking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause Breathwork ExercisesMasking
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (325 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings325 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPause BreathworkLively Light

Customer experience

Pause Breathwork Exercises

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

Masking

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Masking

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pause Breathwork Exercises

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

Masking

One-time1
  • Masking Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pause Breathwork Exercises free?
Pause Breathwork Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Masking free?
Masking costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pause Breathwork Exercises or Masking?
Masking is rated higher. Pause Breathwork Exercises averages 4.9 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while Masking averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Pause Breathwork Exercises or Masking have ads?
Pause Breathwork Exercises shows ads; Masking does not.
Which is updated more often, Pause Breathwork Exercises or Masking?
Pause Breathwork Exercises ships an update every 5 weeks, and Masking every 3 months. Most recently, Pause Breathwork Exercises was updated on November 3, 2026 and Masking on October 31, 2026.

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