Yin Timer vs BreathX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yin Timer
A discreet timer designed for calm activities like yoga or meditation. Set your desired duration, and the analog face completes one turn, providing a peaceful timekeeping experience without distracting ticking.
- Calm and discreet timer
- Ideal for yoga and meditation
- Analog face timekeeping
- Customizable duration
- No distracting ticking
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A calm and discreet timer. This is perfect for yoga or meditation where a clock with ticking seconds will be distracting and stressful. Just choose how many minutes you want your timer to be, and it will go one turn of the analog face in that time. Slow and calm.
BreathX
This app guides you through mindful breathing exercises and offers tools for stress reduction, focus enhancement, and improved sleep. It includes a gratitude journal and mood tracker to support emotional well-being and build healthy habits.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Customizable breathwork sessions
- Gratitude journaling
- Mood tracking
- Smart reminders
- Stress and anxiety reduction
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Take a slow breath. BreathX helps you feel calmer, sleep better and focus, in just a few minutes a day. Tap the circle and follow it: breathe in as it grows, hold, and breathe out as it shrinks. A soothing voice guides every breath, and gentle colors show each phase. FREE FOR EVERYONE • Box breathing (4-4-4-4) and 4-7-8 breathing • Voice guidance for every breath • Session goals in minutes or number of breaths • The Learning Hub: simple lessons on breathing for calm, focus, energy and sleep BREATHX PRO • Programs for Sleep, Anxiety, Focus and Energy, set up in one tap • 11 breathing methods, plus build, save and share your own patterns • Soothing background sounds: river, ocean and relax • Keeps guiding you when your phone is locked, ideal at bedtime • Choose your voice and a Calm or Gentle Whisper style • Eyes-Closed Mode with gentle vibrations • Stats and streaks to build a daily habit • Mood check-ins that show how breathing changes how you feel • Gratitude Journal and daily reminders • Every color theme • Save sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no ads and no tracking. Your sessions, moods and journal stay on your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS BreathX Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription. New subscribers can try it free for 1 month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the free trial ends, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your iPhone Settings. BreathX supports general relaxation and wellbeing. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Privacy Policy: https://www.bhatallc.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Yin Timer at none against BreathX's 6. Yin Timer also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. BreathX sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Yin Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Yin Timer against 5.0 for BreathX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Yin Timer ships an update every 4 months, BreathX every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yin Timer | BreathX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kodare | Nazirhusain Bhata |
Customer experience
Yin Timer
BreathX
In-app purchases
Yin Timer
No in-app purchases
BreathX
- Breathx Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- BreathX Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Small Tip$1.99
- Nice Tip$4.99
- Big Tip$7.99
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- Amazing Tip$9.99









