breatheX Pro vs Respia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
breatheX Pro
This app offers a flexible tool for guided breathing exercises. Create custom routines or choose from pre-made patterns, with options for sound and haptic feedback. Track your progress and integrate with health apps.
- Dozens of pre-made breathing routines
- Create custom multi-step routines
- Adjustable sound and haptic feedback
- Track results over time
- Integrate with Apple Health
- Watch Companion App for practice and data sync
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The breatheX Pro App is a powerful, easy-to-use, and highly flexible breath eXercise tool. It allows an individual to chose from dozens of pre-made breathing patterns/routines or edit/ create their own custom multi-step routines. Users can set practice preferences including sounds and or haptics. The App also provides a variety of tools to measure and track results over time and allows users to integrate with Apple Health App to track practice sessions as Mindfulness minutes. BreatheX Pro also includes a Watch Companion App that automatically syncs with the iPhone so the user can access and practice using all the latest routines and then send practice logs (including heart rate data) back to the iPhone for review and tracking.
Respia
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Respia is a gentle, powerful companion for people who want to come back to themselves, one breath at a time. Inside the app, you’ll find guided breathing sessions, including Foundational Breathing, along with cold exposure tracking for everything from cold showers to ice baths. Respia helps you slow down, focus, and build resilience through simple daily practice. Whether you’re looking for a calmer mind, a stronger sense of discipline, or a steady ritual to start and end your day, Respia gives you a clear, beautiful space to do the work. You can personalize your sessions, follow your progress over time, and, if you choose, sync your sessions with Apple Health. Your data stays private on your device, with optional private iCloud sync across your devices. Respia is not about hype. It’s about showing up for yourself, breathing through discomfort, and discovering that strength can feel quiet, grounded, and real. Terms and conditions here: https://respia.andrej-jasso.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Respia at Free against breatheX Pro's $4.99. breatheX Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (5 vs 3). On update cadence and ads 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
Respia is free to download; breatheX Pro costs $4.99 up front. Respia sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. breatheX Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | breatheX Pro | Respia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PEAKX LLC | Andrej Jasso |
In-app purchases
breatheX Pro
No in-app purchases
Respia
- Respi Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
- Respi Premium Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Nice Tip$4.99
- Great Tip$19.99
- Awesome Tip$29.99
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- Respi Premium Lifetime$29.99
- Fantastic Tip$49.99
- Amazing Tip$199.99
- Extraordinary Tip$499.99
- Outstanding Tip$999.99









