Comparison

BreathEase vs Symptile

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

Head to head
About

BreathEase

This app guides users through breathing exercises to regulate breathing patterns, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep quality. It offers various levels to help users transition from hyperventilation to slower, healthier breathing rates.

Highlights
  • Slow breathing exercises
  • Anxiety and depression relief
  • Improved sleep quality
  • Adjustable breathing levels
  • 4-7-8 breathing technique
  • Nervous system stabilization
Features
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Our application is developped in order to reproduce exercices that will help your body come back to slow breathing, thus increasing CO2 and its protectives effects. Increasing CO2 and stop hyperventilation will help with anxiety, depression and all type of degenerative issue. It will also increase the quality of sleep which will have a direct impact on your regeneration and stabilize nervous system. Hyperventilation Repetitive stress trigger our body to breathe faster due to the emergency response. This is called Hyperventilation. Hyperventilation trigger anxiety which trigger more hyperventilation and all type of degenerative diseases (anxiety, depression, asthma, hypertension, hypothyroidism, gastritis, diabetes and others). Famous Ukranian Doctor Buteyko said : « Hyperventilation is the cause of all diseases of today ». The Application According to numerous studies, healthy people have slow breathing (around 6 per minute). In the preview document for exemple we can read : Slow respiration at 6 breaths per min was found to be optimal for improving alveolar ventilation and reducing dead space in both groups in terms of increased arterial oxygen saturation and ease and sustainability in terms of respiratory effort. Many other studies exist about that, and also several traditional rituals such as old Chinese Taichi where the main goal was to control your breath in order to feel well. The application provides large scale of level depending on your initial situation. If you are high hyperventilating and really anxious begin with low level (12 breaths per minute) and train with that until you feel confident. Then switch to the next level (11 breaths per minute) and continue this process until you reach slow breathing levels (6/7/8 breaths per minute). If your initial level is higher feel free to adapt yourself and train until you can slow your breath again. Sleeping Mode Anxiety is often characterized by over-stimulation of nervous system which can trigger panic attack caused mainly by hyperventilation. Dr. Andrew Weil has developed on the same principle a very helpful breathing technique to fall asleep and reduce stress at night : The 4 7 8 ! The 4-7-8 breathing technique is a breathing pattern developed by Dr. Andrew Weil. It’s based on an ancient yogic technique called pranayama, which helps practitioners gain control over their breathing. The 4-7-8 technique forces the mind and body to focus on regulating the breath, rather than replaying your worries when you lie down at night. Proponents claim it can soothe a racing heart or calm frazzled nerves. Dr. Weil has even described it as a « natural tranquilizer for the nervous system« . The method is simple : Breathe in 4 seconds, Hold breathe 7 seconds, Exhale 8 seconds until you free your mind, relax and sleep. References The association of panic and hyperventilation with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29787922/ Panic, hyperventilation and perpetuation of anxiety https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11131173/ Understanding Hyperventilation Syndrome https://www.saintlukeskc.org/health-library/understanding-hyperventilation-syndrome Follow us Website : https://breathlifestudio.com/ Facebook : BreatheWithNatureApp https://www.facebook.com/breathewithnatureapp/ Instagram : @breathewithnatureapp https://www.instagram.com/breathewithnatureapp/ Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Symptile

Features
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Symptile is a fast, private symptom tracker designed around how you actually feel. Tap a tile to log a symptom in a second, or long-press to add severity, notes, and photos. It's a native iOS app, built from lived experience. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Log in seconds • Tap a symptom tile to log it instantly; the badge shows today's count • Long-press for severity (Present to Severe), notes, and photos • Choose from a catalog of common symptoms, or create your own with a custom name, icon, and color See your patterns • Browse your full history, day by day • Charts for time of day, day of week, and severity • On-device AI insights that summarize what your data shows: your patterns, not medical advice Make it yours • Reminders at the times and on the days you choose • Sync to Apple Health so symptoms sit alongside your other health data • Back up and sync across devices with iCloud • Quick-log straight from a Home Screen widget • Track for the whole family with multiple profiles • Import and export your data as CSV • Lock the app with Face ID Private by design Your symptoms are personal. Symptile keeps them on your device and in your own private iCloud. There's no account to create, no analytics, and no third-party tracking. Symptile is a personal tracking tool, not a medical device. It does not provide medical advice or diagnosis.

Screenshots

BreathEase4 screens
Symptile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Symptile at none against BreathEase's 2. Symptile also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). BreathEase's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BreathEase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Symptile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreathEase ships an update every 2 months, Symptile daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BreathEase versus Symptile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathEaseSymptile
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreathLifeBRUNO DURAND

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BreathEase

Subscriptions1
  • Premium mode Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Life time premium mode$5.99
None

Symptile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BreathEase free?
BreathEase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Symptile free?
Symptile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BreathEase or Symptile have ads?
Neither BreathEase nor Symptile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreathEase or Symptile?
BreathEase ships an update every 2 months, and Symptile daily. Most recently, BreathEase was updated on November 3, 2026 and Symptile on October 24, 2026.

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