Wakio vs Simple Breathwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wakio
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Simple Breathwork
This app offers a peaceful and focused breathing experience. Users can customize inhale, hold, and exhale durations, and set the number of breathing rounds. It provides a clear visual guide without distractions or sign-up requirements.
- Custom breathing durations
- Clear visual countdown
- Minimal, calming design
- Instant start, no sign-up
- Guided breathing rounds
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Slow is a calm, distraction-free breathing app. Set your own inhale, hold, and exhale, choose how many rounds you want, and let a gentle visual guide carry you through — quietly and clearly. No accounts. No noise. No ads. Just breathe. Not sure where to start? Begin with a guided preset: • Calm — slow your nervous system • Sleep — wind down and fall asleep faster • Focus — settle into flow • Energy — a quick, natural lift • Stress Reset — find center in about a minute Or build your own pattern from scratch and tune every phase of the breath to exactly what feels right. Every session is led by a clear visual countdown, so you can lower your shoulders, close your eyes, and simply follow along. Keep a daily streak going to turn a few quiet minutes into a habit. What's inside: • Fully adjustable inhale, hold, and exhale timing • Five guided presets for sleep, focus, calm, energy, and stress • A clean, beautiful breathing animation and countdown • Daily streak tracking • Minimal, calming design that stays out of your way • Start instantly — no sign-up, no account, no ads — Slow Pro — Slow is free to use. Slow Pro is an optional upgrade that adds: • Unlimited custom presets — save your own breathing patterns and reuse them in a tap • Full streak history — see every session you've ever completed, not just the last week • Support independent development, and unlock all future Pro features Choose what suits you: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a single, non-renewing purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jamesbtlr.com/slow/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wakio at none against Simple Breathwork's 3. Wakio also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). Simple Breathwork's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 56 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Simple Breathwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Wakio asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wakio ships an update every 56 months, Simple Breathwork every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wakio | Simple Breathwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Ponomarev | James Butler |
In-app purchases
Wakio
No in-app purchases
Simple Breathwork
- Slow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Slow Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Slow Pro Lifetime$39.99
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