Comparison

Lung Breathing Exercise vs Guided Breathing Exercise

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

Head to head
About

Lung Breathing Exercise

Practice lung breathing with a simple breath-holding exercise. This app helps you train your respiratory system. It's important to consult a health center for any medical respiratory issues.

Highlights
  • Breath-holding exercise
  • Lung breathing practice
  • Simple interface
  • Respiratory training
Features
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This application consists of a simple exercise that consists of holding your breath. It allows us to practice lung breathing. Disclaimer: This application does not have any medical rigor, if you have respiratory problems go to your health center.

About

Guided Breathing Exercise

Features
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Breathe along with 13 guided breathing exercises, from the NHS's simple calm breathing to box breathing, 4-7-8 and classic yoga breaths. Every exercise was checked against the research and the guidance of health organisations. Each one shows you how to do it, how strong the evidence really is and what to watch out for, with links to its sources. BREATHING EXERCISES • Calm & Stress: Calm Breathing, Cyclic Sighing, Longer Exhale, Box Breathing • Focus & Balance: Resonance (Coherent) Breathing, Alternate Nostril (Nadi Shodhana) • Wind Down: 4-7-8 Breathing, Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari) • Breathing Control: Belly Breathing, Pursed-Lip Breathing • Yoga Breathing: Ujjayi, Sitali & Sitkari, Viloma • Your Own: set your own in, hold and out times GUIDED, BREATH BY BREATH • A circle that grows as you breathe in and shrinks as you breathe out • A countdown and step-by-step cues, with sound and vibration • Easier and harder versions of most exercises • Choose how many rounds or minutes • The screen stays on, and the session pauses if you leave the app HONEST ABOUT THE EVIDENCE • A label for each exercise, from "Well studied" to "Mostly traditional" • Plain-language summaries of the studies, with links to the sources • Cautions for every exercise ALSO • Tips for better breathing • Your sessions and minutes, counted for you • Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Hindi • Works offline, with no account needed This app shares general wellness information. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat any condition.

Screenshots

Lung Breathing Exercise4 screens
Guided Breathing Exercise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lung Breathing Exercise at none against Guided Breathing Exercise's shown. Lung Breathing Exercise also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lung Breathing Exercise ships an update every 2 months, Guided Breathing Exercise every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lung Breathing Exercise versus Guided Breathing Exercise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLung Breathing ExerciseGuided Breathing Exercise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (111 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings111 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnrique Villahermosa JuaraJakir Hossain

In-app purchases

None

Lung Breathing Exercise

No in-app purchases

None

Guided Breathing Exercise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lung Breathing Exercise free?
Lung Breathing Exercise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Guided Breathing Exercise free?
Guided Breathing Exercise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lung Breathing Exercise or Guided Breathing Exercise have ads?
Guided Breathing Exercise shows ads; Lung Breathing Exercise does not.
Which is updated more often, Lung Breathing Exercise or Guided Breathing Exercise?
Lung Breathing Exercise ships an update every 2 months, and Guided Breathing Exercise every 33 months. Most recently, Lung Breathing Exercise was updated on November 11, 2026 and Guided Breathing Exercise on November 12, 2026.

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