Comparison

Breath+ vs Paced Breathing

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

Head to head
About

Breath+

This app offers guided breathing exercises to reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance focus. It provides techniques for managing anxiety, anger, and panic, as well as awakening exercises to start the day positively. Short sessions can help balance daily life and improve overall well-being.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Stress and anxiety management
  • Sleep improvement techniques
  • Mindful awakening exercises
  • Mini-meditations for quick resets
  • Workout breathing customization
Features
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Less stress Be happy. Less stress Sleep better. Breathe + is your vehicle of awareness in your daily life. Learn the skills of proper breathing and body awareness. Choose from a variety of breathing patterns, from stress management to sleep management and body concentration. Change your lifestyle to develop your body and spirit. Exercise fits easily into a busy schedule. You can improve your sleep level with our sleep exercises. Discover breathing techniques to help you relax before bed. Get rid of unnecessary extraneous sounds that distract you from sleep. In the morning, use the awakening technique to increase your happiness. Breathe + offers you breathing exercises to deal with sadness and anger. Just a few minutes a day with Breathe + will help balance your daily life. WHAT YOU WILL GET: - A lot of breathing exercises on topics such as concentration, meditation and sleep to help you relax - Awakening to start your day mindfully - - Customize your breathing before and after your workout - 2-3-minute mini-meditations for a quick psychological reset and now you are ready to do whatever you want with renewed vigor. You will receive a section for moments of panic, anxiety and stress to help you deal with them. -In the future, you will be able to track your progress and time spent breathing Breathe + guides you through fast and powerful breathing exercises that eliminate stress and anxiety, increase energy, improve endurance, and help you fall asleep. By controlling your breathing, you can regulate your stress levels, improve your mood, improve your athletic performance, and more! With just a few minutes of Breathe + per day, you can master the same exercises used by psychotherapists, Olympic athletes, yogis, and breathing experts! Want the full experience? Try the free exercises and then consider purchasing the full version. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/smartstudioltd/home

About

Paced Breathing

This app guides users through breathing exercises using visual, audio, and haptic cues. It helps with stress relief, meditation, lung strengthening, and falling asleep. Join thousands of users who find daily calm and improved well-being.

Highlights
  • Adjustable inhale, hold, exhale timing
  • Visual, audio, and haptic cues
  • Heart monitoring (heart rate, HRV, coherence)
  • Ramp mode for gradual timing changes
  • Session tracking and streaks
  • Background playback
Features
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Featured in James Nestor’s best-selling book, Breath, Paced Breathing uses visual, audio and haptic cues to guide you through your practice. Whether meditating, strengthening your lungs or simply relaxing - join the thousands who love using Paced Breathing everyday! USES * Relieve Stress * Meditate — (especially good for Kundalini, Hatha, Pranayama) * Strengthen Lungs — (improve lung capacity & aid recovery) * Falling Asleep FEATURES * Adjustable timing for inhale, hold, exhale, & hold * Heart monitoring: heart rate, HRV, & coherence (PB+) * Ramp mode: gradually change breath times * Visual, audio, & vibrate cues * Reminders / notifications (PB+) * Background playback * Playlists for multiple breath presets * Streaks, goals, & session tracking (PB+) HEALTH BENEFITS Regular breathing practices have been shown to help improve your: * Cardiovascular health [1][2][3] * Relaxation [2] * Stress responses [1][4][5] * Mood [1] * Attention [4] * Alzheimer's risk [6] FROM THE DEVELOPER I’m Mihai, an engineer born in Romania & raised in Michigan. My ideal day is working on apps to help others, like Paced Breathing. Someday I hope I can work on apps like these full time! Hearing from users makes my day, so shoot me an email with requests, bugs, things you like, or just your story: mihai@pacedbreathing.com! USER FEEDBACK * "The best breathing app out there (I've tried 12 apps, this is the only one that works for me). I have recommended it to over 100 people over the 7 years I've been using it. I use it at least 5 x a week. Gives me instant calm" — R. Hall * "LOVE this app. Very simple and easy to use. You can set time for inhale, exhale, and pause after each if you wish. You can watch it or listen…Thank you! Ads Not intrusive. Ads turn off when the app is active” — Denise * "This is a wonderfully simple app. The default sound tone is just right for me and I like that I get to set the volume and it stays there whether or not the volume of the phone ring or other apps are different" — Eleanor * "I've never written something like this in a review but... I love whoever wrote this app :-) Gets to the point in 0.2 s. No long annoying splash screens. No attempts to extort money... Super reliable, simple and 100% effective. I was looking for something that would let me take some breaks during normal meditation to do some controlled breathing, for example our most natural pattern - continuous 5.5 s inhale, 5.5 exhale. works perfect! BRAVO. A lesson to all developers how to make useful apps!" — Adam CITATIONS * [1] Study published in Front Public Health (2017) shows slow rhythmic breathing decreased blood pressure response to stress & improved mood: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5575449 * [2] Study in PLOS ONE (2019) shows slow paced breathing can improve relaxation & cardiovascular function: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218550 * [3] Study in American Journal of Cardiology (2002) shows slow, paced breathing can significantly reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16129818/ * [4] Study in Frontiers in Psychology (2017) shows diaphragmatic breathing improves attention, reduces negative affect, & lowers stress in healthy adults: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00874/full * [5] Study in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2005) shows benefits of Sudarshan Kriya, a specific yogic breathing practice, in treating stress, anxiety, & depression: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2005.11.189 * [6] Study in Nature Scientific Reports (2023) shows slow paced breathing counters pathways that lead to Alzheimer’s disease: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30167-0 DISCLAIMER App not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent medical conditions. Consult a healthcare professional before starting a breathing practice, especially if you have pre-existing health conditions.

Screenshots

Breath+3 screens
Paced Breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Breath+ at none against Paced Breathing's shown. Breath+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Paced Breathing's advantage is ratings volume (238 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Breath+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Paced Breathing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Breath+ against 4.9 for Paced Breathing. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paced Breathing has 238 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breath+ ships an update every 4 days, Paced Breathing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Breath+ versus Paced Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreath+Paced Breathing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (238 ratings)
Positive reviews—84.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArman BaimukhanovPaced Breathing LLC

Customer experience

Breath+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Paced Breathing

All ratings235 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Breath+

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month$3.991 Month
  • For 1 year$19.991 Year
4 purchases

Paced Breathing

Subscriptions4
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 month)$1.991 Month
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 year)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • PacedBreathing+ (1 year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Breath+ free?
Breath+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paced Breathing free?
Paced Breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Breath+ or Paced Breathing?
Breath+ is rated higher. Breath+ averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Paced Breathing averages 4.9 from 238 ratings.
Do Breath+ or Paced Breathing have ads?
Paced Breathing shows ads; Breath+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Breath+ or Paced Breathing?
Breath+ ships an update every 4 days, and Paced Breathing every 2 weeks. Most recently, Breath+ was updated on October 13, 2026 and Paced Breathing on October 27, 2026.

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