Comparison

Phy Health vs Downshift

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

Head to head
About

Phy Health

Access your health scan reports and personalized movement plans on your mobile device. Watch exercise demonstration videos and track your daily routine progress.

Highlights
  • Access scan reports
  • View movement plans
  • Exercise demonstration videos
  • Track daily routine progress
  • Mobile access
Features
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The Phy app gives you mobile access to your Phy scan reports and movement plans. Watch videos of how to perform each exercise and then use the app to track your progress as you complete your daily routines. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Downshift

Features
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Downshift offers guided breathing exercises for the moments you feel tense or stressed — box breathing, 4-7-8, resonance breathing and the physiological sigh — plus progressive muscle relaxation, a body scan and, with a watch or tracker, a daily nervous-system reading from your Apple Health data. Breathe along. Follow the animated orb through guided patterns: the Physiological Sigh, Resonance breathing, Box, 4-7-8, and more. Gentle haptics mark every inhale and exhale, so you can do it with your eyes closed. Build a daily rhythm. A simple daily checklist of evidence-based habits — morning light, movement, a caffeine cutoff, a steady bedtime — with a streak to keep you going. See your progress. Log your tension morning and evening and watch the trend over time. Let go of physical tension. Guided progressive muscle relaxation walks you head-to-toe. On your wrist and your Home Screen. A standalone Apple Watch app with guided breathing, complications, and your reading at a glance — plus Home and Lock Screen widgets. Yours, and private. Your Apple Health data stays on your device. Your notes sync privately through your own iCloud — no account with us, no servers of ours, no tracking. Ever. Free to download and use. No ads. Downshift supports everyday wellbeing and is not a medical device or a substitute for professional care.

Screenshots

Phy Health4 screens
Downshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Downshift at none against Phy Health's 2. Downshift also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Phy Health sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Downshift asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phy Health ships an update weekly, Downshift fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Phy Health versus Downshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhy HealthDownshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPhyxd, Inc.Ioan-Cristian Vezure

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Phy Health

Subscriptions2
  • Phy Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$149.991 Year
None

Downshift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phy Health free?
Phy Health is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Downshift free?
Downshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phy Health or Downshift have ads?
Phy Health shows ads; Downshift does not.
Which is updated more often, Phy Health or Downshift?
Phy Health ships an update weekly, and Downshift fortnightly. Most recently, Phy Health was updated on October 30, 2026 and Downshift on October 25, 2026.

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