Breathing Timer vs ButeykoClinic®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breathing Timer
This app guides users through scientifically-proven breathing exercises to promote relaxation, stress management, and well-being. It features multiple techniques with audio cues and visual animations for a personalized, mindful experience.
- Multiple breathing exercises (4-2-4, 4-7-8, Box, HRV)
- Calming audio cues
- Visual breathing animations
- Personalized practice customization
- Scientifically backed techniques
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Take a few minutes to slow down. Breathing Timer shows you when to breathe in, hold, and breathe out, so you can follow along without counting seconds. Use it between tasks, after a busy day, or whenever you want a quiet break. Pick a breathing pattern and follow the animation. Included free: - Four exercises: 4-2-4, 4-7-8, Box breathing, and HRV 5. - The classic ring and 3 Circles animations. - A round counter to keep track of your practice. With Premium: - Six more breathing exercises. - Custom timing in 0.1-second steps, with up to 30 seconds per phase. - All seven animations and five color themes. - Audio cues, including bells, chimes, and a Glide tone that follows your breath. - Your last exercise, animation, sound, and theme ready when you return. You can preview Premium features before you buy. Premium is a one-time purchase, with no subscription. Available on iPhone and iPad.
ButeykoClinic®
Learn a physician-developed breathing program to enhance immunity, reduce stress, and improve sleep and overall health for adults and children. Access guided exercises, track progress, and test your breathing capacity.
- Video program for children and teens
- Guided breathing and relaxation for adults
- Control Pause breathing test
- Progress tracking
- Links to resources
- Find an instructor
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The Buteyko Method is a physician-developed breathing program that boosts immunity, reduces stress, deepens sleep, and improves physical and mental health, in adults and children. Experience the powerful benefits of Buteyko breathing. Free from the UK’s leading Buteyko breathing clinic. Inside the app: • A complete video program of breathing exercises for children and teens • Guided breathing and relaxation exercises for adults with Buteyko Clinic founder and breathing expert, Patrick McKeown • Test your breathing using the Control Pause • Track your progress • Links to resources including MYOTAPE, Patrick McKeown’s mouth tape for sleep • Find a Buteyko Method instructor The Buteyko Method gives long-term relief from asthma, rhinitis, sleep apnea, snoring, PMS, headaches, back and neck pain, anxiety, chronic hyperventilation and more. It supports immunity and may help relieve the discomfort of breathing in a face mask. This globally established breathwork method is safe, simple, and scientific. Download the free app now and begin to practice healthy breathing. For children and adults. For better lifelong health and wellbeing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ButeykoClinic® at 100% against Breathing Timer's 0%. ButeykoClinic® also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Breathing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ButeykoClinic® asks for nothing beyond the download.
ButeykoClinic® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Breathing Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of ButeykoClinic®'s.
Breathing Timer ships an update every 8 months, ButeykoClinic® every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathing Timer | ButeykoClinic® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jens Boje | Oxygen Research Institute Ltd. |
Customer experience
Breathing Timer
ButeykoClinic®
In-app purchases
Breathing Timer
- Premium$3.99
ButeykoClinic®
No in-app purchases
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