Breathing Timer vs Muscle Memory Lifting
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.
Muscle Memory Lifting
This AI-powered workout companion offers personalized coaching to help users achieve fitness goals efficiently. It provides exercise guidance, rest timers, and advanced tracking features for both beginners and experienced lifters.
- AI coaching for optimal gains
- Offline workout support
- Exercise guides and form queues
- Rest timer
- Superset and drop set tracking
- Custom muscle and equipment types
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Muscle Memory Lifting is a workout companion/personal trainer intended to help you reach your fitness goals as efficiently as possible. For everyone: - Offline support, no cell service needed For beginners: - Exercise guides and queues to help with form - Rest timer For veterans: - Superset and drodpset tracking - Separate eccentric/concentric load tracking - Fine tune each part of your plan - Custom muscle/equipment types Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Muscle Memory Lifting at 100% against Breathing Timer's 0%. Muscle Memory Lifting also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Breathing Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Muscle Memory Lifting sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Muscle Memory Lifting holds the better App Store score, 5.0 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 Muscle Memory Lifting's.
Breathing Timer ships an update every 8 months, Muscle Memory Lifting every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathing Timer | Muscle Memory Lifting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (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 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jens Boje | Garcia Embedded Solutions |
Customer experience
Breathing Timer
Muscle Memory Lifting
In-app purchases
Breathing Timer
- Premium$3.99
Muscle Memory Lifting
- Premium Membership$2.991 Month
- Yearly subscription$29.991 Year
- 100 AI Credits$0.99
- 250 AI Credits$1.99
- 500 AI Credits$3.99
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