Rise vs Breathe Sync
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rise
This app offers guided meditation and breathwork sessions, along with a flexible timer to support mental clarity and emotional balance. Track your progress, utilize calming sounds, and integrate with health apps for a holistic wellness experience.
- Guided meditation and breathwork sessions
- Flexible meditation timer
- Session tracking and consistency building
- Sunrise and sunset themes
- High-quality ambient sounds
- Apple Health integration
- Apple Watch support
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Rise is a simple meditation timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, and a meditation tracker that shows what each session did for your mind and body. Sit in silence with a singing bowl or a gentle vibration. With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you sit and turns it into clear insights: how still your mind was, how calm your body became, and how your practice grows over time. No guided voices, no music, no distractions. Just you, the timer and your progress. HOW IT WORKS • Set your time, add a Delay to settle in, and let the singing bowl mark the start and the end. • Want to keep sitting? Extra Time keeps counting after the final bell. • Turn the volume down and the bell becomes a vibration you can feel through your clothes. • Start from iPhone or Apple Watch. Sessions are saved to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes. SEE WHAT EACH SESSION DID With Apple Watch, Rise records your heart rate while you meditate and shows how the session affected you: • Mind: Stillness, from how steady your heart rate stays. Drifting, Gathering, Present, Immersed, Absorbed. • Body: Calm, compared with your own resting heart rate from Apple Health. Settled, Softened, Relaxed, Restored, Released. • Calm Time, a heart rate chart, session and lowest heart rate, and heart rate variance. No Apple Watch? Rate how your mind and body feel after each session. Rise builds the same progress from your reflections. TRACK YOUR PRACTICE • Weekly calendar, streaks, total sessions and average session length • Best Session of the week, month and year • Practice Depth: Mind, Body and Rhythm, how regularly you sit • Smart hints that find your patterns: the time of day and session length that take you deepest, and how fast your body calms • Practice Trend: every session as a dot, with a smooth line that shows how your practice changes • A full meditation log: add, edit or delete sessions by hand LEARN WITH A TEACHER Video courses with meditation teacher Haejung Ocean, including Bongwoo: Tao Breathing Meditation, plus articles and wisdom quotes. APPLE WATCH A full Rise app on your wrist: meditation timer with the Digital Crown, singing bowl, your live heart rate as you sit, and, with Rise Premium, Mind and Body results right after you sit. Sessions reach your iPhone on their own. WIDGETS AND SIRI • Watch face and Lock Screen widgets: today's minutes, your streak, and one-tap Quick Start • A Rise button for Control Center and the Action button • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start Rise", "Set Rise timer", "Show Rise stats", "Stop Rise" ALSO Practice reminders on the days you choose, Sunrise and Sunset themes, and iCloud sync and backup with Rise Premium. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: the meditation timer, vibration, the Apple Watch app with heart rate recording, reminders, courses and articles, weekly stats and Apple Health. Rise Premium: Mind and Body insights from Apple Watch (Stillness, Calm, Calm Time, heart rate variance), monthly, yearly and all-time stats, Practice Depth and Trend, session summaries, offline courses and iCloud sync. The annual plan starts with a 7-day free trial and supports Family Sharing: $49.99 per year. Monthly: $8.99 per month. Prices are in US dollars and may vary by country. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.risemeditation.app/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.risemeditation.app/privacy-policy Support: info@risemeditation.life
Breathe Sync
This app offers guided breathing exercises to promote relaxation and stress relief. It features customizable patterns, visual cues, and optional voice guidance to suit individual needs. Perfect for daily mindfulness and improving sleep.
- Personalized breathing patterns
- Customizable inhale/hold/exhale durations
- Calming visual interface with themes
- Optional voice guidance
- Visual breathing animation
- Flexible session control
- Custom pattern creation
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**Breathe Sync - Your Personal Breathing Coach** Find your calm with Breathe Sync, an intuitive breathing exercise app designed to help you relax and recharge. Whether you're new to breathing exercises or an experienced practitioner, Breathe Sync offers a customizable experience that adapts to your needs. Key Features: - Personalized breathing patterns with custom inhale, hold, and exhale duration's - Beautiful, calming visual interface with 5 aesthetic themes (Cool Blue, Warm Yellow, Calm Green, Gentle Purple, and Sunset Orange) - Optional voice guidance with multiple voice options, including Tibetan Bell sounds - Visual breathing animation that guides your practice - Flexible session control with 1-8 breathing cycles per session - Unique "trial mode" to create your own custom breathing pattern - Simple one-tap start and intuitive controls - Pattern memory that saves your preferences Perfect for: - Daily relaxation practice - Stress management - Pre-sleep ritual - Meditation preparation - Quick anxiety relief - Mindfulness exercises The app features a clean, minimalist design with a pulsing circle that guides your breathing rhythm. With Breathe Sync, you can start with the proven 4-7-8 breathing pattern or create your own custom sequence that works best for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breathe Sync at none against Rise's 4. Breathe Sync also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Rise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Breathe Sync asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Rise | Breathe Sync |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yauheni Barkouski | TESS SERVICES PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Rise
Breathe Sync
In-app purchases
Rise
- Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Rise Monthly Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Rise Annual Premium14 Days trial$12.991 Year
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- Rise Annual Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Breathe Sync
No in-app purchases









