Comparison

Long Weekends vs Simple Breathwork

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

Head to head
About

Long Weekends

Features
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Get the most out of your vacation days, with our database of public holidays for over 100 countries and our algorithm to detect long weekends, we will help you to get the most free time possible. - Public Holiday database for over 100 countries. - No In-App purchases. Buy once, use forever. - Offline. No Internet connection required. - Plan for the future, includes the years 2020 - 2030. - Our algorithm calculates long weekends & bridge days for you. - Never miss a long weekend ever again.

About

Simple Breathwork

This app offers a peaceful and focused breathing experience. Users can customize inhale, hold, and exhale durations, and set the number of breathing rounds. It provides a clear visual guide without distractions or sign-up requirements.

Highlights
  • Custom breathing durations
  • Clear visual countdown
  • Minimal, calming design
  • Instant start, no sign-up
  • Guided breathing rounds
Features
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Slow is a calm, distraction-free breathing app. Set your own inhale, hold, and exhale, choose how many rounds you want, and let a gentle visual guide carry you through — quietly and clearly. No accounts. No noise. No ads. Just breathe. Not sure where to start? Begin with a guided preset: • Calm — slow your nervous system • Sleep — wind down and fall asleep faster • Focus — settle into flow • Energy — a quick, natural lift • Stress Reset — find center in about a minute Or build your own pattern from scratch and tune every phase of the breath to exactly what feels right. Every session is led by a clear visual countdown, so you can lower your shoulders, close your eyes, and simply follow along. Keep a daily streak going to turn a few quiet minutes into a habit. What's inside: • Fully adjustable inhale, hold, and exhale timing • Five guided presets for sleep, focus, calm, energy, and stress • A clean, beautiful breathing animation and countdown • Daily streak tracking • Minimal, calming design that stays out of your way • Start instantly — no sign-up, no account, no ads — Slow Pro — Slow is free to use. Slow Pro is an optional upgrade that adds: • Unlimited custom presets — save your own breathing patterns and reuse them in a tap • Full streak history — see every session you've ever completed, not just the last week • Support independent development, and unlock all future Pro features Choose what suits you: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a single, non-renewing purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jamesbtlr.com/slow/privacy.html

Screenshots

Long Weekends3 screens
Simple Breathwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Long Weekends at none against Simple Breathwork's 3. Long Weekends also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. Simple Breathwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Long Weekends asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Long Weekends versus Simple Breathwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLong WeekendsSimple Breathwork
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorian ErnstJames Butler

In-app purchases

None

Long Weekends

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Breathwork

Subscriptions2
  • Slow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Slow Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Slow Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Long Weekends free?
Long Weekends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Breathwork free?
Simple Breathwork is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Long Weekends or Simple Breathwork have ads?
Neither Long Weekends nor Simple Breathwork shows ads.

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