Comparison

Breathing Zone vs DeepBreathe

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

Head to head
About

Breathing Zone

Reduce stress, improve mood, and feel more relaxed and energized with guided breathing exercises. This app uses scientifically based therapeutic techniques to help lower heart rate and potentially blood pressure. Discover mindfulness one breath at a time.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Stress reduction
  • Mood improvement
  • Relaxation and energy boost
  • Therapeutic breathing techniques
  • Breathing analyzer
Features
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Slow down, reset, and breathe with purpose. Breathing Zone offers simple guided breathing exercises for calm, focus, relaxation, and sleep. Choose a breathing pattern, then follow clear visual, voice, sound, or Apple Watch haptic guidance. Adjust the pace and session duration for anything from a quick reset to a longer breathing practice. FEATURES ● Coherent Breathing, Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Extended Exhale, and more ● Custom breathing rates and session durations ● Beautiful visual breathing guides ● Voice prompts, ambient sounds, and haptic guidance ● Daily goals, reminders, activity tracking, and streaks ● A dedicated Apple Watch experience ● Apple Health integration for recording completed sessions as Mindful Minutes FEATURED AND RECOMMENDED ● TIME: "Calm yourself with Breathing Zone." ● Harvard Health: "When you find yourself under stress, Breathing Zone can help." ● Bloomberg: "The breathing trick that can make you more productive." ● New York Magazine: "I like Breathing Zone for its simplicity." ● HuffPost: "An effective guide to mindful breathing." ● University of Sydney: "Breathing Zone provides guidance on slow breathing."

About

DeepBreathe

This app guides you through effective deep breathing exercises to relax your mind, reduce stress, and promote sleep. It offers various scenarios and customizable options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • 4-7-8 breathing method guidance
  • Multiple training scenarios
  • Customizable breathing times
  • Adjustable background music
  • Ambient sound effects
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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*Apple Editor's Recommendation* ad-free! No pop ups! Deep breathing has many benefits: relaxing the mind, reducing stress, and promoting sleep But what can be done effectively? Andrew Will, an American medical doctor, proposed the 4-7-8 breathing method: slowly inhale through the nose for 4 seconds, then hold the breath for 7 seconds, and finally exhale for 8 seconds. Deep Breathing "is designed based on this method to guide you in deep breathing. We provide 4 interesting breathing training scenarios, where you can experience different feelings in different scenarios. Of course, you can also customize the time, background music, and scene for breathing in, breathing out, and exhaling according to your own situation in the app, to find the most comfortable rhythm of your body and experience the wonderful process of fresh air cleaning your body. When negative emotions such as fatigue and irritability strike, it's best to take a moment to breathe and breathe along with the app's rhythm and ambient sound effects, injecting vitality into the body. [Automatic renewal package membership] When you confirm your purchase and at the beginning of each renewal cycle, we will charge a subscription fee from your iTunes account. You can cancel your subscription in iTunes settings. Cancelling the subscription will take effect after the last day of the current subscription cycle, and you will be downgraded to a free service. Privacy Policy: https://docs.qq.com/document/DRkZhYmRnR0NDYXZW Member Terms of Use: https://docs.qq.com/document/DRkRJQ3hLZlhEVldo

Screenshots

Breathing Zone4 screens
DeepBreathe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breathing Zone at none against DeepBreathe's 1. Breathing Zone also leads on ratings volume (3.8K vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). DeepBreathe's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. DeepBreathe sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year. Breathing Zone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DeepBreathe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breathing Zone has 3.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Breathing Zone's written reviews are positive against 80% of DeepBreathe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breathing Zone ships an update every 2 weeks, DeepBreathe every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Breathing Zone versus DeepBreathe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathing ZoneDeepBreathe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews — better80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTane Langton景超 陆

Customer experience

Breathing Zone

All ratings3,652 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.6%

DeepBreathe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Breathing Zone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Breathing rate not matching set value
  • Visual elements not centered on older devices
  • Sudden audio cutoff at end of session
  • Syncing issues between mobile and Apple Watch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Longer session duration options
  • More breathing pattern variations
  • Ability to adjust inhale/exhale ratio
  • Breath hold functionality
  • Integration with health/fitness apps
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  • Customizable reminders or notifications

DeepBreathe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Breathing Zone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DeepBreathe

Subscriptions1
  • DeepBreathe Vip$1.991 Year

Questions

Is Breathing Zone free?
Breathing Zone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeepBreathe free?
DeepBreathe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Breathing Zone or DeepBreathe?
DeepBreathe is rated higher. Breathing Zone averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.8K ratings, while DeepBreathe averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Breathing Zone or DeepBreathe have ads?
Neither Breathing Zone nor DeepBreathe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breathing Zone or DeepBreathe?
Breathing Zone ships an update every 2 weeks, and DeepBreathe every 2 days. Most recently, Breathing Zone was updated on November 1, 2026 and DeepBreathe on November 3, 2026.

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