Comparison

Breathing Zone vs Nork

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

Nork

Features
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Nork - No Pork. Know before you eat. Scan any product barcode and instantly find out if it contains pork or gelatin. Nork works completely offline - no internet connection needed, no data sent anywhere. How it works Point your camera at a barcode (EAN-13) and get an immediate result: - Safe - no pork-based ingredients detected - Contains pork or gelatin - Uncertain - ingredient data unavailable Features - Instant offline barcode scanning - no API calls, no waiting - Manual barcode entry for damaged or hard-to-scan labels - Save and correct results for products you know - iCloud sync - your saved results across all your devices - Covers thousands of products sold in Germany, Austria & Switzerland - Minimal, privacy-first design - zero tracking, zero data collection Who is Nork for? Anyone avoiding pork for religious, dietary, or personal reasons. Built with the Muslim community in mind, but useful for anyone who needs to know what's in their food.

Screenshots

Breathing Zone4 screens
Nork3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Breathing Zone at 5 against Nork's 1. Breathing Zone also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breathing Zone ships an update every 2 weeks, Nork every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Breathing Zone versus Nork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathing ZoneNork
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTane LangtonTobias Helmrich

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

Nork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Breathing Zone

No in-app purchases

None

Nork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breathing Zone free?
Breathing Zone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nork free?
Nork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breathing Zone or Nork have ads?
Neither Breathing Zone nor Nork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breathing Zone or Nork?
Breathing Zone ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nork every 11 days. Most recently, Breathing Zone was updated on November 6, 2026 and Nork on October 31, 2026.

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