Breathe2Relax vs Breathly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breathe2Relax
Learn diaphragmatic breathing for stress management. This app offers detailed information on stress's effects and guided exercises to improve mood, control anger, and manage anxiety. It integrates with Apple Watch to track heart rate during sessions.
- Stress management information
- Diaphragmatic breathing exercises
- Mood stabilization
- Anger control
- Anxiety management
- Heart rate tracking with Apple Watch
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Breathe2Relax is a portable stress management tool which provides detailed information on the effects of stress on the body and instructions and practice exercises to help users learn the stress management skill called diaphragmatic breathing.Breathing exercises have been documented to decrease the body’s ‘fight-or-flight’ (stress) response, and help with mood stabilization, anger control, and anxiety management. Breathe2Relax can be used as a stand-alone stress reduction tool, or can be used in tandem with clinical care directed by a healthcare worker. Breathe2Relax now uses HealthKit and your Apple Watch device to measure your heart rate throughout your breathing exercise to help provide an even more complete picture of the relaxation experienced.
Breathly
This app offers guided breathing exercises for daily relaxation and breath training. Simply select a technique and follow the on-screen prompts to improve your well-being.
- Guided breathing exercises
- Daily relaxation
- Breath training
- Multiple breathing techniques
- Open source
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Pause for a minute and try Breathly. Use Breathly for daily relaxation and breath training: just choose a breathing technique and focus on the guided exercise. Breathly is free and open source. No ads, no In-App purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Breathly at 5.0 against Breathe2Relax's 4.2. Breathly also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 78%). Breathe2Relax's advantage is ratings volume (317 vs 93). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Breathly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 317 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Breathe2Relax's written reviews are positive against 91% of Breathly's.
Breathe2Relax ships an update every 24 months, Breathly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathe2Relax | Breathly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (317 ratings) | 5.0 (93 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 317 — better | 93 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Defense Health Agency | Matteo Mazzarolo |
Customer experience
Breathe2Relax
Breathly
User reviews
Breathe2Relax
From 317 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Excellent for stress and anxiety relief
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🧘♀️ Helps with breathing and relaxation
- 🤩 Calming and soothing experience
- 💤 Useful for sleep and sleep issues
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, unable to stream videos
- 🔇 Lack of audio/sound options
- ⏱️ Limited breathing cycle duration
- 📱 Compatibility issues with older devices
- 🤖 Monotonous voice instructions
Breathly
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Free and no ads
- 🧘♀️ Helpful for sleep and relaxation
- 👍 Simple and beautiful interface
- 💖 Customizable breathing exercises
- 💯 Highly effective for stress reduction
Room to improve
- ⚠️ Cannot play with screen off
- 🗣️ Voice guidance can be annoying
- 📶 Vibration not working
- ⏳ Timer selection UI issue
- 🎵 Audio quality could be better
Bugs and requests
Breathe2Relax
Reported bugs
3 issues- Videos not playing due to connectivity issues
- App crashing or freezing on some devices
- Inability to connect to Apple Watch
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom breathing cycle duration
- More background music/nature sound options
- Different voice options for guidance
- Integration with Apple Watch/fitness tracking
- Longer breathing sessions beyond 16 cycles
Breathly
Reported bugs
3 issues- App does not work in the background when screen is off
- Vibration does not work when audio is disabled
- Timer selection UI issue for times over 10 minutes
Requested features
9 requests- Allow background playback
- Integrate with Apple Health / Health app
- Add more guided breathing sounds (bells, flute, voices)
- Add resonant breathing technique
- Numerical counter for breathing
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- Option for custom sounds
- Streak feature for consistent use
- Progress tracking with graphs
- Change background screen color
In-app purchases
Breathe2Relax
No in-app purchases
Breathly
No in-app purchases
