Comparison

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis vs RespiRelax+

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

Head to head
About

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis

This app uses hypnotherapy audio sessions to help you break the habit of nail biting and compulsive skin picking. It offers tools to manage stress and anxiety, track your progress with a photo diary, and set reminders to listen to sessions. Join a supportive community for tips and success stories.

Highlights
  • Hypnosis audio sessions
  • Stop skin picking session
  • Progress photo diary
  • Reminder alerts
  • Facebook support group
Features
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The No.1 bestselling Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis app, now with a new 'Stop Compulsive Skin Picking' Session. Visit our Facebook support group for amazing some tips, tricks and users amazing success stories. Do you bite your nails or chew the skin around your nails or maybe you do both? Would you like to stop nail biting and put an end to your unsightly fingernails? Would you like nails and hands to be proud of and the confidence that goes with stopping nail-biting? This app can help you to start changing your unwanted nail-biting habit today! Your nail-biting habit is a way for you to relieve stress and tension. You have probably noticed that at times of stress you bite your nails more. You do this as a way of relieving your stress or anxiety. The hypnotherapy recordings on this app will help re-programme your unconscious mind and help you to deal with your stress and anxiety in a different way and break your unwanted, unhygienic, unsightly habit of nail-biting. Just imagine how good you will feel when you look down at your hands and see your beautifully groomed fingernails… you’ll be more confident about people seeing your hands and fingers both in social and professional situations. Even if your nail-biting is a lifelong habit you can be certain that this app can help you change it! This app contains: • Powerful hypnosis audio sessions in a choice of male or female voice • 'Stop Compulsive Skin Picking' Session • Track your progress with the photo growth diary • Set reminder alerts for listening to the session • Amazing Facebook Support group today!

About

RespiRelax+

Improve your breathing and manage stress with guided exercises. This app offers personalized programs and offline functionality for consistent practice, promoting well-being and cardiac coherence.

Highlights
  • Personalized breathing programs
  • Stress management exercises
  • Cardiac coherence training
  • Offline practice mode
  • Adjustable session duration
  • Soothing visual and sound environments
Features
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Respirelax+, c'est 5 min de pratique pour 5h de bien être. Mieux respirer, mieux gérer son stress et travailler la cohérence cardiaque avec Respirelax+. L’évolution que nous vous proposons aujourd’hui intègre une facilité d’utilisation quelque soit votre niveau de pratique et permet d’aller encore plus loin grâce à un programme PERSONNALISER enrichi. Gratuite, efficace et simple d’utilisation même en mode «avion» ou «hors-ligne» grâce à une ergonomie très intuitive. Application, exercices, contenus et environnement sonore développés en collaboration avec Yves-Vincent DAVROUX, Respithérapeute, et référent respiration aux Thermes d’Allevard. Avec cette nouvelle version, il vous est désormais possible : - De gérer facilement la durée des sessions pour adapter votre pratique à vos séances au quotidien - De bénéficier d’un nouvel environnement visuel et sonore, apaisant et sobre en énergie - D’effectuer les réglages les plus adéquats en fonction de votre pratique et de vos attentes en sélectionnant le mode visuel et/ou sonore - De pratiquer les exercices hors connexion, n’importe où et de préférence en pleine nature - De pratiquer avec des écouteurs ou casque audio en mode sonore, pour vous recentrer sur votre pratique sans être dérangé par les environnements extérieurs - De coupler l’application à une enceinte nomade pour des séances collectives, en mode «avion» ou «hors-ligne», sans être dérangé par un appel Informations d’usage complémentaire : - Pour les débutants, commencez toujours par le mode DEBUTER - Encouragez une pratique régulière, au moins 1 fois par jour, pour en vérifier les effets - Préférez une fréquence des séances soutenable - Intégrez les exercices comme une philosophie de vie, de réconciliation avec soi, avec la nature - Ne jamais forcer - Si la tête tourne et si une gêne respiratoire survient, arrêtez la séance et reprenez une respiration naturelle - Favorisez une respiration ample, douce et calme avec le diaphragme - Avancez par étape et prenez le temps d’intégrer les programmes progressivement - Disponible sur Apple Store et Google Store Cette application a été développée par les Thermes d’Allevard (Isère-France), Pour aller plus loin : https://respirelax.eu Ambiance sonore : Studio AUDIOBLEND- Roubaix

Screenshots

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis4 screens
RespiRelax+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RespiRelax+ at Free against Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis's $5.99. RespiRelax+ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (88% vs 70%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RespiRelax+ is free to download; Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis's written reviews are positive against 70% of RespiRelax+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis ships an update every 6 months, RespiRelax+ every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis versus RespiRelax+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStop Nail Biting HypnosisRespiRelax+
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (28 ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames HolmesLes Thermes d'Allevard

Customer experience

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis

All ratings28 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative10.5%

RespiRelax+

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.5%

User reviews

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis

From 28 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Effective at stopping nail biting
  • 😌 Relaxing and aids sleep
  • 💅 Promotes nail growth and healthier nails
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes on iOS 13
  • 🤷‍♂️ May not work for everyone
  • 💰 Some users find it expensive for limited content
  • 🔄 Needs updates for modern OS

RespiRelax+

From 16 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Effective for anxiety management
  • 🧘‍♀️ Calming and relaxing experience
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🆓 Free to use
  • 🔒 Respects data privacy

Room to improve

  • 🎶 Old music preferred by many
  • 🔔 Aggressive end-of-session sound
  • 🔊 Sound issues reported
  • 📱 Lack of Apple Watch integration
  • 🎨 New design less appealing to some

Bugs and requests

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when selecting hypnosis session (iOS 13)
  • App not working after iOS updates
  • Features not accessible after iPhone update

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a day counter for not biting nails
  • More hypnosis messages/sessions
  • Ability to make notes and keep a diary
  • Update app design/look
  • Add a progress tracker

RespiRelax+

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Custom session timing not constant
  • Progressive sound option disappeared
  • Sound settings not remembered
  • Customization option not functional
  • Cannot use with headphones
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  • Sound not working on Apple devices
  • App rotation issue on iPad
  • Screen remains on after session
  • App cannot be deleted
  • Sound issues with new version
  • Grating sound at direction changes
  • Minor crackling sound

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable hold/apnea phases
  • Ability to combine sessions
  • Add duration of apnea for experts
  • Calendar/progress tracking
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  • Reminders for sessions
  • Option to choose old music/sounds
  • Vibrator mode for public use
  • Screen turns off automatically
  • More contrast in colors for low vision
  • Longer inhale/exhale duration (up to 15s)
  • Ability to hold breath between breaths
  • Choice of background music for relaxation
  • Full protocol including respiration, imagination, and positive feelings

In-app purchases

None

Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis

No in-app purchases

None

RespiRelax+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis free?
Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RespiRelax+ free?
RespiRelax+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis or RespiRelax+?
Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis is rated higher. Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while RespiRelax+ averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis or RespiRelax+ have ads?
Neither Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis nor RespiRelax+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis or RespiRelax+?
Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis ships an update every 6 months, and RespiRelax+ every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stop Nail Biting Hypnosis was updated on October 29, 2026 and RespiRelax+ on October 29, 2026.

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