RespiRelax+ vs Anti stress breathing exercise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized breathing programs
- Stress management exercises
- Cardiac coherence training
- Offline practice mode
- Adjustable session duration
- Soothing visual and sound environments
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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
Anti stress breathing exercise
This app guides you through heart coherence breathing exercises to reduce stress and anxiety naturally in just five minutes. Understand the benefits for your health and practice anytime, anywhere.
- Heart coherence breathing
- Stress and anxiety reduction
- 5-minute sessions
- Ergonomic design
- Practice anytime, anywhere
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In just five minutes, heart coherence breathing will help reduce stress and anxiety naturally. Stop wasting your time and come and discover the best breathing exercise: cardiac coherence. Simple and ergonomic, the Cardiac Coherence application will allow you to understand the natural benefits of cardiac coherence for your health. Do not hesitate to take a look at the full version which includes: animations, music, different breathing mode, inspiration and exhalation sounds, typical session diagrams and many others: itms-apps://itunes.apple .com/app/id1478760034, it is available for macOS and iOS. Practice where and when you want! The app is set to a 4 second inspiration for 6 second expiration pattern, this is the best setting to effectively reduce stress and anxiety during a cardiac coherence session. Why do you need to do cardiac coherence? Cardiac coherence is a fast and very effective practice to reduce stress and anxiety, and also allows long-term control of his emotions. The goal of cardiac coherence couldn't be simpler, just breathe in cycles of 4 seconds of inspiration for 6 seconds of expiration. In the long term, cardiac coherence brings significant benefits as for the practice of meditation. Among other things, we find a reduction in symptoms of depression, and a reduction in blood pressure. For the immediate future, many effects will be felt, which is why the practice of cardiac coherence has many followers. Here are some of its immediate effects: - Physical and mental appeasement. - Increase in the amplitude of cardiac variability. - Decreased cortisol (stress hormone, many negative effects at a high rate). - Increased secretion of DHEA (anti aging). - Improved memory and coordination. - Increased secretion of serotonin and dopamine. Cardiac coherence is an excellent introduction to meditation, but also a very good complement to it. Ideally, it is recommended to do 3 sessions of cardiac coherence per day, that is 15 minutes of practice. It is really little in view of the benefits of the practice of this one. For example, you can do one session in the morning when you wake up before going to work, another at noon to mark the break, as well as a last one when you come home in the evening to relax from your day. Finally, these are only our recommendations, it is up to you to put together your own program according to your needs and desires. Do not forget the many benefits of the practice, it will allow you to keep yourself constantly motivated not to slack off the practice. We sincerely and wholeheartedly hope that the application will please you, it was designed with simplicity and beauty to satisfy each of our users. We remain at your disposal to improve our application, so do not hesitate to contact us and especially to leave a note to thank us for the work on the application. Scientific studies : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179616/ https://www.passeportsante.net/fr/Therapies/Guide/Fiche.aspx?doc=la-coherence-cardiaque
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Anti stress breathing exercise at 4.9 against RespiRelax+'s 4.1. RespiRelax+'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Anti stress breathing exercise holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 40 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of RespiRelax+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Anti stress breathing exercise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RespiRelax+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Anti stress breathing exercise every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RespiRelax+ | Anti stress breathing exercise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) | 4.9 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 67.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Les Thermes d'Allevard | Maxime Tant |
Customer experience
RespiRelax+
Anti stress breathing exercise
Bugs and requests
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
Anti stress breathing exercise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RespiRelax+
No in-app purchases
Anti stress breathing exercise
No in-app purchases
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