Comparison

The Breath SOURCE vs Transcend

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

Head to head
About

The Breath SOURCE

Explore diverse breathwork techniques guided by world-renowned masters. Reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance focus with science-backed and spiritual practices. Access live classes and structured programs tailored to your wellness goals.

Highlights
  • Guided breathwork sessions
  • 60+ styles of breathwork
  • Learn from world-renowned teachers
  • Programs for specific goals
  • Live breathwork classes
  • Breathwork by duration
Features
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Welcome to The Breath Source, the world’s first creator-owned breathing app where science meets spirituality and every inhale connects you to the teachers shaping the global breathwork movement. Whether you want to reduce stress, improve sleep, boost focus, enhance energy, or deepen your meditation practice, this all-in-one breathwork app puts the power of transformational breathing exercises in your hands - and lungs. Why The Breath Source Is Different: Unlike other breathing apps, The Breath Source is powered by the world’s top Breath Masters - real humans guiding you through authentic, science-backed, and soul-centered breathing practices. Discover 60+ Styles of Breathwork: Explore guided breath sessions and structured programs featuring modern science and ancient wisdom: • Coherence Breathing & Oxygen Advantage • SOMA Breath, Breath AS Medicine, Language of Breath • Pranayama, Kundalini, Wim Hof Method, and Box Breathing • Yoga Nidra, Meditation, and Sleep Breathing Techniques • Performance & Recovery Breathing for athletes, professionals, and biohackers Meet the Breath Masters: Learn from world-renowned teachers and performance experts including Ben Greenfield, Samantha Skelly, Jesse Coomer, Stig Severinsen, Niraj Naik,Travis Steffens, Ed Harrold, Jen Broyles, Bryan Mirabella, and dozens more - each offering their own unique approach to breath, body, and mind. Breathe for What You Need: The Breath Source adapts to your goals with hundreds of guided breathing exercises, programs and live classes that fit your schedule and energy: • Reduce stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm • Improve deep sleep, recovery, and relaxation • Boost energy, focus, and mental clarity • Build endurance and performance through functional breathing • Enhance mindfulness, spiritual connection, and self-awareness Inside the App: • Foundational Breathing Practices - simple daily resets for calm and balance • Breath Fixes - categories to help you find breathing exercises & practices by area of health • Live Classes - join teachers in real-time from anywhere in the world • Breath Minutes - pick your breathwork practice by time to maintain your daily routine • Programs - structured content to advance your breathing practice • Live Events powered by BreathXChange - COMING JNAUARY 2026 Your 7-Day Free Trial: Start your journey with a 7-day free trial - full access to all Breath Masters, programs, live classes, and premium content. Experience everything before you decide. After your trial, you’ll still enjoy free limited access to select 7- and 14-day breathing programs, with the option to subscribe anytime to unlock unlimited access. Subscription Options: • Monthly or Annual Full-Access Plans - unlock all premium features • Auto-renewal can be managed or canceled anytime through your App Store settings By subscribing, you’re not just joining an app - you’re joining a global breathwork community dedicated to conscious living, healing, and human potential. Breathe With Purpose: Every breath you take is a choice — a chance to regulate your nervous system, expand awareness, and return home to yourself. The Breath Source helps you remember how to use this power anytime, anywhere. Transform your life one conscious breath at a time. ________________________________________ Download The Breath Source today! Discover why thousands are calling it the most complete breathing app in the world - where every breath is medicine, and every session brings you back to the “Source”. ________________________________________ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Transcend

Reprogram your subconscious mind using brainwave science and AI-personalized content while you sleep. This app delivers goal-oriented suggestions and integrates new beliefs through unique audio and breathwork techniques for lasting transformation.

Highlights
  • Sleep programming with goal-oriented suggestions
  • Suggestive breathwork for stress reduction
  • Subliminal affirmations with Neural Stacking
  • AI-personalized content generation
  • Binaural beats and customizable soundscapes
  • Targets specific brainwave frequencies
Features
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Reprogram your subconscious mind while you sleep. Transcend uses brainwave science to create lasting change—not just temporary relaxation. Instead of generic meditation, we guide your mind toward specific frequencies to reach your subconscious and help install new beliefs, habits, and identities. ▸ SLEEP PROGRAMMING Goal-oriented suggestions delivered while you sleep, when your conscious "gatekeeper" is offline and your subconscious is most open. Wake up different. ▸ SUGGESTIVE BREATHWORK Shift out of stress (Beta) and into a receptive, relaxed state (Alpha). Our breathwork primes your mind for change before every session. ▸ SUBLIMINAL AFFIRMATIONS Integrate new beliefs into daily life with "Neural Stacking"—pairing affirmations with everyday tasks so change sticks. ▸ AI-PERSONALIZED CONTENT Advanced AI generates affirmations and suggestions tailored to YOUR goals—confidence, wealth, relationships, focus, or breaking a habit. ▸ BINAURAL BEATS & SOUNDSCAPES Customizable audio environments and voice guides to settle your mind into the right state. TRANSFORM EVERY AREA: • Stress & Anxiety • Confidence & Self-Esteem • Wealth & Abundance • Sleep & Relaxation • Relationships & Love • Health & Fitness • Focus & Productivity • Breaking Bad Habits • And 50+ more goals WHY IT WORKS: Your mind moves through different brainwave states. By guiding you toward Delta (deep sleep), Theta (subconscious access), and Alpha (relaxed receptivity), Transcend delivers suggestions when you're most open to change. Start with 10 free sessions. Transform your life today. Terms of Use: https://trancend.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://trancend.app/privacy/

Screenshots

The Breath SOURCE4 screens
Transcend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Breath SOURCE at none against Transcend's shown. The Breath SOURCE also leads on ratings volume (120 vs 1). Transcend's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. The Breath SOURCE sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Transcend sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Transcend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Breath SOURCE has 120 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of The Breath SOURCE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Transcend's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Breath SOURCE ships an update fortnightly, Transcend every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Breath SOURCE versus Transcend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Breath SOURCETranscend
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (120 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB272 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperThe Breath Source LLCTrancend LLC

Customer experience

The Breath SOURCE

All ratings120 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.8%

Transcend

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Breath SOURCE

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes when clicking multiple items
  • Videos stop playing after 15 seconds
  • Horizontal orientation causes app to close
  • Login issues and account creation problems
  • Admin blocked account errors
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  • Video playback freezing and stopping
  • General app instability and error messages

Requested features

9 requests
  • Search functionality to find specific sessions
  • Bookmark and favorites system for saving content
  • Watch history and last watched tracking
  • User feedback mechanism for teachers
  • Community forum for discussions and questions
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  • Better menu organization and navigation
  • More diverse and inclusive instructor roster
  • More female teachers and non-Western tradition representation
  • Improved app stability and bug fixes

Transcend

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

The Breath SOURCE

Subscriptions6
  • The Breath Source Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$8.791 Month
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$11.001 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription (Discount)7 Days trial$52.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$55.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
8 purchases

Transcend

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Transcend Premium Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Transcend Premium Membership3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Transcend Premium Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Transcend Premium Membership3 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is The Breath SOURCE free?
The Breath SOURCE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transcend free?
Transcend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Breath SOURCE or Transcend?
Transcend is rated higher. The Breath SOURCE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 120 ratings, while Transcend averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do The Breath SOURCE or Transcend have ads?
Transcend shows ads; The Breath SOURCE does not.
Which is updated more often, The Breath SOURCE or Transcend?
The Breath SOURCE ships an update fortnightly, and Transcend every 2 days. Most recently, The Breath SOURCE was updated on October 15, 2026 and Transcend on October 6, 2026.

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