Upspace vs Coherence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upspace
This app is a social platform designed to enhance your well-being across fitness, nutrition, and faith. It connects you with content, creators, and a community focused on personal growth, utilizing technology to help you achieve your health goals.
- Personalized content recommendations
- Series for saving and sharing content
- Direct messaging with creators and friends
- Community focused on health goals
- Content on fitness, food, and faith
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Upspace is social media to level UP your health. Level UP your fitness, food, and faith. Content, creators, and community all focused on leveling UP by tapping into the God-given technology within you. An algorithm that recommends content for your goals based on your evolving interests in health. Create a series to save content to watch later or share it directly with friends. DM creators and friends directly. And more. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Coherence
Master your nervous system through guided breathwork. Access over 500 breathing patterns to shift your state, from calm and focus to energy and sleep. Connect with a global community in live sessions and create custom routines.
- Nervous system interface via breath
- Shift states: calm, focus, energy, sleep
- Daily global live breathing sessions
- 500+ research-backed breathing patterns
- Custom breathing sequence creator
- Progress tracking and stats
- Community features and leaderboards
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YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, ON DEMAND Coherence is a nervous system interface. Using the science of breath, shift into calm, focus, or energy in minutes. Your breath is the only autonomic function you can consciously control - a direct line to your nervous system. Coherence gives you the patterns to use it. SHIFT YOUR STATE - Calm: Activate your parasympathetic system to release stress - Focus: Enter alert relaxation for deep work - Energy: Stimulate your system for peak performance - Sleep: Downregulate for faster, deeper rest BREATHE WITH THE WORLD Join the Daily Sync - a live global session where people worldwide breathe together in perfect unison. Watch participants appear around a real-time 3D Earth. Set an intention. Experience collective coherence. 500+ BREATHING PATTERNS Techniques selected from peer-reviewed research and proven traditions: - Coherence: Heart-brain synchronization (5.5s rhythm) - Box Breath: Used by Navy SEALs for composure under pressure - 4-7-8: Vagal activation for rapid calm - Physiological Sigh: The fastest way to reduce stress - Vortex: Fibonacci-based energizing sequence - Tummo: Traditional Tibetan inner heat practice - Sleep, Focus, Energy patterns and more CREATE YOUR OWN Build custom breathing sequences with our visual editor. Set phase durations, add music from Spotify or Apple Music, record your own voice guidance, and share with the community. TRACK YOUR REGULATION - Streaks and daily practice stats - Session history and insights - Weekly progress visualization - Level progression system COMPETE & CONNECT - Weekly leagues with promotion and demotion - Global leaderboards - User profiles and friends - Invite others to sync sessions DESIGNED FOR FOCUS - Minimalist dark interface - Zen mode fades the UI so nothing distracts you - Beautiful animations guide your breath - Sonic cues keep you on rhythm - Works with screen off - Works in airplane mode SUBSCRIPTION All features require an active subscription: - Monthly: $9.99/month - Annual: $39.99/year (3-day free trial) - Cancel anytime in App Store settings Take control of your nervous system. Terms of Use: https://www.coherencebreath.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.coherencebreath.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Upspace at free with in-app purchases against Coherence's subscription. Coherence's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (84% vs 71%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Upspace sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month and Coherence sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Upspace against 4.8 for Coherence. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 129 and 566 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Upspace's written reviews are positive against 84% of Coherence's.
Upspace ships an update fortnightly, Coherence every 4 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Upspace | Coherence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (129 ratings) | 4.8 (566 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 129 | 566 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Squad Technologies LLC | John Sweeney |
Customer experience
Upspace
Coherence
User reviews
Upspace
From 129 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for health and wellness
- 🚀 Helps users grow and level up
- 💡 Focuses on real growth, not trends
- 🌟 Provides real-life value and practical tools
- 🤝 Connects users with like-minded individuals
Room to improve
- 💸 Paid subscription required for content
- 🤷♂️ Difficulty scrolling through random posts
- 📉 Some users find it too expensive
- 💔 Mentions of revealing clothing content
- ❓ Concerns about free trial billing
Coherence
From 566 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent accessibility and interface
- 🚀 Great integration into daily routine
- 👍 Amazing experience and awesome sequences
- 👍 Breathwork is one of the best things for health
- 👍 Helps cut down on vices, boost vibes, and be a smooth operator
Bugs and requests
Upspace
Reported bugs
5 issues- Charged after free trial offer (fraudulent billing)
- Delete account function not working
- Black screen on app launch
- App crashes or kicks users out
- App not fully viewable on iPhone SE
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to 'like' videos to save them
- Option to filter out or hide specific creators
- Cheaper pro version
Coherence
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Upspace
- Upspace Pro1 Month trial$6.491 Month
- Ella Dane$7.491 Month
- Becoming Conscious7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- The Fit Ging$11.491 Month
- Upspace Pro$12.001 Month
- Upspace Pro1 Month trial$12.991 Month
- Upspace Pro7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- The Foundation$14.991 Month
- Aisha Zaza$14.991 Month
- Upspace Pro7 Days trial$18.001 Month
- PMZ Performance$19.991 Month
- ThetaBreath14 Days trial$30.001 Month
- Creator Pro Monthly2 variants$33.001 Month
- Upspace Pro$36.001 Year
- Upspace Pro$48.001 Year
- Dopamining$50.001 Month
- Bray$55.001 Month
- Creator Pro Yearly$99.001 Year
- Creator Pro Annual$99.001 Year
- Dopamining1 Month trial$100.001 Month
Coherence
- Coherence Monthly Membership$14.991 Month
- Coherence Membership3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Coherence Friend Pass14 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Coherence Membership$69.991 Year
- Coherence Membership1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Coherence3 Months trial$69.991 Year









