Comparison

Paced Breathing vs 99 Days Reset

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

Head to head
About

Paced Breathing

This app guides users through breathing exercises using visual, audio, and haptic cues. It helps with stress relief, meditation, lung strengthening, and falling asleep. Join thousands of users who find daily calm and improved well-being.

Highlights
  • Adjustable inhale, hold, exhale timing
  • Visual, audio, and haptic cues
  • Heart monitoring (heart rate, HRV, coherence)
  • Ramp mode for gradual timing changes
  • Session tracking and streaks
  • Background playback
Features
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Featured in James Nestor’s best-selling book, Breath, Paced Breathing uses visual, audio and haptic cues to guide you through your practice. Whether meditating, strengthening your lungs or simply relaxing - join the thousands who love using Paced Breathing everyday! USES * Relieve Stress * Meditate — (especially good for Kundalini, Hatha, Pranayama) * Strengthen Lungs — (improve lung capacity & aid recovery) * Falling Asleep FEATURES * Adjustable timing for inhale, hold, exhale, & hold * Heart monitoring: heart rate, HRV, & coherence (PB+) * Ramp mode: gradually change breath times * Visual, audio, & vibrate cues * Reminders / notifications (PB+) * Background playback * Playlists for multiple breath presets * Streaks, goals, & session tracking (PB+) HEALTH BENEFITS Regular breathing practices have been shown to help improve your: * Cardiovascular health [1][2][3] * Relaxation [2] * Stress responses [1][4][5] * Mood [1] * Attention [4] * Alzheimer's risk [6] FROM THE DEVELOPER I’m Mihai, an engineer born in Romania & raised in Michigan. My ideal day is working on apps to help others, like Paced Breathing. Someday I hope I can work on apps like these full time! Hearing from users makes my day, so shoot me an email with requests, bugs, things you like, or just your story: mihai@pacedbreathing.com! USER FEEDBACK * "The best breathing app out there (I've tried 12 apps, this is the only one that works for me). I have recommended it to over 100 people over the 7 years I've been using it. I use it at least 5 x a week. Gives me instant calm" — R. Hall * "LOVE this app. Very simple and easy to use. You can set time for inhale, exhale, and pause after each if you wish. You can watch it or listen…Thank you! Ads Not intrusive. Ads turn off when the app is active” — Denise * "This is a wonderfully simple app. The default sound tone is just right for me and I like that I get to set the volume and it stays there whether or not the volume of the phone ring or other apps are different" — Eleanor * "I've never written something like this in a review but... I love whoever wrote this app :-) Gets to the point in 0.2 s. No long annoying splash screens. No attempts to extort money... Super reliable, simple and 100% effective. I was looking for something that would let me take some breaks during normal meditation to do some controlled breathing, for example our most natural pattern - continuous 5.5 s inhale, 5.5 exhale. works perfect! BRAVO. A lesson to all developers how to make useful apps!" — Adam CITATIONS * [1] Study published in Front Public Health (2017) shows slow rhythmic breathing decreased blood pressure response to stress & improved mood: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5575449 * [2] Study in PLOS ONE (2019) shows slow paced breathing can improve relaxation & cardiovascular function: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218550 * [3] Study in American Journal of Cardiology (2002) shows slow, paced breathing can significantly reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16129818/ * [4] Study in Frontiers in Psychology (2017) shows diaphragmatic breathing improves attention, reduces negative affect, & lowers stress in healthy adults: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00874/full * [5] Study in Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (2005) shows benefits of Sudarshan Kriya, a specific yogic breathing practice, in treating stress, anxiety, & depression: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2005.11.189 * [6] Study in Nature Scientific Reports (2023) shows slow paced breathing counters pathways that lead to Alzheimer’s disease: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30167-0 DISCLAIMER App not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent medical conditions. Consult a healthcare professional before starting a breathing practice, especially if you have pre-existing health conditions.

About

99 Days Reset

Features
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99 Days Reset helps you break free from unwanted habits by removing distractions before they become a problem. Your goal is simple. Stay consistent for 99 days. Check in every day, be honest with yourself, and keep going. The app is designed to help you build better habits and make staying on track easier over time. Features 99 Day Reset Track your progress and stay accountable with a simple daily check in. Always Block Adult Websites Adult websites stay blocked at all times through a carefully designed blocking system that's made to be difficult to bypass. Intentional Mode Block the apps that trigger your habits before they become a problem. Intentional Mode helps eliminate distractions at the source so you rely less on willpower and more on your environment. Failed Mode If you relapse, Failed Mode temporarily locks your selected apps, making it much harder to immediately fall back into old habits. Private by Design Everything stays on your device. No account. No social feed. No public profile. 99 Days Reset is a self improvement tool. It is not therapy or medical treatment.

Screenshots

Paced Breathing4 screens
99 Days Reset4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paced Breathing at Free against 99 Days Reset's $1.99. Paced Breathing also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 99 Days Reset's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Paced Breathing is free to download; 99 Days Reset costs $1.99 up front. Paced Breathing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 99 Days Reset asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paced Breathing ships an update every 2 weeks, 99 Days Reset fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Paced Breathing versus 99 Days Reset: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaced Breathing99 Days Reset
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (238 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings238 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPaced Breathing LLCdario demenga

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Paced Breathing

Subscriptions4
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 month)$1.991 Month
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • PacedBreathing+ (1 year)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • PacedBreathing+ (1 year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

99 Days Reset

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paced Breathing free?
Paced Breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 99 Days Reset free?
99 Days Reset costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paced Breathing or 99 Days Reset have ads?
Paced Breathing shows ads; 99 Days Reset does not.
Which is updated more often, Paced Breathing or 99 Days Reset?
Paced Breathing ships an update every 2 weeks, and 99 Days Reset fortnightly. Most recently, Paced Breathing was updated on October 27, 2026 and 99 Days Reset on October 20, 2026.

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