Comparison

Pause Breathe Smile vs Pause Line

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

Head to head
About

Pause Breathe Smile

This app offers mindfulness resources for educators and families, featuring meditations for children, teens, and adults in English and te reo Māori. It supports educators in delivering a New Zealand-based mindfulness program and provides free access to 'At Home' meditations for personal wellbeing.

Highlights
  • Meditations for children, teens, and adults
  • Te reo Māori and English language options
  • Mindfulness bell sound
  • Educator-specific lesson support
  • At Home meditation selections
Features
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The Pause Breathe Smile app is primarily for educators who have trained in Aotearoa New Zealand’s own locally designed schools’ mindfulness-based programme; Pause Breathe Smile. The app is designed to support educator’s delivery of the programme’s lessons to tamariki in the classroom. This content is behind the login screen and access is provided to participants of our training only. The Pause Breathe Smile professional development training is proudly funded for New Zealand Primary and Intermediate schools by Southern Cross. Free access to our At Home meditation selections are available to everyone. We encourage you to find time within your day or week to sprinkle a little mindfulness and grow your wellbeing. We want to empower tamariki and their whanau to practice mindfulness wherever they may be. Whether your child has been taught Pause Breathe Smile at school, or you just want to try some mindfulness for yourself – this app is for you! Each meditation has been designed and directed by mindfulness experts with decades of experience and training. App features Meditations for children, teens and adults in te reo Māori and English (Home) Mindfulness bell sound (All) Meditations to support lessons 1 – 7 in te reo Māori and English (Educators only) Beyond Lesson 8 extension practices (Educators only) Educator wellbeing (Educators only) Pause Breathe Smile is a uniquely New Zealand mind health programme designed to equip children aged 5 to 12 with tools to manage the ups and downs of life and set them up for a healthy future. Primarily delivered in schools, by educators, it is evidence-based, curriculum-aligned and funded by Southern Cross. Southern Cross’ involvement makes it possible for Pause Breathe Smile to be made available free of charge to any Primary or Intermediate school in New Zealand as well as other eligible organisations who work with children. We are very grateful for their support and commitment to healthy minds. Each individual trained receives a printed Educators Handbook and ongoing access to online resources in the Pātaka - member’s area of the website and membership access to this app. Research findings show that Pause Breathe Smile: • Increases calmness • Improves focus & attention • Enhances self-awareness • Improves conflict resolution skills • Develops positive relationships • Reduces teacher stress • Statistically significant increases in childhood wellbeing • Improves focus, perseverance, helpfulness and self-motivation • Reduces apprehension, anxiety and pessimism "The Pause Breathe Smile app is a fantastic new tool to support teachers to deliver the programme in schools - and it’s in both English and Te Reo. It’s also available to anyone to use, with mindfulness sessions for both children and adults. I’m using it each morning to get the day off to a great start, wherever I happen to be!" Sir Ashley Bloomfield App support Website www.pausebreathesmile.nz Email support@pausebreathesmile.nz

About

Pause Line

Features
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When workplace pressure hits, Pause Line gives you the clarity to respond with authority—not react under stress. In high-stakes professional moments—after a difficult email, before a tense meeting, during an overwhelming day—your response matters. Pause Line helps you regain composure in under 3 minutes so you can protect your professional positioning. WHAT PAUSE LINE DOES • Stabilize — Guided breathing and grounding exercises calm your nervous system with a 3D breathing sphere and ambient visuals • Orient — Clarity prompts help you see what's actually happening, what's required now, and what can wait • Position — Choose your response posture: respond now, later, or not at all—with boundary awareness • Drift — An optional mode for when you just need to decompress with gentle, ambient water visuals DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS Pause Line speaks your language—direct, clear, no therapy-talk. No "healing journeys" or "inner child" language. Just practical tools for people whose words, tone, and timing matter. COMPLETELY PRIVATE • Works 100% offline • No account required • No data collection • Sessions leave no trace • Nothing is stored, synced, or tracked FEATURES • 3D breathing sphere with smooth animations • Multiple grounding techniques • Orientation prompts for clarity • Response timing guidance • Drift mode with ambient water scene • Session history (local only) • Home screen widget for quick access • 9 languages supported • Full VoiceOver accessibility • Dark mode throughout WHO IT'S FOR Knowledge workers, managers, individual contributors, founders—anyone in a high-responsibility role where professional composure is essential. Use it after disrespect, during overwhelm, when facing boundary pressure, before emotional risk, or when uncertain how to respond. WHAT IT'S NOT Pause Line is not therapy, not wellness coaching, not HR tools, not crisis intervention. It's a professional composure tool—nothing more, nothing less. Take a pause. Respond with clarity.

Screenshots

Pause Breathe Smile4 screens
Pause Line4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pause Breathe Smile at 13.4 against Pause Line's 16.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Pause Breathe Smile versus Pause Line: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause Breathe SmilePause Line
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrchid AppsVASSIM RAHIM

In-app purchases

None

Pause Breathe Smile

No in-app purchases

None

Pause Line

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pause Breathe Smile free?
Pause Breathe Smile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pause Line free?
Pause Line is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pause Breathe Smile or Pause Line have ads?
Neither Pause Breathe Smile nor Pause Line shows ads.

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