Comparison

Pause Breathe Smile vs Shadowme

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

Shadowme

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Shadowme helps you train with real-time movement feedback using your phone camera. Improve your form in the moment with live visuals and audio cues across guided training and challenge sessions. Take on challenges, build your daily streak, earn XP, and grow your attributes over time. Shadowme adds progression to your training with systems designed to keep you consistent and motivated. Train with friends, join the community, and stay accountable through shared progress, competition, and support. Shadowme Pro unlocks deeper feedback and saved sessions so you can track improvement and sharpen your technique over time. Privacy Policy: https://shadowme.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pause Breathe Smile4 screens
Shadowme4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pause Breathe Smile at none against Shadowme's 2. Pause Breathe Smile also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.6). Shadowme's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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. Shadowme sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pause Breathe Smile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause Breathe Smile ships an update every 5 months, Shadowme every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Pause Breathe Smile versus Shadowme: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPause Breathe SmileShadowme
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB403 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrchid AppsDerek Orbaugh

In-app purchases

None

Pause Breathe Smile

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Shadowme

Subscriptions2
  • Shadowme Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Shadowme Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Pause Breathe Smile free?
Pause Breathe Smile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shadowme free?
Shadowme is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pause Breathe Smile or Shadowme have ads?
Neither Pause Breathe Smile nor Shadowme shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pause Breathe Smile or Shadowme?
Pause Breathe Smile ships an update every 5 months, and Shadowme every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pause Breathe Smile was updated on October 2, 2026 and Shadowme on October 24, 2026.

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