BWK vs PulseWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BWK
Guided breathwork sessions designed to calm, clear, and energize your mind and body. Explore various session types for stress relief, emotional processing, and self-discovery with accompanying artwork and music.
- Heart-centered guided breathwork
- Calming, clearing, and energizing sessions
- Artwork matching session energy
- Sessions for stress, trauma, and emotions
- Filter by session length (short, medium, long)
- Active, Relaxation, and Mixed session types
- Self-discovery themes
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In this app you’ll find heart-centered professionally guided Breathwork sessions to calm, clear, and energize. The breaths are easy to follow with intuitively chosen music. Each Breathwork Session comes with an artwork that matches the energy signature of the recording to better help you assimilate and integrate. Sessions are created to be highly effective; even a couple minutes will help regulate your nervous system, feel calm and energetic, clear heavy emotions and energy, and process trauma. This app is the perfect accompaniment to your daily routine, and the more consistently you use it, the more effective it becomes. Sessions are intentionally created to achieve certain goals. You can also filter the sessions depending on how much time you have: Short (0 - 10 minutes), Medium (15 - 30 minutes), and Long (30+ minutes). Here’s a sneak peak into the app: Active Sessions Sessions with more active, faster breaths designed to release stress, heavy energy, emotions, trauma, and clear out your body. In these sessions, you will shift your state of being and return to a state of rest. Highly effective to help you clear and balance your nervous system, returning to a natural state of self-regulation. Relaxation Sessions Created to help you completely relax through your natural breath, without any active breathing. Great for a reprieve in the middle of the day or to help you drift off to sleep. Mixed Sessions If you’re looking to gently de-stress but still need a little release, these sessions are for you. Intentionally created with slow, slightly active breaths, this combination will lower your heart rate, regulate your nervous system, and clear your body just enough so you can fully relax. Self-Discovery Many of the sessions are named with a theme. These are perfect if you’re on a journey of self-discovery, self-love and greater connection with yourself. Deepen your connection with yourself, develop your intuition, trust yourself, gain insights, and release any beliefs and stories holding you back. Something for Everyone: There’s something here for everyone. No matter what your need is, through the breath you can shift your state of being and change the way you feel, respond and experience the world. All sessions created with love and intention, designed to ignite and empower the healer within you. YOU are the magic, and you access it through your breath. Still not sure if it’s for you? This app is for anyone who is or has experienced: - Anxiety - Stress - Overworked - Trauma - On Edge - Discontent - Grief - Shame - Strong, heavy emotions - Negative self-talk - Discontent This app is for anyone who desires to feel: - Less Stress - Balanced - Release anxiety - Calm - Collected - Increase self-love through your connection with yourself - Heal from trauma - Reclaim your energy - Release heavy emotions and energy - More intimate with your partner - Increase your intuition and trust within yourself Ready to try it out? Even 5 minutes of conscious breathing helps. I promise you, after 30 days you will feel like a new person! Privacy policy: https://breathewithkatelyn.com/privacy-policy/ End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PulseWave
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Follow the orb at a steady 5–5 breathing rhythm (six breaths per minute). Choose a 30-, 60-, or 120-second Guided Reset, then explore longer breathing sessions when you want. Choose 30, 60, or 120 seconds. Follow the orb at a steady 5–5 rhythm, with optional sound and haptics. Finish the pause, then return to what you were doing. GO DEEPER WHEN YOU WANT TO - Guided practices: follow tapping points step by step, choose a longer meditation, or explore hypnosis journeys while staying in control. - Night routines: combine narrated sleep sessions, wind-down programs, journaling, and soft sounds. - Make it yours: mix a live soundscape, use private mood check-ins, and notice patterns over time. TWO WAYS TO BREATHE Guided Reset is the immediate option: start a default 5–5 rhythm for 30, 60, or 120 seconds. Breathing Sessions are the deeper option, with more protocols, longer durations, voice, haptic, and sound choices. FREE AND PREMIUM Breathwork is free to start. Premium unlocks the deeper library, custom sound creator, offline-friendly tools, and private coaching features. PRIVACY BY CHOICE No advertising or cross-app tracking. No named account is required. Journal and mood entries stay on the device by default and sync only after separate consent. PulseWave uses an anonymous Firebase identity and RevenueCat for requested account and subscription functionality. PulseWave is a wellness app, not a medical device or clinical service. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition. If you have a medical, cardiovascular, sleep, or mental health concern, consult a qualified professional. PulseWave Premium is available as a monthly or annual auto-renewable subscription. New eligible users may start the annual plan with a 7-day free trial; the monthly plan has no free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/pulsewave/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.highroadsoftware.com/apps/pulsewave/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PulseWave at weekly against BWK's every 2 months. 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
Both are free to download. BWK sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PulseWave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
BWK ships an update every 2 months, PulseWave weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BWK | PulseWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KateLyn Costa, LLC | HighRoad Software |
In-app purchases
BWK
- Monthly, $4.99$4.991 Month
- Annual, $44.99$44.991 Year
PulseWave
- PulseWave Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PulseWave Premium Yearly14 Days trial$29.991 Year









