Comparison

Cloudwatching® Method vs Aria Breath

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

Head to head
About

Cloudwatching® Method

This app offers a unique open-eye meditation practice rooted in nature. It guides users to find calm by looking at the sky, emphasizing comfort and ease without breath control or thought suppression. The app supports daily ritual with guided sessions, intention setting, journaling, and flexible timing.

Highlights
  • Open-eye sky meditation
  • Guided sessions
  • Intention setting
  • Reflection journaling
  • Flexible timer
  • Gentle progress tracking
Features
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You do not need to turn away from the world to practice mindfulness. You rest inside it. Cloudwatching® is an open-eye sky meditation rooted in nature. Lie down, look up, and gently rest your eyes on the open sky. This practice emphasizes comfort and safety, so you can rest in a way that feels supported and easy. The body settles first, and the mind follows. The sky becomes your meditation space. No breath control. No effort. No need to quiet your thoughts. Find calm through lying down, panoramic vision, and natural light, informed by research on rest, vision, light, and awe. Five minutes is enough for many people. How the app supports your practice: The Cloudwatching® app helps turn this simple experience into a daily ritual. • Softly guided sessions to help you settle in and begin • Intention setting to focus on what matters most to you • Reflection journaling to capture insights and subtle shifts • A flexible timer that works with real life • Gentle tracking to help you notice your rhythm over time No pressure. No streaks. No performance. If you feel drawn to nature and curious about mindfulness, Cloudwatching offers a different way in. Rest. Look up. Let the sky do the work. PRIVACY POLICY https://www.thecloudwatchingmethod.com/privacy TERMS OF USE https://www.thecloudwatchingmethod.com/terms

About

Aria Breath

Guide your breathing with specially composed music to achieve deep states of calm and well-being. Explore a vast library of original breath-pacing tracks, courses, and visual meditations designed to enhance your mindfulness practice.

Highlights
  • Breath-pacing musical guidance
  • Extensive library of original tracks
  • Multiple breathing speeds
  • Visual meditations
  • In-depth courses
  • Transformational challenges
Features
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Match the pace of your breathing with specially-created musical guidance to unlock deep states of calm! Listen, breathe… feel good! Access the world’s largest library of original breath-pacing music today! Download Aria Breath, choose your membership and breathe in time with specially designed musical meditations to unlock deep states of calm, bliss, and healing. • The simplest and most enjoyable way of achieving deep, restorative calm • Hundreds of beautiful tracks to choose from • Multiple breathing speeds • Stunning visual meditations • In-depth Courses • Transformational Challenges • Based on extensive interviews with pioneering research scientists • Recommended by the leaders in breathwork • Exclusive interviews with experts HOW IT WORKS Change the one thing that changes everything… your breath is the only part of your autonomic nervous system that you can control, but by changing the breath, you change the rest of the system. Slow breathing brings your heart rate down and stimulates the calming effects of the parasympathetic nervous system. But that’s only the beginning. The simple act of slow, deep breathing has been shown to have many astounding health benefits. These benefits are increased when slowing the breath down to between 5 and 6 breaths per minute, sometimes called the “resonance frequency” or the “resonance range” by scientists. It is not only good for our health to breathe at this speed; it’s also an reliable way to enter deep, calm meditative states that can seem so elusive with mindfulness alone. Aria Breath aims to make this practice simple and enjoyable by using music to guide the breath. Working with over 30 different musical artists from around the world, we have created hundreds of calming musical options. But that’s not all, Aria Breath also includes in-depth courses and fun challenges designed to help you stay motivated and master the subtleties of this transformative practice. In case that isn’t enough, we have also designed beautiful visual meditations and music videos in which hypnotic and creative animations guide and support your breathing too. This app is for members of Aria Breath to access hundreds of slow breathing music tracks. Aria Breath also offers a teacher’s license for those who wish to learn how to use the music professionally, please visit the website for more details. BACKGROUND This project has been designed by award-winning health author Tom Granger, in line with the latest research into slow, diaphragmatic breathing. You can even watch Tom’s interviews with expert researchers from all around the world inside the app. You can save your favourite tracks into your own special peaceful playlist for quick access. You can also download the tracks you love into the app so that they are accessible offline. TRUSTED & ENDORSED BY THE EXPERTS IN BREATHWORK! – Dr Belisa Vranich – James Nestor – Patrick McKeown – Mike Maher – Jesse Coomer – Dr Ela Manga And many more!

Screenshots

Cloudwatching® Method4 screens
Aria Breath4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cloudwatching® Method at none against Aria Breath's shown. Cloudwatching® Method also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Aria Breath's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (21 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cloudwatching® Method against 5.0 for Aria Breath. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Cloudwatching® Method's written reviews are positive against 97% of Aria Breath's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudwatching® Method ships an update monthly, Aria Breath every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cloudwatching® Method versus Aria Breath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudwatching® MethodAria Breath
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better97.2% of reviews
Number of ratings621 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB90 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCloudwatching LLCBreathing Innovation Limited

Customer experience

Cloudwatching® Method

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Aria Breath

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.8%

Bugs and requests

Cloudwatching® Method

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aria Breath

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Videos stuck loading

In-app purchases

None

Cloudwatching® Method

No in-app purchases

None

Aria Breath

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cloudwatching® Method free?
Cloudwatching® Method is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aria Breath free?
Aria Breath is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cloudwatching® Method or Aria Breath?
Cloudwatching® Method and Aria Breath are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 21 ratings respectively.
Do Cloudwatching® Method or Aria Breath have ads?
Aria Breath shows ads; Cloudwatching® Method does not.
Which is updated more often, Cloudwatching® Method or Aria Breath?
Cloudwatching® Method ships an update monthly, and Aria Breath every 3 months. Most recently, Cloudwatching® Method was updated on October 10, 2026 and Aria Breath on October 21, 2026.

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