Comparison

Sym Breathing vs Soothear

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

Head to head
About

Sym Breathing

This app offers guided breathwork to help you achieve a calm and balanced state. It uses a steady 5.5-second inhale/exhale rhythm to reduce stress, improve focus, and enhance well-being. Features include customizable cues, daily affirmations, and a night mode for sleep.

Highlights
  • Guided 5.5-second inhale/exhale rhythm
  • Customizable audio, visual, and haptic cues
  • Daily affirmations for positive mindset
  • Night mode for reduced blue light
  • Seamless audio integration with other apps
  • Effortless session initiation
Features
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SYM BREATHING A simple way to slow down, breathe evenly, and find a calmer rhythm. Sym Breathing guides you through a balanced 5.5-second inhale and 5.5-second exhale using smooth visual, audio, and haptic cues. This slow, even rhythm is commonly known as coherent breathing or resonant breathing. Choose a session length, tap the breathing sphere, and follow along. No complicated routines. No overwhelming controls. Just a simple breathing practice you can return to whenever you need a few quiet minutes. GUIDED BREATHING, YOUR WAY Follow the expanding and contracting breathing sphere, listen for gentle audio cues, feel subtle haptic feedback, or combine all three. Choose the guidance that works best for you and your surroundings. A SIMPLE, BALANCED RHYTHM Sym Breathing uses a 5.5-second inhale and 5.5-second exhale, approximately 5.5 breaths per minute. The app keeps the rhythm for you, so you can focus on breathing instead of counting seconds or watching a clock. CHOOSE YOUR SESSION Select a breath count for a defined practice or choose an open-ended session and breathe for as long as you like. DAILY AFFIRMATIONS Begin with a daily affirmation that offers a brief moment of positive reflection before your breathing practice. NIGHT MODE Switch to a warm red interface for a softer visual experience in low-light environments or before bed. LISTEN TO YOUR OWN AUDIO Keep listening to music, ambient sounds, podcasts, or other audio while you breathe. Adjust the breathing cue volume independently to create the experience you prefer. COHERENT BREATHING Slow, balanced breathing practices are commonly used for relaxation, mindfulness, stress management, and supporting autonomic regulation. Research has also explored resonant breathing in relation to heart rate variability, or HRV. Sym Breathing makes this practice easy to follow by guiding each inhale and exhale for you. PREMIUM Unlock all premium features with a monthly or annual subscription. The annual subscription includes a 7-day free trial. Unless canceled before the trial ends, the subscription automatically renews at the displayed annual price. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled through your App Store account settings. HEALTH DISCLAIMER Sym Breathing is intended for general wellness, relaxation, and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you experience discomfort or dizziness while practicing breathwork, stop the session. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before beginning a new wellness practice if you have questions or concerns about your health. TERMS OF USE (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Breathe slowly. Find your rhythm.

About

Soothear

Features
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This app is designed to make your ears and mind to relax. We often meet a lot of noise in our everyday life, and when we go to sleep we hear that silence a bit to well. Some sounds are meant to take away that strained silence and to make your mind not running in circles. Soothear got you covered with just this. Designed for strained ears and add-minds with trouble sleeping or relaxing. With a fireplace, some rain, waves, wind and bird-sounds you can create your own perfect mix. You can also pan the audio to the either left or right to make the audio feel even more reel if you have a stereo or a pair of headphones. Would you like to listen to your podcast over the sound of waves hitting the shore? Why not? Soothear is playing even if you go to another application, and even when listening to for example Spotify or Apple Music. Since we care about audio you don't get 150 different samples to choose from. We handpick the best one for you. Download, pull up the volume-slider, and start relaxing.

Screenshots

Sym Breathing4 screens
Soothear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Soothear at none against Sym Breathing's 3. Soothear also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Sym Breathing's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sym Breathing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Soothear asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sym Breathing versus Soothear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSym BreathingSoothear
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel LubbersMÄK AB

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sym Breathing

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annually7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
None

Soothear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sym Breathing free?
Sym Breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Soothear free?
Soothear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sym Breathing or Soothear have ads?
Soothear shows ads; Sym Breathing does not.

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