Sym Breathing vs Cadra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Cadra
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Structured cycling training plans that work with power, heart rate, or just how the ride feels. Cadra builds you a real training plan periodized, progressive, and scheduled around the days you can actually ride. Then it coaches you through every workout, interval by interval. YOUR PLAN, YOUR SCHEDULE Tell Cadra your goal, your experience, and which days you're free to ride. It builds a training block around that, with rest days where they belong. Get busy or feel rough? Skip a workout or move it to another day, and the rest of the plan adjusts around the change. TRAIN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE Every workout gives you a target in whichever metric you actually use. Power targets scale to your FTP. Heart rate targets scale to your zones. And if you have neither, effort-based targets work with nothing but your bike. Most training apps assume you own a power meter; Cadra doesn't. WORKOUTS WITH A PURPOSE Every session comes from a library of structured workouts built on established coaching practice — sweet spot blocks, threshold work, VO2max intervals, tempo, and honest Zone 2 endurance. Nothing is filler. Every interval is there for a reason, and the app tells you what that reason is. A COACH IN YOUR EAR Coach Marcus talks you through each interval: when to go, when to back off, how long is left. Audio cues play over your music or podcast and keep running with your phone locked, so you can put the phone in your pocket and just ride. LIVE DATA WHILE YOU RIDE Pair any Bluetooth heart rate monitor for live zone feedback, or enter your zones manually. A Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island shows your current zone and elapsed time without unlocking your phone. SEE THE WORK ADD UP Weekly volume, completed sessions, and your progress through the current training block. You can see the plan you're on, the work you've done, and what's coming next. WHO CADRA IS FOR - Riders who want structure instead of going out and hammering - Anyone building toward a gran fondo, century, or first big event - Cyclists getting back into shape or starting again from scratch - Riders with a power meter, riders with a strap, and riders with neither - People who want a coach's plan without a coach's price Cadra Pro unlocks full plan access. Subscription renews automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://cadradev-a11y.github.io/cadra-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://cadradev-a11y.github.io/cadra-privacy-policy/terms.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cadra at 16.2 against Sym Breathing's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sym Breathing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cadra sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sym Breathing | Cadra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Lubbers | Ty Edmeades |
In-app purchases
Sym Breathing
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annually7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
Cadra
- Cadra Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Cadra Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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