Comparison

Strength Tracker vs Breath

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

Head to head
About

Strength Tracker

Log your gym workouts to monitor progress and achieve fitness goals. Features include AI-generated plans, rest timers, exercise form videos, and progress visualization. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit for seamless tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered workout plan generation
  • Intuitive workout logging interface
  • Rest timers and time-based exercise timers
  • Exercise form demonstration videos
  • Estimated one-rep max calculation
  • Progress visualization and insights
  • Apple Watch and HealthKit integration
Features
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The best way to know whether you're making progress in the gym is to track it. If you’re not writing down your milestones, you’ll just forget about them. Use Maxine to keep track of every exercise you do, and keep an eye on your growth. You’ll know exactly how fast you’re growing, helping you reach your fitness goals faster and with confidence. Set goals, gain insights and understand how you can achieve your gym goals. You’ll immediately know whether you’re approaching your previous record, or whether you’re about to set a new personal best. See exactly when you performed an exercise last so you know when it’s time to hit another leg day because you’ve been skipping it for far too long. Throw away your notebooks and spreadsheets and start tracking with Maxine. The simplest, most straightforward tracker for the gym. FEATURES - Build workout plans and use the built-in AI generator to help you set up plans that challenge you and help you grow - Use our intuitive interface to easily log your workouts. Quick, simple, and effectively - Leverage rest timers to make sure you always get enough rest, or set timers for your time-based exercises. Integrates with your watch so you never lose track of what you’re doing. - High quality videos will show you exactly what the right form for your exercises looks like - Automatically shows an estimated one-rep max for your strength-based exercises - See your bests, gain insights, and see your progress visualized on detailed exercise pages - Track notes per-workout so you can easily reflect on gym sessions - Dark mode, and light mode supported - Uses HealthKit to export Maxine’s workout into iOS - Track your workouts through your Apple Watch or leverage AirPods Pro 3 to have a full-blown tracking session without your watch APPLE WATCH SUPPORT - Track detailed workout metrics - Use timers that automatically sync from your phone iOS INTEGRATIONS - Uses App Intents to support Siri and automations - Built with Live Activities so you can keep track of your workout from the lock screen and the dynamic island - Live Activities show your current exercise so you never forget what you were doing - Widgets to keep track of your monthly stats and streaks Download Maxine so you can start working out better today!

About

Breath

This app offers a simple, one-minute breathing exercise to help you recenter. It features guided patterns and streak tracking, designed to be unobtrusive and accessible. Premium unlocks additional patterns and removes ads.

Highlights
  • One-minute guided breathing sessions
  • Three guided breathing patterns (Calm, Box, 4-7-8)
  • Streak tracking for daily practice
  • Apple Watch and iPad support
  • Haptic feedback cues
  • Accessibility features (Dynamic Type, VoiceOver)
Features
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One minute for yourself. Breath is the anti-meditation-app: no courses, no libraries, no 40-minute programs. Open it, breathe for exactly one minute, get on with your day. NOW ON APPLE WATCH AND iPAD Guide a session right from your wrist, with the same haptic cues, or open Breath on iPad for a wider view of every pattern. THREE GUIDED PATTERNS - Calm: 4s in, 6s out — the free, forever pattern - Box breathing: 4-4-4-4, used by athletes and Navy SEALs (premium) - 4-7-8: the classic wind-down rhythm for sleep (premium) BUILD A STREAK Every completed minute counts toward your daily streak. Gentle evening reminders help you protect it — one minute saves it. DESIGNED TO DISAPPEAR One line, drawn as you breathe: it climbs on the inhale, settles on the exhale, and the minute you just finished stays on the page. A gong at start and end, haptic cues so you can close your eyes. No account, no feed, no notifications spam. Your data never leaves your device. BUILT FOR EVERY PAIR OF EYES Dynamic Type all the way to the largest accessibility sizes, VoiceOver labels with each breathing phase spoken as it changes, and a dark mode that stays readable with Increase Contrast on. Premium unlocks all patterns and removes ads: $2.99/month, $19.99/year, or $29.99 once — yours forever, no subscription. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Breath Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription — $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year — or as a one-time $29.99 lifetime unlock that never renews. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://geekingwithmauri.com/breath-site/privacy/

Screenshots

Strength Tracker4 screens
Breath3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Breath at 5.0 against Strength Tracker's 4.0. Breath also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Strength Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Strength Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Breath sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Breath holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strength Tracker ships an update weekly, Breath fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strength Tracker versus Breath: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrength TrackerBreath
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerdonnywals.com BVMauricio Chirino

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Strength Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Maxine Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Maxine Pro Yearly$25.991 Year
One-time1
  • Maxine Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Breath

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Strength Tracker free?
Strength Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breath free?
Breath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strength Tracker or Breath?
Breath is rated higher. Strength Tracker averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Breath averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Strength Tracker or Breath have ads?
Breath shows ads; Strength Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Strength Tracker or Breath?
Strength Tracker ships an update weekly, and Breath fortnightly. Most recently, Strength Tracker was updated on October 30, 2026 and Breath on November 5, 2026.

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