Comparison

Breathing Exercises vs SleepHack

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

Head to head
About

Breathing Exercises

This app guides you through personalized breathing exercises to promote relaxation, focus, and better sleep. It offers various categories, soothing sounds, and AI-powered support to help you build a consistent mindfulness habit. Track your progress and integrate with health apps.

Highlights
  • Personalized breathing exercises
  • Multiple categories (Relaxation, Focus, Sleep, etc.)
  • Soothing background sounds and voice guides
  • Apple Health integration
  • Daily reminders and habit building
  • AI-powered breathing support
  • Privacy-first design
Features
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Breathe. Everything else can wait. Bretho is a minimalist companion for your breath and your nervous system. In a world that never stops moving, Bretho gives you the space to reset, focus, and thrive through the power of your own breath. Purely Private: We believe your peace of mind should not come at the cost of your privacy. Bretho collects no personal data and never tracks your health information. It is a clean, secure, and quiet space for you to be. Intelligent by Design: Meet Bretho Bud, your AI breathing assistant. Leveraging Apple Intelligence on supported devices, Bretho Bud works hand in hand with you to suggest sessions that are timely, relevant, and perfectly aligned with your mood. A Library for Every Moment: Explore over 18 guided exercises curated for different purposes and situations. • Calm and Balance: Box Breathing, Equal Breathing, and Calming Counts. • Sleep and Recovery: 4-7-8, Sleep Easy, Evening Wind Down, and Physiological Sigh. • Energy and Focus: Morning Energizer, Power Pause, and Lion’s Breath. • Ancient Wisdom: Pranayama, Alternate Nostril, Humming Bee, and Ocean Breath. • Specialized Flow: Deep Belly Breathing, Resonant Breathing, Mindful Mountain, and 4-4-4-4. Minimalist. Functional. Seamless. • Custom Sessions: Fine-tune your own patterns with precise control over inhale, hold, and exhale phases. • Immersive Experience: Practice with instructor-led voice packs, soothing nature soundscapes, and precise haptics. • Apple Health: Seamlessly sync your sessions to maintain a complete wellness record. • Session History: Track your progress and maintain your streaks over time. Designed for Your Life: Bretho fits into the moments where you need it most: • Before a Big Meeting: Use Power Pause to center your thoughts and speak with confidence. • After a Long Commute: Use Evening Wind Down to transition from the noise of the day to the peace of your home. • During Deep Work: Use rhythmic focus patterns to maintain a high-performance state without mental fatigue. • Late at Night: Utilize the Physiological Sigh or 4-7-8 to signal your body it is time for restorative rest. The Science of Your Breath: Bretho is built on the foundation of respiratory science. By consciously altering your breathing rhythm, you can directly influence your autonomic nervous system and shift your physiological state in seconds. Master your physiology with techniques like Coherent Breathing to optimize your heart rate variability (HRV) and emotional stability. Loved by Thousands: "The UI is super clean, and everything just feels smooth and well-designed. Simple and perfect." — Kevin W. "A very useful and necessary app, but also a VERY BEAUTIFUL ONE. Extremely helpful for anxiety." — Ashtonwing. "Simple, effective, and calming. It has helped me tremendously with managing stress while I work." — Louis-f Celine. A Commitment to Simplicity: In an era of digital noise, Bretho remains a silent partner. No accounts to create. No notifications to ignore. No personal data harvested. Just the air in your lungs and the peace in your mind. Privacy Policy: https://bretho.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.bretho.app/terms-of-use

About

SleepHack

This app uses adaptive binaural frequencies and an intelligent sleep engine to optimize your sleep cycles for deeper rest and improved performance. It offers performance-first sleep tracking and a smart alarm to wake you at the optimal moment.

Highlights
  • Adaptive binaural frequencies
  • Intelligent sleep engine
  • Performance-first sleep tracking
  • Smart alarm
  • Deep sleep enhancement modes
Features
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ADAPTIVE WHITE NOISE ENGINEERED FOR DEEPER SLEEP Sleep isn’t relaxation. Sleep is performance. SleepHack is built for people who want deeper sleep, sharper focus, and higher output — not just background noise. This isn’t another white noise app. This is adaptive sleep optimization. WHY SLEEPHACK? • Adaptive binaural frequencies that shift with your sleep • Engineered sound designed to push deeper rest • Performance-first sleep tracking • Built for high achievers, founders, athletes, and optimizers If you treat your body like hardware, your sleep needs better software. HOW IT WORKS • Intelligent Sleep Engine responds to your movement patterns • Adaptive audio evolves through the night • Designed to support Deep, Core, and REM cycles • Smart alarm that wakes you at the right moment You don’t just play sound. You run a sleep protocol. WHO IT’S FOR • People who wake up tired even after 8 hours • High performers who want a competitive edge • Anyone serious about recovery and mental clarity • Those who want more than “rain sounds” If you care about output, you should care about sleep architecture. FEATURES • Adaptive Binaural Audio • Deep Sleep Enhancement Modes • Smart Alarm • Minimal, performance-driven interface • Ongoing upgrades and sleep protocol refinements STOP GUESSING. START OPTIMIZING. Your sleep is either helping you win or holding you back. Hack it. If you choose to connect your sleep data from HealthKit, SleepHack can use that additional data to improve prediction accuracy as it learns your patterns. Your data is only used with explicit in-app consent, and you remain in control of what is shared. Terms of Service: https://sleephack.app/terms

Screenshots

Breathing Exercises4 screens
SleepHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Breathing Exercises at none against SleepHack's shown. Breathing Exercises also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 1). SleepHack's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Breathing Exercises sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and SleepHack sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Breathing Exercises against 5.0 for SleepHack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breathing Exercises has 35 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breathing Exercises ships an update every 11 days, SleepHack every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Breathing Exercises versus SleepHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathing ExercisesSleepHack
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (35 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB112 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIshaan BediSMB Studio LLC

Customer experience

Breathing Exercises

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SleepHack

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Breathing Exercises

Subscriptions3
  • Bretho+ Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • All Access7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • All Access7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Bretho Lifetime$14.99
8 purchases

SleepHack

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$6.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime AccessFree

Questions

Is Breathing Exercises free?
Breathing Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SleepHack free?
SleepHack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Breathing Exercises or SleepHack?
SleepHack is rated higher. Breathing Exercises averages 5.0 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while SleepHack averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Breathing Exercises or SleepHack have ads?
SleepHack shows ads; Breathing Exercises does not.
Which is updated more often, Breathing Exercises or SleepHack?
Breathing Exercises ships an update every 11 days, and SleepHack every 6 days. Most recently, Breathing Exercises was updated on August 17, 2026 and SleepHack on August 13, 2026.

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