Coherence vs SOUND HSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coherence
Master your nervous system through guided breathwork. Access over 500 breathing patterns to shift your state, from calm and focus to energy and sleep. Connect with a global community in live sessions and create custom routines.
- Nervous system interface via breath
- Shift states: calm, focus, energy, sleep
- Daily global live breathing sessions
- 500+ research-backed breathing patterns
- Custom breathing sequence creator
- Progress tracking and stats
- Community features and leaderboards
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YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM, ON DEMAND Coherence is a nervous system interface. Using the science of breath, shift into calm, focus, or energy in minutes. Your breath is the only autonomic function you can consciously control - a direct line to your nervous system. Coherence gives you the patterns to use it. SHIFT YOUR STATE - Calm: Activate your parasympathetic system to release stress - Focus: Enter alert relaxation for deep work - Energy: Stimulate your system for peak performance - Sleep: Downregulate for faster, deeper rest BREATHE WITH THE WORLD Join the Daily Sync - a live global session where people worldwide breathe together in perfect unison. Watch participants appear around a real-time 3D Earth. Set an intention. Experience collective coherence. 500+ BREATHING PATTERNS Techniques selected from peer-reviewed research and proven traditions: - Coherence: Heart-brain synchronization (5.5s rhythm) - Box Breath: Used by Navy SEALs for composure under pressure - 4-7-8: Vagal activation for rapid calm - Physiological Sigh: The fastest way to reduce stress - Vortex: Fibonacci-based energizing sequence - Tummo: Traditional Tibetan inner heat practice - Sleep, Focus, Energy patterns and more CREATE YOUR OWN Build custom breathing sequences with our visual editor. Set phase durations, add music from Spotify or Apple Music, record your own voice guidance, and share with the community. TRACK YOUR REGULATION - Streaks and daily practice stats - Session history and insights - Weekly progress visualization - Level progression system COMPETE & CONNECT - Weekly leagues with promotion and demotion - Global leaderboards - User profiles and friends - Invite others to sync sessions DESIGNED FOR FOCUS - Minimalist dark interface - Zen mode fades the UI so nothing distracts you - Beautiful animations guide your breath - Sonic cues keep you on rhythm - Works with screen off - Works in airplane mode SUBSCRIPTION All features require an active subscription: - Monthly: $9.99/month - Annual: $39.99/year (3-day free trial) - Cancel anytime in App Store settings Take control of your nervous system. Terms of Use: https://www.coherencebreath.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.coherencebreath.com/privacy
SOUND HSA
Earn Bitcoin rewards for your daily physical activity and save for future healthcare expenses. This health savings account allows you to invest in Bitcoin for medical needs.
- Earn Bitcoin for movement
- Health savings account
- Save in Bitcoin for healthcare
- Join health-conscious community
- Waitlist signup
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Move, Earn, and Save for Your Health – In Bitcoin. Join a growing community of health-conscious individuals turning daily movement into bitcoin rewards. Sign up for the waitlist of a health savings account (HSA) in which you can save in bitcoin for future healthcare expenses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SOUND HSA at none against Coherence's 6. SOUND HSA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Coherence's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (619 vs 7). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Coherence sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. SOUND HSA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Coherence holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coherence has 619 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Coherence's written reviews are positive against 100% of SOUND HSA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Coherence ships an update every 4 days, SOUND HSA every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Coherence | SOUND HSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (619 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 619 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Sweeney | SOUND HSA |
Customer experience
Coherence
SOUND HSA
In-app purchases
Coherence
- Coherence Monthly Membership$14.991 Month
- Coherence Membership3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Coherence Friend Pass14 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Coherence Membership$69.991 Year
- Coherence Membership1 Month trial$69.991 Year
- Coherence3 Months trial$69.991 Year
SOUND HSA
No in-app purchases









