Coherence vs Resonant Breathing
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
Resonant Breathing
This app guides you through breathwork exercises, adapting your breathing rhythm to your heart rate for enhanced relaxation. It features an extended exhale protocol and progressive lengthening to deepen your practice over time.
- Heart-rate adaptive breathing
- Extended exhale protocol
- Progressive lengthening of breath
- Visual breathing guide (animated flower)
- Haptic feedback for breath transitions
- Configurable breath durations
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This is a heart-rate-adaptive, extended exhale protocol, breathwork app. Heart-rate adaptive: when heart rate is available, each breath cycle will be synced in length to a multiple of the heartbeat. Extended exhale: while this is configurable and quite flexible, this app is specifically built to facilitate having an exhale that is longer than the inhale. Breathwork: The use of breathing as therapy, particularly changing the breathing rhythms. What sets this app apart: Breath phases are measured in heartbeats, so your breathing rhythm naturally adapts as your heart rate changes - while always staying synchronised to your heartbeats. This aims to achieve resonance between breath and heart: when the longer rhythm of the breath is a multiple of the faster rhythm of the heart. Research suggests that this cardiorespiratory synchronisation is associated with improved relaxation and cardiovascular function. The app also supports progressive lengthening: your breath durations gradually extend as you relax, easing you into deeper breathing over the course of the session. How to use: - On Apple Watch, simply start a session and follow the animated flower - it opens as you inhale and closes as you exhale. Gentle haptic pulses mark each transition. No counting required; just breathe with the rhythm. - On iPhone, the app uses a steady 60 BPM baseline for a consistent, calming practice. - Breath lengths are highly configurable; slower breaths lead to deeper relaxation but should still feel comfortable - experiment to find what's right for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Resonant Breathing at free against Coherence's subscription. Resonant Breathing also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Coherence's advantage is ratings volume (642 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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. Coherence sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Resonant Breathing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Resonant Breathing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coherence has 642 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Coherence ships an update every 4 days, Resonant Breathing weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coherence | Resonant Breathing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (642 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 642 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Sweeney | Radu Ciobanu |
Customer experience
Coherence
Resonant Breathing
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
Resonant Breathing
- Small tip$0.99
- Regular tip$1.99
- Large tip$4.99
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