Comparison

Breathwork vs Box Breathing

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

Head to head
About

Breathwork

This app offers simple, guided breathing exercises designed to help users manage stress, enhance mindfulness, and prepare for sleep. It focuses on making breathwork accessible and easy to integrate into daily routines.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Stress management
  • Mindfulness aid
  • Sleep preparation
  • Simple interface
Features
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Hollr Breathwork guides you through quick and powerful breathing exercises that help you manage stress, be present or prepare for sleep. This app does one thing really well. Breathwork made super-simple. It’s Hollrtime.

About

Box Breathing

Features
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Breathe for two minutes, and the sky gets one star brighter. A calm voice leads the rhythm, a slow pulse of vibration marks each phase. You can close your eyes. You can put the phone down entirely and follow the taps on your wrist. Every finished practice lights a star. The stars gather into real constellations β€” Ursa Minor, Orion, Scorpius, Lyra. A missed week puts nothing out: the sky you have built stays yours. RHYTHMS β€’ Box breathing β€” four equal parts, the one to start with β€’ 4-7-8 β€” a long exhale with a hold before it, closer to night β€’ Coherent breathing β€” five seconds in, five out, about six breaths a minute β€’ Extended exhale β€” four in, eight out, almost nothing to count β€’ Physiological sigh β€” a double inhale, then a long release β€’ Alternate nostril β€” the voice names the side, so your eyes can stay closed β€’ Lengthening exhale β€” an exhale that stretches from four seconds to ten β€’ Your own rhythm β€” four numbers, and a new constellation appears A VOICE, IF YOU WANT ONE Six voices in eight languages, from a quiet whisper to a steady low register. The voice says only what is needed: in, hold, out. If your own music is playing, it is lowered for the phrase and released at once β€” never stopped. And if you would rather have silence, one tap turns it off. ON THE WRIST The watch app is a full practice, not a remote. Vibration leads the phases, so the screen can go dark and the practice continues: your arm is down, you are breathing, the watch is counting. A practice done on the watch lights the same star β€” the sky is one for both. ALSO INSIDE β€’ A daily reminder at a time you choose, scheduled by your iPhone alone β€’ Four background loops, from a low drone to sparse notes in silence β€’ A breath-hold stopwatch β€” a private mark to compare with yourself β€’ Eight interface languages, switchable inside the app QUIET AROUND YOUR DATA No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no advertising. Your practice history stays on your device and goes nowhere. The app goes online for one thing: to check whether the purchase is yours. ONE PURCHASE Four practices, a voice, a background loop and your own rhythms are free, with no limit on sessions. The full set opens with a single payment. No subscription, ever. The sky remembers every practice. Even the one after which you forgot to open the app for a month. Breathing practice is not medicine and does not replace a doctor. If you feel unwell, stop. Privacy Policy: https://litekmya.github.io/legal/quadrans/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://litekmya.github.io/legal/quadrans/terms.html

Screenshots

Breathwork4 screens
Box Breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breathwork at none against Box Breathing's 1. Breathwork also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Box Breathing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Breathwork asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Breathwork versus Box Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathworkBox Breathing
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size85 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHollr People LimitedVladimir Li

In-app purchases

None

Breathwork

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Box Breathing

One-time1
  • Full Set$4.99

Questions

Is Breathwork free?
Breathwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Breathing free?
Box Breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Breathwork or Box Breathing have ads?
Neither Breathwork nor Box Breathing shows ads.

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