Comparison

Nora App vs The Breath Interval

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

Head to head
About

Nora App

This AI-powered coach offers text-based conversations to enhance emotional intelligence, leadership, and resilience. It provides personalized guidance for workplace challenges and personal goals, adapting to your needs through evolving chat threads. Organize conversations, customize the experience, and access your chats offline.

Highlights
  • AI-powered EI coaching
  • Personalized text-based conversations
  • Leadership and resilience development
  • Organized chat management
  • Customizable interface
  • Offline access to conversations
Features
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NORA: YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE COACH Discover Nora, your personal AI-powered Emotional Intelligence (EI) assistant from Southwest Institute for Emotional Intelligence (SWIEI). Nora offers thoughtful, text-based conversations to help you grow in leadership, emotional awareness, and resilience. Whether navigating workplace challenges or personal goals, Nora provides practical guidance tailored to you, anytime, anywhere. Start your EI journey with Nora today and unlock new insights through the power of Emotional Intelligence. PERSONALIZED EI COACHING Engage in one-on-one chats with Nora, trained on SWIEI’s industry-leading EI curriculum, to gain insights for personal and professional growth in leadership. CONVERSATIONS THAT EVOLVE Ask questions or share thoughts, and Nora responds with actionable advice, adapting to your needs over multiple chat threads. MANAGE MULTIPLE CHATS Organize conversations by topic (e.g., leadership, stress management) with custom titles and colors for easy access. FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE Get started quickly with sample questions to spark meaningful conversations from day one. CUSTOMIZABLE EXPERIENCE Personalize chat bubble colors, background themes, and dark mode to make Nora your own. PERSONALIZE YOUR INTERACTION Add your name and a short description for Nora to learn more about you. CHAT INTERACTIONS AND GESTURES Long-press on color bubbles to customize chats and on chat bubbles to add emoji/reactions for Nora to better understand your feelings to her responses or advice. OFFLINE MODE Retain access to your conversations without a connection with your chat conversations stored locally on your device. The app handles access to Nora gracefully in online or offline conditions. LEARN WITH SWIEI Explore SWIEI’s mission and resources through Nora’s profile, connecting you to a world of EI expertise and training. For support and your feedback, visit swiei.com/nora_support or email support@swiei.com.

About

The Breath Interval

Features
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The Breath Interval is a free, fully functional breathing timer you can download and use right away. No account, no sign-up, and no limits on the timer. Add as many breaths as you want, set exactly how long each inhale, hold and exhale lasts, then press Start and be guided through every breath. FREE AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL The timer is not a trial. Everything you need for a complete practice is free: • Inhale, Hold and Exhale sound cues to guide each part of the breath • Set the session length. Sessions always finish on a full breath, never mid-cycle • Calming background music with its own volume control • Add as many breaths as you want, then rename, reorder and time each one • Keeps playing with the screen locked, with controls on the lock screen • Optional setting to keep the screen on BREATHWORK PRO A single one-time unlock. No subscription. • Saved presets: keep the rhythms that work for you and load them in a tap • Playlists: stack sessions back to back and breathe straight through them • The full music library: Forest Ambience, Crisp Ocean Waves and Calming Rain • Extra sound cues: Bell, Light Chime and Beep • Share your presets with a link PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No tracking. The app collects no data at all, and your rhythms stay on your device. The Breath Interval is intended for general wellness and relaxation. It is not a medical device and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. If you feel light-headed at any point, stop and breathe normally.

Screenshots

Nora App4 screens
The Breath Interval4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nora App at none against The Breath Interval's 1. Nora App also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. The Breath Interval sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nora App asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Nora App versus The Breath Interval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNora AppThe Breath Interval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEQ InspirationsAl Fuentes

In-app purchases

None

Nora App

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Breath Interval

One-time1
  • Breathwork Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Nora App free?
Nora App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Breath Interval free?
The Breath Interval is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nora App or The Breath Interval have ads?
Neither Nora App nor The Breath Interval shows ads.

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