Comparison

Ghostr vs Breaking the Cycle

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

Head to head
About

Ghostr

Transform your runs into races against virtual opponents. Compete against your past performances, friends, or global runners in real-time. Track your progress, climb leagues, and improve your Ghostr Score with live feedback.

Highlights
  • Race against virtual ghosts
  • Compete with friends and global runners
  • League-based competition
  • Real-time feedback and visualizations
  • Ghostr Score tracking
  • Social feed for sharing results
Features
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There are loads of running apps – Ghostr is more than run tracking Experience a completely new way of running where every run becomes a race. Ghostr turns past runs into virtual ghosts you can race in real time. Challenge yourself, battle friends or compete against runners from around the world. SINGLE MODE Race against your own best times or create a custom virtual ghost. BATTLE MODE Record a run and challenge your friends. The fastest runner wins. LEAGUE MODE Join a running league. Race against community ghosts, earn promotion and climb through the divisions. Every run matters. GHOSTR SCORE Every race impacts your Ghostr Score. Compare yourself with friends and the community, track your progress and see your performance over time. SOCIAL FEED Follow friends, share results, celebrate victories and stay up to date with races, league promotions and community activity. REAL-TIME RACE FEEDBACK Live visual and audio updates show whether you're ahead of or behind your ghost and predict whether you're on pace to win. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Ghostr is a subscription-based app. Start with a 1 month free trial and cancel anytime during the trial period to avoid being charged. An active subscription is required to continue using Ghostr after the trial ends. Subscription options and pricing are displayed in the app. Stop running – Start racing Terms and Conditions: https://www.ghostr.run/en/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostr.run/en/privacy-policy

About

Breaking the Cycle

Features
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Breaking the Cycle is a private, judgment-free space to understand your patterns and build the life you want — one day at a time. Whether you're working on a substance, a behavior, or a thought pattern, this app gives you real tools for the moment an urge hits, and a clearer picture of your cycle over time. BREAK THE CYCLE, RIGHT NOW When an urge hits, start the timer. Ride it out with guided breathing, grounding exercises, or a reminder of exactly why you started. No shame if you slip — the app tracks your total journey right alongside your current streak, because one hard day doesn't erase your progress. YOUR CYCLE, VISUALIZED Map your own version of the trigger, build-up, giving in, acting out, and aftermath cycle, in your own words. As you log real moments, a simple wheel lights up to show exactly where you're getting stuck most, so you know what to actually work on. COPING TOOLS THAT MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE - Guided breathing (box breathing, 4-7-8, and more) - 5-4-3-2-1 grounding exercises - Quick mood check-ins - Thought reframing for hard moments - Small daily challenges to build new habits YOUR PRIVACY, PROTECTED Everything you write stays on your device. Journal summaries are generated entirely on-device, nothing you write is ever sent anywhere. NEVER ALONE Crisis resources, including the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and Crisis Text Line, are one tap away from every single screen. Breaking the Cycle is free to use, with optional ads on a few screens. A one-time $1.99 purchase removes them completely. Every coping tool, the journal, and the cycle wheel are free either way. This app is a support tool. It supplements, but never replaces, professional care.

Screenshots

Ghostr4 screens
Breaking the Cycle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ghostr at none against Breaking the Cycle's 1. Ghostr also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Breaking the Cycle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ghostr asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, Breaking the Cycle every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ghostr versus Breaking the Cycle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostrBreaking the Cycle
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHello NastyTam Tran

In-app purchases

None

Ghostr

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Breaking the Cycle

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Ghostr free?
Ghostr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breaking the Cycle free?
Breaking the Cycle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ghostr or Breaking the Cycle have ads?
Breaking the Cycle shows ads; Ghostr does not.
Which is updated more often, Ghostr or Breaking the Cycle?
Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, and Breaking the Cycle every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ghostr was updated on October 24, 2026 and Breaking the Cycle on October 25, 2026.

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