Comparison

Quiet Exhale vs ZenMonkey

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

Head to head
About

Quiet Exhale

This app guides you through various breathing exercises with visual rhythms, nature sounds, and optional haptic cues. Customize your practice, track your progress, and enjoy offline audio content for relaxation and mindfulness.

Highlights
  • Visual breathing rhythm guidance
  • Nature soundscapes
  • Customizable breathing patterns
  • Practice timer (1-30 minutes)
  • Session and progress statistics
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Offline audio playback
Features
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Make room for a breathing pause before sleep or meditation. Follow a visual rhythm, with nature sounds and optional cues on your wrist. • Start on your phone or Apple Watch: choose a breathing method and follow the practice on screen. • Follow each phase: visual guidance, voice, sound effects and haptics can be set to suit your preference. • Choose a method: try box breathing, 4-7-8 and other available patterns; set a practice timer from 1 to 30 minutes where supported. • Choose your sound: use rain, ocean waves, wind, summer night or thunderstorm backgrounds, or explore the Deep Dive audio library. Nature sounds are not spoken meditation courses. • Build your own practice: combine supported breathing methods, arrange their order and save a sequence. • Review a session: see your practice duration and the information recorded for that session. • Look back over time: new practice statistics show your recorded sessions, duration and practice days across week, month or all-time views. • Practise on Apple Watch: choose a method, follow the phases, pause and finish on your wrist. Starting a session is subject to the existing iPhone connection, authorisation and membership checks. Heart-rate information appears only when supported, authorised and recorded. • Return from a widget: use supported Home Screen or Lock Screen widgets to open a practice; access checks still apply. • Listen after downloading: eligible Deep Dive audio can be played offline after download while you have access to it. This does not mean every feature works offline. New bell or gentle wood tones can mark breathing phases, separately from your chosen background sound. Some features and audio require a purchase. BreathWave is for relaxation and mindfulness practice, not medical diagnosis or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.breath-wave.com/privacy-policy

About

ZenMonkey

This app offers a minimalist, distraction-free space for self-guided mindfulness and meditation practice. It helps users return to their breath and body, with optional heart rate insights and integration with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free sessions
  • Gentle bell chimes
  • Apple HealthKit integration
  • Heart rate insights (with Apple Watch)
  • On-device data storage
  • Practice trends and history
Features
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Meditate at your own pace. ZenMonkey brings together a simple self-guided timer, gentle bells and a record of your practice. With Apple Watch, you can also review heart rate changes during your sessions. [ Record and Reflect ] ○ Free-form or timed practice, with Apple Watch support. ○ Review individual sessions and the calendar in Journey, and your practice rhythm in a dedicated Trends tab. ○ See today's and the past seven days' practice in Home Screen widgets. Unrated records use the default green. ○ Share a session and revisit weekly and monthly reports. [ ZenMonkey Pro · Body & Mind Awareness ] ○ Read existing HRV (SDNN) and resting heart rate from Apple Health, with 7-, 30-, 90-, 180-day and one-year views. ○ Review personal reference states, rings, change bars and period baselines, without a numeric health grade. ○ View practice records alongside body measurements. Associations do not establish cause or prove practice effects. ○ Glance at HRV references in Home Screen and Watch-face widgets; tap a Watch widget to open practice. ○ Choose optional HRV awareness practice reminders. Member shares can include the session's recorded heart rate chart. ○ Keep long-term practice insights and optional iCloud sync. [ Health Connections You Choose ] HRV is off by default and needs membership, Health reading permission and existing measurements. Refresh reads existing data; it does not take a new measurement. Control mindful-minute writes, Watch workout saves and Health reading separately. Turning off writing does not delete existing Health records. The basic timer does not require Health access. [ Personal References ] HRV and resting heart rate depend on measurement context and other factors. States and trends support personal reflection, not medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, continuous stress monitoring or emergency assistance. [ Membership and Terms ] Monthly and annual subscriptions and lifetime access are available. Prices and conditions appear on the purchase screen. Manage subscriptions and auto-renewal in your Apple account settings. Lifetime access does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Terms of Use: https://iiisle.studio/zenmonkey/terms Privacy Policy: https://iiisle.studio/zenmonkey/privacy Support: https://iiisle.studio/zenmonkey/support

Screenshots

Quiet Exhale4 screens
ZenMonkey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Quiet Exhale at every 2 days against ZenMonkey's fortnightly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Quiet Exhale sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ZenMonkey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Quiet Exhale against 5.0 for ZenMonkey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quiet Exhale ships an update every 2 days, ZenMonkey fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Quiet Exhale versus ZenMonkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuiet ExhaleZenMonkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer特 张iiisle Studio

Customer experience

Quiet Exhale

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ZenMonkey

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Quiet Exhale

Subscriptions4
  • Breathing & Calm: Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • 月会员$2.991 Month
  • 季度会员$3.993 Months
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  • 年度会员3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$14.99
3 purchases

ZenMonkey

Subscriptions2
  • ZenMonkey Pro Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • ZenMonkey Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • ZenMonkey Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Quiet Exhale free?
Quiet Exhale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZenMonkey free?
ZenMonkey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quiet Exhale or ZenMonkey?
Quiet Exhale and ZenMonkey are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Quiet Exhale or ZenMonkey have ads?
Neither Quiet Exhale nor ZenMonkey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quiet Exhale or ZenMonkey?
Quiet Exhale ships an update every 2 days, and ZenMonkey fortnightly. Most recently, Quiet Exhale was updated on October 30, 2026 and ZenMonkey on October 28, 2026.

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