Comparison

Breathwork Music vs Riffshed

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

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About

Breathwork Music

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My full breathwork music library, where I worked on for years, you can use now for free! (and if you like it, you can do an energy exchange in the app). Why I built the app? Because I don't like the streaming platform policies. And I wanted to create an easy platform for breathwork teachers, yoga-instructors, or just for you at home, to be able to easily play heart-touching music for your breathwork exercises. Why is it mostly without guiding voice? A guiding voice during breathwork is great, but I experienced that I can dive much deeper into myself when I am guided by soultouching music in the rhythm of the breathwork and healing frequencies. I tested it myself for years, and am honoured I can share it now with you through the Breathwork Music App. Now exclusively! The app now includes breathwork music of Adrian Kuipers featuring Ekaterina Shelehova which was recorded during a sold-out Breathing Concert in Amsterdam, where I breathe in harmony together with 600 souls. Try breathing on this music, it brings me into tears every time I use it. About the app / About Adrian Kuipers: The Breathwork Music app, created by barefoot hobbit Adrian Kuipers (Composer & founder of Breathing Concerts). Breathwork changed Adrian's life, but really good breathwork music in the right rhythm and healing frequencies didn't exist. Adrian decided to compose the music himself. For years he worked on this. It became his passion, resulting in a powerful library of Breathwork Music, which is now exclusively available for you through the Breathwork Music App. Unlike most apps with timers, beeps or a guided voice, Adrian's music is specially composed to match proven breathing techniques, so you can feel when to inhale, hold, and exhale. Just follow the rhythm of the music. and go even deeper, effortlessly. The app is very very very straightforward. It functions just like app's you already know, like Spotify, Netflix, Headspace or Meditation Moments. Nothing more, nothing less: A library with music and videos, which you can play. You can also download the content in-app, so you don't need an internet connection, which can be practical if you like to do breathwork in bed and don't want the phone radiation next to your head when you fall asleep. What You’ll Find Inside: - An on-going expanding breathwork music library with powerful breathing techniques (like Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Heart Coherence, Pyramid Breathing, 4-8 breathing, Heaven To Earth breathing and With Love Breathing (matches W. Hof or Tummo Breathing) - Multiple music tracks per technique, with different lengths to match your needs — from 4-minute resets to journeys of 22 minutes. - “Breath Only” versions for facilitators and live sessions - Exclusive content like The King’s Meditation, With Love Breathing guided videos, and live Breathing Concert recordings with Ekaterina Shelehova. - All music tuned to healing frequencies (432 Hz, 528 Hz) - Download music in-app for offline use — breathe without radiation to fall asleep savely - Extra relaxation tracks to add to your breathwork journey playlist You can use it for yourself at home, but if you are a facilitator or breathwork coach, you can also use it for your breathwork sessions with your clients. Created from Purpose, Not Trend. This app is a living expression of Adrian Kuipers’s mission: to return music to its healing roots and guide people back to themselves, one breath at a time. You have access to the full library of Adrian, if you like it, you can do an energy exchange in-app, so he can make more Breathwork Music. Listen. Breathe. Feel. Heal. Made with love, by Adrian Kuipers Terms of Service: https://app.audiorista.com/pages/terms/4591/ Privacy Policy: https://app.audiorista.com/pages/privacy/4591/

About

Riffshed

This app helps musicians improve their practice by focusing on deliberate repetition and structured work blocks. It includes a metronome, sheet music viewer, and links to music streaming services, all designed to enhance focused instrumental practice.

Highlights
  • Rep-based practice tracking
  • Focus-block timer
  • Built-in metronome
  • Sheet music integration
  • Links to streaming services
  • Curated starter libraries
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Riffshed is a practice journal for jazz musicians, built on the card system. See whether you're actually getting better — or just spending more time with the instrument. THREE PHASES. ONE CARD. Every exercise is a card that moves through three phases — Explore, Integrate, Master — each with its own color and rep counter. You decide when a card is ready to move forward; Riffshed remembers when it did and how long it stayed in each phase. REPS, NOT MINUTES A timer rewards sitting with the instrument. A rep counter rewards doing the work: running a phrase through twelve keys, taking a head clean. Minutes are still tracked — but reps are the unit you optimize. FOCUS BLOCKS A 20/5 focus cycle tuned for instrumental practice: twenty minutes on one card, five minutes of mandatory break. Both intervals are configurable; the open-ended mode drops the clock entirely for jams and lessons. START FROM ANYWHERE (new in 1.1) A Home Screen widget starts a session in one tap and shows today's minutes, your streak and the weekly goal. The live timer follows you to the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island — pause and finish without unlocking; the session saves itself. Map practice to the Action Button, ask Siri, or add a Control Center switch. A METRONOME YOU'LL ACTUALLY USE Full-screen metronome with pendulum, subdivisions and swing. Configure click and accent per beat and per subdivision: silence the "and" of 2, accent any sixteenth, build polyrhythm grids. EVERYTHING LIVES IN THE CARD Notes, target tempo, separate rep counters per phase, PDF sheet music that opens full-screen (pages flip with a swipe while the metronome keeps playing), and one-tap links out to iReal Pro, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and more. SEE A YEAR OF WORK A calendar heatmap of your practice. Tap any day to see what you played, for how long, and which cards moved forward. CURATED LIBRARIES TO START Jazz Piano Fundamentals (67 cards ordered by difficulty) and iReal Pro — Essential Standards (30 standards with deep links) are pre-installed. Build your own libraries, or import a curriculum a teacher shared as a single file. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Fully offline. Full JSON backup including scores. Library export and import in one tap. No account, no ads. Free. Built for daily practice — for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Breathwork Music4 screens
Riffshed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riffshed at none against Breathwork Music's 6. Riffshed also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). Breathwork Music's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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. Breathwork Music sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.00 per month. Riffshed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breathwork Music ships an update every 6 weeks, Riffshed every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Breathwork Music versus Riffshed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathwork MusicRiffshed
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian KuipersAnton Rozhkovskiy

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Breathwork Music

Subscriptions6
  • Lite Supporter$4.001 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
  • Regular Supporter$9.001 Month
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  • Heavy Supporter$35.001 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Ambassador$100.001 Month
None

Riffshed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breathwork Music free?
Breathwork Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Riffshed free?
Riffshed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breathwork Music or Riffshed have ads?
Neither Breathwork Music nor Riffshed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breathwork Music or Riffshed?
Breathwork Music ships an update every 6 weeks, and Riffshed every 2 days. Most recently, Breathwork Music was updated on September 30, 2026 and Riffshed on October 9, 2026.

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