Box breathing vs Future You
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Box breathing
This app guides you through structured breathing exercises to promote relaxation and reduce stress. It utilizes the box breathing technique with timed phases and haptic feedback to help you achieve a calmer state in minutes. Ideal for unwinding, resetting, or improving sleep.
- Box breathing technique
- Guided breathing exercises
- 3 distinct modes (Calm, Balance, Sleep)
- Haptic feedback
- Built-in metronome
- Apple Health integration
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Need to calm down fast? breathcode is a simple and powerful app that guides you through deep breathing exercises and breathwork using box breathing (also known as square breathing) - a structured technique designed to help you slow your breathing and feel calmer in about 5 minutes. Breathing and the body work as one system. When you intentionally change your breathing rhythm, your body responds. With breathcode, you enter a steady tempo first, then gradually slow the pace - and as intensity drops, it becomes easier to relax. ** How box breathing works: Each cycle has 4 phases: 1. Inhale 2. Hold 3. Exhale 4. Hold You repeat the cycle for a short session and follow a smooth rhythm that feels grounded and controlled. ** Features: * 3 guided modes: * Calm Down - for moments of overwhelm * Find Balance - to reset and center * Go Deep (Sleep) - for winding down before bed * Guided exercises with haptics * A built-in metronome keeps every phase precise, so you can stop counting and simply follow the beat * Apple Health integration to support your routine and log sessions ** Use breathcode when you want to: * Reduce stress and mental overload * Unwind before sleep or after a long day * Reset between meetings, study blocks, or difficult conversations * Build a consistent daily calming habit in minutes * Reset after workouts and return to a steady rhythm ** Designed for daily practice: No complicated settings. No distractions. Just a clean, focused breathing guide you can rely on anytime. Important: breathcode is a wellness app and is not a medical device. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XRYtPR8NOlMMSDEs9AVCNEg6M7LbydRMk_0whPMEVg4/
Future You
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Goals you keep. A goal is more than a plan. It is a promise to yourself: you wanted something, you worked for it, someone saw. Most goals end quietly and are forgotten. Future You keeps yours: the days you showed up, the people who saw, and the goal itself, finished or dropped, for as long as you want to remember it. A GOAL HAS A FACE Every goal starts with a picture you chose, words you wrote, and the day it began. One look, and you remember why you started. - A goal with a date it began and a date you are aiming for - Actions the way you work: once, count to a number, or a habit on set days - Suggestions for steps and words when you want them. You decide what stays. EVERY DAY YOU SHOW UP COUNTS A day, an entry, a step counts the moment you do it. Nothing counts by wishing, and nothing is lost by missing. - Tick a step, log an amount, mark a habit day - A journal inside every goal: morning intentions, evening reflections, photos - A reminder before a deadline, so a goal never slips away quietly PEOPLE KEEP YOU GOING Show a goal to one person or to many. They see you show up, they cheer you on, and their words stay with the goal as long as it exists. - Share a goal with people who care, or pursue one together as a group - Real people working on goals like yours, and no ads - People who wrote goals, shared them and sent weekly progress reports scored nearly twice as high on goal achievement as those who only thought about them (Matthews, 2015) EVERY GOAL STAYS Finished or dropped, a goal is a page of your story. Close it with a reflection, and years from now open it again and see what you wanted. YOUR GOALS ARE YOURS Anyone can suggest a goal: a friend, a parent, a tool. You decide what stays. Your goals belong to you, and they go where you go. SOUND LIKE YOU? If you have set the same goal three years in a row, this is for you. If you have tried every productivity app and felt nothing, this is for you. If you know you would do better with someone in your corner, this is for you. Free to download. Your first goal takes a minute. Pro adds private goals, more photos per entry, unlimited writing tools, profile links and early access to new features. Terms of Use: https://futureyou.me/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://futureyou.me/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Future You at 15.5 against Box breathing's 17.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Box breathing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Future You sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Box breathing ships an update every 8 days, Future You every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Box breathing | Future You |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleh Kasaryn | Viktoriia Azarova |
In-app purchases
Box breathing
- Premium weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium monthly with trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Future You
- PRO Monthly$4.991 Month
- PRO Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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