Box breathing vs Saaci
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/
Saaci
This app offers a gentle, supportive companion to help manage daily health habits and build awareness for living with sickle cell. It provides tracking tools for hydration, pain, mood, and medications, along with insights into personal patterns and educational content.
- Daily health habit tracking
- Log hydration, pain, mood, medications
- Routine building
- Pattern awareness (weather impact)
- Simple insights and trend monitoring
- Gentle support and guidance
- Appointment preparation tools
- Educational content
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Saaci is a "Tamagotchi-style" gentle support companion designed to help you stay consistent with your daily health habits and build awareness around living with sickle cell. Through simple check-ins, tracking tools, and supportive guidance, Saaci helps you better understand your patterns and stay on top of your routine - at your own pace. What you can do with Saaci: Track your daily health habits Log hydration, pain levels, mood, and medications Build consistent routines that support your wellbeing Stay aware of your patterns See how the weather can affect you View simple insights based on your logs Monitor trends over time to better understand your body Get gentle support and guidance Ask the Saaci Assistant for general support with routines and check-ins Receive non-medical suggestions for hydration, rest, and daily care Prepare for appointments Keep track of transfusions, reactions, and care history Use your logs to support conversations with your healthcare team Stay informed Access educational content designed to increase awareness and understanding Important - Saaci is designed for tracking, awareness, and general wellbeing support only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your doctor or qualified healthcare professional for medical guidance. Built for consistency, not pressure Saaci is designed to feel calm, supportive, and easy to use - helping you stay consistent without overwhelm Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy and Terms of use: https://saaci-website-jin5.vercel.app/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Box breathing at every 8 days against Saaci's monthly. Box breathing also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Saaci's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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 Saaci sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Box breathing against 5.0 for Saaci. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Box breathing ships an update every 8 days, Saaci monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box breathing | Saaci |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 413 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Aleh Kasaryn | Eunice Bissaka |
Customer experience
Box breathing
Saaci
In-app purchases
Box breathing
- Premium weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium monthly with trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Saaci
- Saaci+ Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Saaci+ Yearly$34.991 Year
- 100 coins$0.99
- 500 coins$1.99
- 1000 coins$3.99









