Box breathing vs Calma
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/
Calma
This app helps organize racing thoughts into actionable tasks and journal entries using voice input. It features AI-powered prioritization, mood tracking, habit building with visual streaks, and a clean interface designed for ADHD brains.
- Voice brain dump with AI organization
- AI-powered task prioritization and due dates
- Mood tracking with automatic emotion detection
- Habit tracking with visual pixel grids
- Clean daily planner for task management
- Home screen widgets for quick access
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Your ADHD brain has a hundred thoughts racing at once. Calma catches them all. Just hit record and talk. Ramble about your day, your to-do list, that thing you keep forgetting. Calma's AI listens, then organizes your brain dump into clear, prioritized tasks you can actually act on. No typing. No organizing. Just talk, and your plan appears. VOICE BRAIN DUMP Speak freely — your messy thoughts become structured tasks. AI extracts what matters, assigns priorities, and sets due dates. Turn a 30-second voice note into a complete action plan. MOOD JOURNAL Talk about your day and Calma captures it as a journal entry. Emotions are detected automatically — track your anxiety, joy, stress, and calm over time without writing a single word. HABIT TRACKING Beautiful pixel grids show your streaks and progress at a glance. Track meditation, exercise, reading, or any habit you're building. See your entire year, pixel by pixel. TASK MANAGEMENT Your tasks live in a clean daily planner with priorities. See today's focus, check things off, and feel the satisfaction of progress. No clutter, no overwhelm. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Track habits and check tasks without even opening the app. Widgets keep your goals visible and your momentum going. DESIGNED FOR ADHD BRAINS — Voice input removes the barrier of typing and organizing — AI does the executive function work for you — Pixel habits give dopamine-friendly visual feedback — Clean, low-stimulation dark interface — Quick brain dumps take under 2 minutes WHO CALMA IS FOR — People with ADHD who struggle with traditional planners — Anyone who thinks faster than they can type — Journalers who want to talk instead of write — Habit builders who love visual streak tracking — Busy people who need one app instead of five Privacy first. Your voice recordings are processed on-device or via secure API and never stored. Your journal and tasks stay on your device. Download Calma and turn your brain's chaos into calm. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://getcalma.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getcalma.app/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Box breathing at 5.0 against Calma's 4.8. Box breathing also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 87%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Box breathing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Calma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Box breathing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Box breathing's written reviews are positive against 87% of Calma's.
Box breathing ships an update every 8 days, Calma fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Box breathing | Calma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aleh Kasaryn | Valerii Alekseev |
Customer experience
Box breathing
Calma
In-app purchases
Box breathing
- Premium weekly$1.997 Days
- Premium monthly with trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
Calma
- Week$1.997 Days
- Year$39.991 Year









