Comparison

Box breathing vs CaliTimer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Box breathing technique
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • 3 distinct modes (Calm, Balance, Sleep)
  • Haptic feedback
  • Built-in metronome
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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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/

About

CaliTimer

Features
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Train a skill and CaliTimer times every hold for you, automatically. No stopwatch, no counting the seconds back from your footage. Prop your phone, start a session, and go. The moment you're in position, CaliTimer starts timing the hold; the moment you break, it stops. Every hold is logged, every personal best is tracked. THREE SKILLS DETECTED AUTOMATICALLY Handstand, Front Lever and Tuck Front Lever. Film side-on and the timer runs itself. EVERY SKILL IS TRAINABLE Planche, Tuck Planche, Back Lever and L-sit record, mark and save exactly like the detected ones. Auto-detect only changes whether the app fills the hold in for you. WHAT IT DOES • Detects your position using on-device pose estimation. • Times every hold from the instant you're stable to the moment you bail. • Groups your training into sessions and sets, with a summary at the end. • Logs every session in a diary you can read back, newest first. • Tracks your personal best for each skill with the date you set it. • Optional target duration with an audio cue when you reach it. • A dashboard per skill: goal ring, best hold per session, total hold time, and milestones you set yourself. • Front and rear camera support. RECORD AND REVIEW, WITHOUT THE CLUTTER Watch your holds back to check your form during a session. Recordings are kept only temporarily, save the ones you want to your camera roll with a tap, and the rest are cleared automatically. Your training footage never quietly fills up your storage. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN • 100% on-device detection. Apple's Vision framework runs the pose estimation locally. • No CaliTimer account. No sign-ups. • No training data ever leaves your phone. • No ads. No analytics. No tracking. • Train without a connection. WHAT'S NEXT Planche, Tuck Planche, Back Lever and L-sit are next in line for automatic detection, in that order. All four are trainable by hand in the app today. CALITIMER PRO CaliTimer requires a subscription: £4.99/month or £44.99/year, each starting with a 7-day free trial. One subscription covers the whole app, and new skills arrive as their detection is finished. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://calitimer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://calitimer.app/privacy CaliTimer is built and maintained by one developer. Feedback is welcome, there's a "Contact support" link in the app's Account screen.

Screenshots

Box breathing4 screens
CaliTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaliTimer at none against Box breathing's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. Box breathing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. CaliTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box breathing ships an update every 8 days, CaliTimer every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Box breathing versus CaliTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox breathingCaliTimer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAleh KasarynLSQUARED LABS LTD

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Box breathing

Subscriptions2
  • Premium weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium monthly with trial3 Days trial$4.991 Month
None

CaliTimer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Box breathing free?
Box breathing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CaliTimer free?
CaliTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Box breathing or CaliTimer have ads?
Neither Box breathing nor CaliTimer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Box breathing or CaliTimer?
Box breathing ships an update every 8 days, and CaliTimer every 11 days. Most recently, Box breathing was updated on September 20, 2026 and CaliTimer on September 19, 2026.

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