Comparison

Elite Breathing vs TreadCal

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

Head to head
About

Elite Breathing

This app offers performance-based breathing training with guided sessions and personalized protocols. It includes assessments for diaphragm, carbon dioxide, and emotional health, along with progress tracking and habit-building tools.

Highlights
  • Personalized breathing protocols
  • Guided breathing sessions
  • Comprehensive health assessments
  • Progress tracking with charts
  • 30-day structured program
  • Exercise library with video demos
  • Coach integration
Features
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Elite Breathing provides more than breathing exercises. It helps you understand your everyday breathing, assesses its function, and helps you train with purpose. Choose the experience that works for you: 1. Performance Mode gives you structure, direction, and accountability. Start with audio-guided, science-backed Breath Assessment, which measures three pillars of breath health: Diaphragm Health, Carbon Dioxide Health, and Emotional Health. Your results generate a custom training protocol based on what your breathing needs most. You can train at your own pace or take the 14-Day Sprint Challenge to build momentum and accelerate your progress. 2. Explorer Mode gives you the freedom to choose from nearly 30 guided breathing exercises in the Vault, each with video demonstration, or work through Breath Boot Camp, a structured 30-day, 8-level program built around five minutes of daily breath training. Switch between Explorer and Performance Mode whenever your needs or goals change. Smart reminders help keep your training on track, while you keep in touch with Coach Joe through in-app messaging and his two decades of breath experience. Streaks, charts, progress tracking, and historical trends help you see your improvement over time. Whether your goal is better performance, recovery, stress management, mental stability, or healthier everyday breathing, Elite Breathing gives you more than breathing exercises. It provides a clear and accessible method to train your breathing habits to support your long-term health.

About

TreadCal

Estimate calories burned and vertical climb during incline treadmill workouts. It uses your weight, speed, incline, and optional weighted vest to provide accurate estimates. Shareable climb cards summarize your progress.

Highlights
  • Incline-aware calorie estimates
  • Vertical climb and distance tracking
  • Live heart rate and zones on Apple Watch
  • Weighted vest calorie contribution
  • Shareable climb cards
  • Treadmill calibration
Features
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TreadCal helps you understand your incline-treadmill and walking-pad workouts. Enter your treadmill’s speed and incline—or measure its stopped deck with your iPhone—then start your workout on Apple Watch. TreadCal combines your weight, grade, speed, optional weighted vest, and rail use to estimate active calories. MAKE EVERY CLIMB COUNT • Incline-aware active-calorie estimates • Vertical climb and approximate treadmill distance • Live heart rate and heart-rate zones on Apple Watch • Time spent in each heart-rate zone • Weighted-vest calorie contribution included in your total • Workout receipts with steps, duration, and workout settings • A shareable climb card for every workout; the artwork grows with the climb MEASURE YOUR TREADMILL Use two-position iPhone calibration to map your treadmill’s console setting to measured percent grade. Calibrate only while the belt is stopped. YOUR WORKOUT IS YOURS Apple Watch workouts require permission to write Workouts and Active Energy to Apple Health. Other Health read permissions and Motion permission are optional. TreadCal keeps your profile, calibration, and workout history on your devices. No account, ads, or analytics. TRY THREE WORKOUTS Your first three completed workouts are included. Unlock unlimited workouts with a single TreadCal Pro purchase. No subscription. TreadCal is an exercise estimator, not a medical device. Calories and heart-rate zones are estimates; distance depends on the speed you enter. Never place your iPhone on a moving treadmill belt. Heart-rate zone features require watchOS 27 and appropriate permissions.

Screenshots

Elite Breathing4 screens
TreadCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elite Breathing at none against TreadCal's 1. Elite Breathing also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). TreadCal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating 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. TreadCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elite Breathing asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Elite Breathing against 5.0 for TreadCal. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elite Breathing has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elite Breathing ships an update every 5 weeks, TreadCal weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Elite Breathing versus TreadCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElite BreathingTreadCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size293 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElite Breathing Ltd.Carbide Studios

Customer experience

Elite Breathing

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TreadCal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elite Breathing

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TreadCal

One-time1
  • TreadCal Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Elite Breathing free?
Elite Breathing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TreadCal free?
TreadCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elite Breathing or TreadCal?
Elite Breathing and TreadCal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Elite Breathing or TreadCal have ads?
Elite Breathing shows ads; TreadCal does not.
Which is updated more often, Elite Breathing or TreadCal?
Elite Breathing ships an update every 5 weeks, and TreadCal weekly. Most recently, Elite Breathing was updated on November 5, 2026 and TreadCal on October 31, 2026.

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