Comparison

dialysisPal vs BreatheVantage

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

Head to head
About

dialysisPal

This app helps peritoneal dialysis patients quickly log daily treatment data, including fluid amounts, weight, and blood pressure. It visualizes trends over time with charts and allows data export for medical appointments. HealthKit and iCloud sync are supported.

Highlights
  • Log daily treatment data
  • Visualize trends with charts
  • Export PDF/CSV reports
  • HealthKit integration
  • iCloud sync
  • Offline functionality
  • Accessibility features
Features
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dialysisPal. Open. Enter. Leave. I built this app because I got tired of waiting for my own data. I've been on peritoneal dialysis since 2016. Like most PD patients, I started tracking my treatment with pen and paper. Then a spreadsheet copied from my nephrologist's template. Then Airtable. It worked fine, except that opening it, entering my numbers, and waiting for the sync took one or two minutes every single time. That doesn't sound like much. But when you do it twice a day, every day, those minutes add up. Eventually I thought: I can build something faster. So I did. I've been using dialysisPal myself for almost a year now. It does exactly what I need, and nothing else. What dialysisPal tracks: Set up your profile once (your dialysate type and cycler configuration), then log your daily treatment in seconds: • Morning: ultrafiltration amount from your overnight treatment, dwell time, weight, blood pressure, pulse • During the day (optional): interim drainage if you do a midday drain • Evening: the rest of the day's drainage, plus your evening weight, blood pressure, and pulse That's all of it. No features you won't use, no menus to navigate. Open the app, tap in your numbers, you're done. Why tracking matters: Day to day, you feel fine. Your blood pressure looks normal this morning. Your weight hasn't changed much since yesterday. Everything seems okay. The tricky thing about peritoneal dialysis is that the problems that matter creep up slowly. Fluid builds up gram by gram. Blood pressure rises point by point. Any single reading tells you almost nothing. The trend tells you everything. dialysisPal makes that trend visible. Charts show you what's actually happening over time, not just what today felt like. What else it does: • Trend charts — ultrafiltration, weight, blood pressure, and drainage patterns over time • Export — generate PDF or CSV reports for your nephrologist appointments • HealthKit integration — your weight and blood pressure sync with Apple Health • iCloud sync — your data stays backed up privately across your iOS devices Sanity checks — catches obvious entry mistakes (like typing 700 kg instead of 70 kg) • Offline — works without internet • Accessible — full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, WCAG AA compliance A few honest things: This is version 1. I use it myself every night, and it does what it needs to. The app is a one-time purchase. No subscription, no ads, no analytics, no account needed. Your data stays on your phone. I'm not a medical device company. Not a startup with a growth team. I'm someone who does PD every night and wanted a tracker that didn't waste my time. Now I'm sharing it with you. Built by a patient. For patients. Questions? support@dialysepal.de

About

BreatheVantage

This app offers guided breathing exercises with visual and haptic feedback. Choose from proven patterns or create your own, with options for Apple Watch integration and health tracking.

Highlights
  • Guided breathing patterns (4-7-8, Box, Coherent)
  • Customizable breathing pattern builder
  • Haptic and audio guidance
  • Apple Watch integration with haptic feedback
  • Session history and streaks
  • Apple Health integration (Mindful Minutes)
  • Live heart rate monitoring (Premium)
Features
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BreatheVantage is a calm, beautiful place to breathe. Watch a single luminous orb rise and settle with your breath. Follow proven patterns — 4-7-8, Box, and Coherent — or build your own. Warm phase tones and soft haptics guide each inhale, hold, and exhale, so you can close your eyes and simply follow along. APPLE WATCH • Breathe on your wrist — haptic guidance, eyes closed, no screen needed • A session keeps going when you lower your wrist • Premium: live heart rate on your wrist during iPhone sessions, and how far you settled by the end FREE • The 4-7-8 breathing pattern • A soothing brown-noise soundscape • The full breathing experience — no account, no ads PREMIUM • Every breathing pattern, plus a custom pattern builder • A full palette of soundscapes • Session history and streaks • Log sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes • Live heart rate from Apple Watch Everything runs on your device. Nothing about your sessions is collected or sent anywhere. Premium is $6.99/month or $49.99/year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://breathe.layavantagesystems.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://breathe.layavantagesystems.com/privacy BreatheVantage is a wellness and relaxation tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition.

Screenshots

dialysisPal4 screens
BreatheVantage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BreatheVantage at Free against dialysisPal's $5.09. BreatheVantage also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly) and device support (3 vs 1). dialysisPal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BreatheVantage is free to download; dialysisPal costs $5.09 up front. BreatheVantage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. dialysisPal 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 dialysisPal against 5.0 for BreatheVantage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dialysisPal ships an update weekly, BreatheVantage every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 3 level
dialysisPal versus BreatheVantage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdialysisPalBreatheVantage
Price$5.09Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlexander KuceraLaya Vantage Systems Corp

In-app purchases

None

dialysisPal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BreatheVantage

Subscriptions2
  • BreatheVantage Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • BreatheVantage Premium (Jahr)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is dialysisPal free?
dialysisPal costs $5.09, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreatheVantage free?
BreatheVantage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, dialysisPal or BreatheVantage?
dialysisPal and BreatheVantage are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do dialysisPal or BreatheVantage have ads?
Neither dialysisPal nor BreatheVantage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dialysisPal or BreatheVantage?
dialysisPal ships an update weekly, and BreatheVantage every 4 days. Most recently, dialysisPal was updated on October 30, 2026 and BreatheVantage on October 31, 2026.

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