Comparison

Handflow vs NIRAVA

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

Head to head
About

Handflow

Features
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Handflow turns a few minutes of breathing into a simple appointment with yourself. Start a guided session, choose a rhythm that suits you and make the practice your own. With 5-, 10- and 20-minute options, it is easy to find a place for breathing in your day. Build a routine with: • guided breathing from start to finish; • 5/5, 4/6, 5.5/5.5 and custom rhythms; • sound and vibration preferences; • quick access to your latest settings; • tracking for sessions, minutes, breaths, streaks and milestones; • local reminders set on your device; • streak jokers for a day without a session; • the PSS questionnaire and a history of your results; • a post-session check-in and shareable session cards. No account is required. Your data stays on your device. Handflow is a breathing app for the general public. It can support a personal routine or complement professional support. It does not replace medical advice and is not a medical device.

About

NIRAVA

Features
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Make time for heart coherence practice. Nirava InnerCalm guides your breathing with visuals, sounds and vibrations. Choose a rhythm and take a moment to focus on your breath. TWO RHYTHMS FOR HEART COHERENCE PRACTICE • Balanced 5-5: breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 5 seconds. • Relaxing 4-6: breathe in for 4 seconds and out for 6 seconds. Both rhythms guide six breaths per minute. Box breathing 4-4-4-4 is a complementary exercise with four equal phases. Custom mode lets you adjust each phase’s duration. WHAT I NEED NOW Start directly with one of four shortcuts: • Calm down: 4-6, 1 minute. • Relax: 4-6, 5 minutes. • Daily practice: 5-5, 5 minutes. • Refocus: box breathing 4-4-4-4, 3 minutes. Shortcuts preserve your personal settings, including sound, volume and vibrations. PRACTICE AT YOUR OWN PACE Set your personal session duration from 1 to 20 minutes. Choose circle or gauge visuals, a light or dark theme and up to three daily reminders. Separate controls let you pause, resume or finish. Leaving the app or locking the screen pauses the session; resume when you are ready. A SIMPLE JOURNAL View your local session history and practice time. Completed sessions record the planned duration. If you finish early, sessions under 30 seconds aren't saved; from 30 seconds, actual practice time is rounded to the nearest minute. Paused time is excluded. NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS Nirava collects no data. Your settings and history are saved locally and can be deleted from the app. Available in French, English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Nirava is a wellness app, not a medical device. It guides breathing without measuring your heart rate or heart coherence. It does not replace medical advice.

Screenshots

Handflow4 screens
NIRAVA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Handflow at fortnightly against NIRAVA's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handflow ships an update fortnightly, NIRAVA every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Handflow versus NIRAVA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandflowNIRAVA
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB31 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHandflowPhilippe CHARLES

In-app purchases

None

Handflow

No in-app purchases

None

NIRAVA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handflow free?
Handflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NIRAVA free?
NIRAVA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handflow or NIRAVA have ads?
Neither Handflow nor NIRAVA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handflow or NIRAVA?
Handflow ships an update fortnightly, and NIRAVA every 5 months. Most recently, Handflow was updated on October 24, 2026 and NIRAVA on October 18, 2026.

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