Comparison

Flow Breath vs Cold Plunge

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

Head to head
About

Flow Breath

Features
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Flow Breath is the breathing app that meets your mood. Tap how you feel (calm, focus, energy, sleep, or anxious) and we pick the right technique, pace, and atmosphere. No setup. No courses. Just breathe. WHY BREATHWORK WORKS Your breath is the fastest way to calm your nervous system. Stressed before a meeting? Anxious in traffic? Wide awake at 2am? Every mood has a breathing technique built for it. Flow Breath delivers stress relief, anxiety relief, sleep support, and focus in under 5 minutes a session. BREATHING TECHNIQUES • Box Breathing (4-4-4-4): the Navy SEAL method to reset under pressure • 4-7-8 Breathing: Dr. Weil's natural tranquilizer for insomnia • Physiological Sigh: Stanford's fastest stress relief technique • Wim Hof Method: build energy, focus, and cold resilience • Coherence Breathing: optimize HRV at 5 breaths per minute • Diaphragmatic and Pursed Lip: slow your breath, slow your mind • Kapalbhati and more pranayama for every mood KEY FEATURES • Today's Pick: mood-driven session recommendations on your home screen • Ambient home backdrops that shift through your day • Beautiful breath visualizers guiding every inhale and exhale • Immersive Environments: visual and audio spaces for deeper sessions • Living Environments: gentle ambient motion behind every breath • Multi-day breathing programs for lasting habits • Voice guidance for fully hands-free sessions • Ambient nature sounds for deeper mindfulness • Apple Health integration for heart rate and mindfulness minutes • Home screen widget showing your daily streak • Smart reminders that learn when you actually practice • Custom techniques: build your own breathing patterns • SOS: a free one-minute reset, one tap from the home screen • 60-second sessions, no excuses • Works offline: breathe anywhere, no internet needed PERFECT FOR • Anxiety relief and calming a panic attack • Daily stress relief without sitting through a course • Falling asleep faster and managing insomnia • Athletes using breath training for performance • Beginners exploring meditation, mindfulness, or pranayama • Anyone overwhelmed by traditional meditation apps WHY FLOW BREATH IS DIFFERENT Most meditation and mindfulness apps overwhelm you with courses, content, and choices. Flow Breath does the opposite. Open the app and you are one tap from a calmer state. The minimalist design keeps your attention on your breath, not the interface. Whether you need a quick anxiety attack reset, a sleep aid, or a daily breathwork practice, Flow Breath meets you where you are. PLANS Free: core breathing techniques, standard visualizer, session tracking Premium: all techniques and environments, every visualizer theme, ambient sounds, voice guidance, multi-day programs, heart rate tracking, widgets Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://trifoiltrailblazer.com/terms-of-service

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Cold Plunge

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Cold plunges only work when you actually keep doing them. Cold Plunge Tracker turns a scattered habit into a streak you can see, time, and build on — one dip at a time. Fully offline and no account needed, whether you plunge in a tub, an ice bath, a chest freezer, a cold shower, or at the lake with no signal. Motivation fades. A visible streak doesn't. This is a practice tracker for the cold-exposure routine you already do — or want to start — built on one idea: consistency beats intensity. You get a timer for the moment you're in the water, a fast log for the second you climb out, and a streak that quietly pulls you back tomorrow. It logs what you did. It does not diagnose, treat, or promise any health outcome, and it is not medical advice. TIME YOUR PLUNGE • Count-up and count-down timer with audio and haptic cues, so you never have to watch the screen • Big, glanceable display you can read through shivers and steam • On-screen safety reminders while the timer runs LOG EVERY SESSION IN SECONDS • Record water temperature (°C or °F), duration, and how it felt on a simple 1–5 scale • Pick your method: cold shower, ice bath or tub, open water and lake, or cryo • Tag sauna and breathwork done in the same session • Add optional notes on conditions, setup, and how you recovered • Unlimited entries, stored on your device — yours, private, and offline BUILD THE STREAK • Current and longest streak, up front • Milestone badges — first plunge, 3-day, 7-day, 14-day and 30-day streaks, plus volume goals like 10, 50, and 100 dips and 60 cold-minutes • Running totals for dips and cold-minutes • A gentle, no-pressure nudge if a streak lapses — every plunge counts, and the next one restarts the momentum FOLLOW A STRUCTURED PROTOCOL • Free starter ladders: a beginner contrast-shower ramp and a standard 2-minute plunge • Every protocol is planned week by week and leads warm and short, never with aggressive targets • Track which week you're on and log directly against it COLD PLUNGE PRO Upgrade when you want deeper structure, history, and insight: • AI protocol generator — answer a few questions for a personalized, conservative temperature-and-duration plan that adapts and re-progresses from your own logs • Full protocol library — contrast-shower onboarding, morning alertness, post-workout timing, progressive tolerance blocks, breath-then-dip, sauna-and-ice rounds, and an advanced ice block • Progression insights — temperature trend, duration trend, weekly cold-minutes chart, and a consistency heatmap that shows your habit at a glance • Sauna and breathwork companion logging surfaced in your history • Export your full log • No ads Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your store account settings. The free timer, unlimited log, streak, and starter protocols stay fully usable without Pro. A NOTE ON SAFETY — PLEASE READ Cold exposure carries real risks, including the cold-shock response, cardiac stress, and hypothermia. Cold Plunge Tracker is a practice-tracking tool, not medical advice. Consult a physician before starting cold exposure — especially if you have a heart condition, high or low blood pressure, are pregnant, or have any circulatory or respiratory condition. Start warm, progress slowly, and get out if you feel dizzy, numb, or short of breath. Never plunge alone in open water. Your sessions, protocols, and settings live on your device. The optional AI generator sends only your short intake to build a plan — never your session log. Time the dip. Build the streak. Progress the ladder. — Privacy Policy: https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flow Breath4 screens
Cold Plunge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flow Breath at none against Cold Plunge's shown. Cold Plunge's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flow Breath sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Cold Plunge sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Flow Breath versus Cold Plunge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow BreathCold Plunge
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB49 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperIvan TerekhinMEHMET CANKER (TR)

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flow Breath

Subscriptions3
  • Flow Breath Pro - Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Flow Breath Pro - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Flow Breath Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$39.99
2 purchases

Cold Plunge

Subscriptions2
  • Cold Plunge Pro monthly$4.991 Month
  • Cold Plunge Pro annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Flow Breath free?
Flow Breath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cold Plunge free?
Cold Plunge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flow Breath or Cold Plunge have ads?
Cold Plunge shows ads; Flow Breath does not.

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