Comparison

BreatheTuner vs Box Breathing

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

Head to head
About

BreatheTuner

This app guides your breathing using sound instead of visual cues, allowing for a more immersive and distraction-free practice. Choose from various breathing patterns to promote relaxation, balance your nervous system, and enhance mental clarity.

Highlights
  • Sound-guided breathing
  • Screen-free practice
  • Multiple breathing patterns
  • Nature sound environment
  • Minimal interface
  • Offline audio playback
Features
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Breathe with Sound, Not Screens. Most box breathing apps force you to stare at a screen. This one lets you close your eyes and go deeper. Instead of following a visual animation, you follow sound — a gentle piano scale that guides your breath naturally, without distraction. Lie down, relax, and let your breath follow the music. A Deeper Way to Practice Box Breathing Visual breathing guides keep your attention outward. This app does the opposite. A piano scale plays upward as you inhale A soft click sound marks breath holds The piano scale plays downward as you exhale With your eyes closed and no visuals to follow, your focus moves inward — creating a calmer, deeper breathing experience. Breathing Patterns Included Choose one of four simple, effective breathing patterns: • Box Breathing 4–4–4–4 Inhale 4s → Hold 4s → Exhale 4s → Hold 4s • Box Breathing 6–2–8–0 Inhale 6s → Hold 2s → Exhale 8s (No hold after exhale) • Flow Breathing 6–0–6–0 Inhale 6s → Exhale 6s (No breath holds) • Flow Breathing 6–0–8–0 Inhale 6s → Exhale 8s (No breath holds) Each pattern is designed to support relaxation, nervous system balance, and mental clarity. Minimal. Instant. Distraction-Free. No login No account No setup Open the app and choose a breathing pattern — that’s it. The breathing audio continues even if you lock your screen or put your phone down. Calming Sound Environment Alongside the piano guidance, you’ll hear soft nature sounds: Gentle birdsong A quiet flowing stream Everything is designed to help your body relax effortlessly. Perfect for When You Need to Calm Down Fast Use this app when you feel: Stressed or overwhelmed Anxious or restless Mentally tired In need of focus or grounding Just press play, close your eyes, and breathe.

About

Box Breathing

This minimalist app guides you through a four-part breathing pattern with a visual timer. It's designed for simple, distraction-free mindfulness and relaxation routines, helping you focus and slow your breathing.

Highlights
  • Visual box breathing guide
  • Four-part breathing pattern
  • Customizable phase duration
  • Live countdown timer
  • Round counter
  • Play, pause, and reset controls
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Box Breath is a minimalist box breathing app that uses a simple visual guide to help you follow a steady breathing pattern: inhale, hold, exhale, hold. The app opens to a clean interface with a square breathing guide, a countdown timer, and easy controls so you can begin right away. Whether you want a short breathing break during the day or a simple way to slow down and refocus, Box Breath keeps the experience straightforward and distraction-free. Features • Visual box breathing guide that highlights each phase of the cycle • Four-part breathing pattern: inhale, hold, exhale, hold • Custom duration control from 2 to 10 seconds per phase • Live countdown timer for each step • Round counter to track completed breathing cycles • Play, pause, and reset controls for quick use anytime • Minimal design with no clutter, so you can focus on your breath Box Breath is designed for people who want a simple breathing exercise, calm breathing timer, or mindfulness breathing app without unnecessary complexity. Use Box Breath for: • daily breathing practice • quiet focus breaks • moments when you want to slow your breathing • simple mindfulness and relaxation routines Take a moment, follow the rhythm, and breathe one box at a time.

Screenshots

BreatheTuner4 screens
Box Breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

BreatheTuner and Box Breathing are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BreatheTuner against 5.0 for Box Breathing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
BreatheTuner versus Box Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreatheTunerBox Breathing
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarco DebAnkush Sharma

Customer experience

BreatheTuner

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

Box Breathing

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

In-app purchases

None

BreatheTuner

No in-app purchases

None

Box Breathing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BreatheTuner free?
BreatheTuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box Breathing free?
Box Breathing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BreatheTuner or Box Breathing?
BreatheTuner and Box Breathing are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BreatheTuner or Box Breathing have ads?
Neither BreatheTuner nor Box Breathing shows ads.

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