BreatheTuner vs Box Breathing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sound-guided breathing
- Screen-free practice
- Multiple breathing patterns
- Nature sound environment
- Minimal interface
- Offline audio playback
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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.
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.
- Visual box breathing guide
- Four-part breathing pattern
- Customizable phase duration
- Live countdown timer
- Round counter
- Play, pause, and reset controls
- Minimalist design
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | BreatheTuner | Box Breathing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marco Deb | Ankush Sharma |
Customer experience
BreatheTuner
Box Breathing
In-app purchases
BreatheTuner
No in-app purchases
Box Breathing
No in-app purchases









