Simple Breathwork vs Daysly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Breathwork
This app offers a peaceful and focused breathing experience. Users can customize inhale, hold, and exhale durations, and set the number of breathing rounds. It provides a clear visual guide without distractions or sign-up requirements.
- Custom breathing durations
- Clear visual countdown
- Minimal, calming design
- Instant start, no sign-up
- Guided breathing rounds
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Slow is a calm, distraction-free breathing app. Set your own inhale, hold, and exhale, choose how many rounds you want, and let a gentle visual guide carry you through — quietly and clearly. No accounts. No noise. No ads. Just breathe. Not sure where to start? Begin with a guided preset: • Calm — slow your nervous system • Sleep — wind down and fall asleep faster • Focus — settle into flow • Energy — a quick, natural lift • Stress Reset — find center in about a minute Or build your own pattern from scratch and tune every phase of the breath to exactly what feels right. Every session is led by a clear visual countdown, so you can lower your shoulders, close your eyes, and simply follow along. Keep a daily streak going to turn a few quiet minutes into a habit. What's inside: • Fully adjustable inhale, hold, and exhale timing • Five guided presets for sleep, focus, calm, energy, and stress • A clean, beautiful breathing animation and countdown • Daily streak tracking • Minimal, calming design that stays out of your way • Start instantly — no sign-up, no account, no ads — Slow Pro — Slow is free to use. Slow Pro is an optional upgrade that adds: • Unlimited custom presets — save your own breathing patterns and reuse them in a tap • Full streak history — see every session you've ever completed, not just the last week • Support independent development, and unlock all future Pro features Choose what suits you: a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. The lifetime option is a single, non-renewing purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jamesbtlr.com/slow/privacy.html
Daysly
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Daysly keeps what matters in one place: countdowns, anniversaries, daily habits, and your class schedule—with widgets and sync so the important stuff stays in sight. What you can do Countdowns & anniversaries: track the dates that matter; memorial-style counting, pinning, tags, and search. Habits: a dedicated space for check-ins and streaks—small wins, consistently tracked. Schedule / timetable: week grid plus a month view for the day at a glance; stored locally on your device, with optional class reminders—no sign-in required. Voice-friendly capture: speak to add items faster where supported. Reminders: local notifications for the moments you don’t want to miss. Share cards: turn milestones into clean images to share. Widgets: glance at upcoming items from your Home Screen or Lock Screen (availability varies by OS and device). Apple Watch & iCloud: stay in sync across devices where enabled in the app. Themes: multiple visual styles plus light/dark preferences. Daysly Pro (optional subscription) Home countdowns remain accessible on the free tier; habits and timetable slots have free limits, with higher limits after subscribing. Details are shown inside the app. Count on Daysly for the dates, the habits, and the schedule—clearer, calmer planning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Daysly at 3 against Simple Breathwork's 1. Daysly also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Simple Breathwork sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Daysly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Breathwork ships an update every 3 weeks, Daysly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Breathwork | Daysly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Butler | 少飞 郭 |
In-app purchases
Simple Breathwork
- Slow Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Slow Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Slow Pro Lifetime$39.99
Daysly
- Daysly Pro (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Daysly Pro (Yearly)$2.991 Year
- Daysly Pro (Lifetime)$9.99
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