Resonant Breathing vs Reset
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resonant Breathing
This app guides you through breathwork exercises, adapting your breathing rhythm to your heart rate for enhanced relaxation. It features an extended exhale protocol and progressive lengthening to deepen your practice over time.
- Heart-rate adaptive breathing
- Extended exhale protocol
- Progressive lengthening of breath
- Visual breathing guide (animated flower)
- Haptic feedback for breath transitions
- Configurable breath durations
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This is a heart-rate-adaptive, extended exhale protocol, breathwork app. Heart-rate adaptive: when heart rate is available, each breath cycle will be synced in length to a multiple of the heartbeat. Extended exhale: while this is configurable and quite flexible, this app is specifically built to facilitate having an exhale that is longer than the inhale. Breathwork: The use of breathing as therapy, particularly changing the breathing rhythms. What sets this app apart: Breath phases are measured in heartbeats, so your breathing rhythm naturally adapts as your heart rate changes - while always staying synchronised to your heartbeats. This aims to achieve resonance between breath and heart: when the longer rhythm of the breath is a multiple of the faster rhythm of the heart. Research suggests that this cardiorespiratory synchronisation is associated with improved relaxation and cardiovascular function. The app also supports progressive lengthening: your breath durations gradually extend as you relax, easing you into deeper breathing over the course of the session. How to use: - On Apple Watch, simply start a session and follow the animated flower - it opens as you inhale and closes as you exhale. Gentle haptic pulses mark each transition. No counting required; just breathe with the rhythm. - On iPhone, the app uses a steady 60 BPM baseline for a consistent, calming practice. - Breath lengths are highly configurable; slower breaths lead to deeper relaxation but should still feel comfortable - experiment to find what's right for you.
Reset
This app guides you through various breathing techniques using visual, haptic, and auditory cues. It offers customizable sessions and optional heart rate biofeedback for enhanced relaxation and wellness.
- Multiple breathing techniques (Resonance, Box, Sigh)
- Multi-sensory guidance (visual, haptic, audio)
- Customizable breath phase durations
- Optional Bluetooth heart rate strap integration
- Live HRV biofeedback and coherence gauge
- Session summaries and trend tracking
- Ad-free and privacy-focused design
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Reset turns a few quiet minutes of slow breathing into a practice you can feel. Pick a protocol, press Begin, and follow along — the app does the counting. THREE WAYS TO BREATHE • Resonance — slow, even breathing near six breaths a minute. The daily practice. • Box — inhale, hold, exhale, hold. Steadiness on demand. • Sigh — two inhales, one long exhale. A quick reset when you're keyed up. GUIDED BY EVERY SENSE A living orb swells and empties with your breath. Haptic waves let you close your eyes and follow by touch — a crisp tap to breathe in, a long fade to breathe out. With headphones, binaural beats carry the same rhythm. MAKE IT YOURS Every phase has its own slider — inhale, exhale, holds. Balanced presets from 4.5 to 6.0 breaths a minute, timed sessions of 2, 5, or 10 minutes, and a first-launch tour that shows you around. SEE YOUR HEART RESPOND (OPTIONAL) Pair a Bluetooth heart-rate strap — Polar, or WHOOP with Broadcast Heart Rate — for live HRV biofeedback: heart rate, rMSSD, and a coherence gauge that climbs as you settle into rhythm. Capture 30-second before-and-after baselines and see each session's summary and trend. No sensor? Everything still works; the metrics simply stay blank. Reset never invents data. YOURS, PRIVATELY No ads, no tracking, no account required. Sessions stay on your device unless you choose to sign in with Apple, Google, or email and sync with the companion web app. Export your history as CSV or JSON anytime, and delete your account — and every synced session — from inside the app. Reset supports relaxation and general wellness. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reset at none against Resonant Breathing's 3. Resonant Breathing's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Resonant Breathing sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Reset asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Resonant Breathing against 5.0 for Reset. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Resonant Breathing ships an update weekly, Reset monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Resonant Breathing | Reset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radu Ciobanu | David Presby |
Customer experience
Resonant Breathing
Reset
In-app purchases
Resonant Breathing
- Small tip$0.99
- Regular tip$1.99
- Large tip$4.99
Reset
No in-app purchases









