Comparison

Box Breathing Relaxing vs DearMI

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

Head to head
About

Box Breathing Relaxing

This app offers guided box breathing exercises to promote calm, focus, and a consistent breathing practice. It features visual cues, optional sounds, and haptic feedback for a seamless experience on iPhone and Apple Watch. Track your progress and integrate mindful minutes with Apple Health.

Highlights
  • Guided box breathing rhythm
  • Visual and haptic cues
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable session lengths
  • Progress tracking and history
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Box Breathing Relaxing is a simple guided breathing app that helps you find calm, regain focus, and build a steady breathing routine on iPhone and Apple Watch. Follow the classic box breathing rhythm: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds, and hold again for 4 seconds. A clear visual guide, optional sounds, and haptic cues help you stay with the timing without needing to watch the screen. Start a session on your Apple Watch and feel gentle haptic cues on your wrist as each breathing phase changes. It is an easy way to practice when you want to put your iPhone aside. Choose a session length and begin with one tap. Use it before work, during a study break, after a stressful moment, or as a quiet routine before sleep. Completed sessions are saved automatically. Review your history in a calendar or graph, and switch between daily and monthly summaries to see your breathing time and progress. You can also save completed sessions to Apple Health as mindful minutes. No complicated courses or busy dashboards—just a calm box breathing timer for focus, meditation, relaxation, stress relief, and everyday mindfulness.

About

DearMI

Features
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DearMI helps you care for a hurting mind. Log your daily mood, prepare for and record psychiatric visits, and manage your medications — all in one app. ■ Key Features ▶ Appointment Management Register your appointments and write prep notes before each visit. After the visit, record what you discussed and how you felt to build your own care history. ▶ Prescriptions & Medication Management Snap a photo of your prescription and OCR automatically reads the medication details. Set a dosing schedule and never miss a dose with reminders. ▶ Daily Check-in Record your mood each day with a score and a short note. See how your emotions change over time at a glance with the mood graph. ▶ Search & Export Records Easily search past visit records and medication history, and export to PDF to share with your doctor. ■ Privacy Your records are encrypted and stored securely. Privacy Policy: https://chaeon.studio/dearmi/privacy/en/ Terms of Service: https://chaeon.studio/dearmi/terms/en/

Screenshots

Box Breathing Relaxing4 screens
DearMI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DearMI at none against Box Breathing Relaxing's shown. DearMI also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Box Breathing Relaxing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DearMI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Box Breathing Relaxing versus DearMI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox Breathing RelaxingDearMI
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRomiick LLCChaeyeon Seo

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Box Breathing Relaxing

One-time1
  • Premium Pass$9.99
1 purchases

DearMI

Subscriptions1
  • DearMI-Premium$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Box Breathing Relaxing free?
Box Breathing Relaxing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DearMI free?
DearMI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Box Breathing Relaxing or DearMI have ads?
Box Breathing Relaxing shows ads; DearMI does not.

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