Comparison

Box Breathing Relaxing vs RemHack

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 dashboardsβ€”just a calm box breathing timer for focus, meditation, relaxation, stress relief, and everyday mindfulness.

About

RemHack

Features
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RemHack helps you process difficult memories using an EMDR-inspired technique β€” from the comfort of your own home. Your brain is wired to heal. When a traumatic or distressing memory gets "stuck," it stays raw β€” as if the experience is still happening. Bilateral stimulation, the core mechanism behind EMDR therapy, helps your nervous system complete what it couldn't finish. RemHack puts that process in your hands. How it works: RemHack guides you through a structured 9-phase protocol. You identify the memory, rate your distress, and work through bilateral stimulation sets β€” alternating audio, visual tracking, and haptic feedback β€” until the emotional charge diminishes. Then you anchor a positive belief and close the session with grounding. Features: β€’ Guided 9-phase EMDR-inspired sessions β€’ Bilateral audio β€” sound alternates between left and right ear β€’ Synchronized haptic feedback β€’ Visual eye-movement tracking β€’ Session history with SUD & VOC progress tracking β€’ Available in 11 languages Wear headphones. The bilateral audio effect requires stereo headphones. This is not optional β€” it is the core of the experience. One-time purchase. No subscription, no monthly fees. Pay once and own RemHack forever. Everything unlocks permanently. RemHack is a self-guided wellness tool, not a replacement for professional mental health care. If you are experiencing severe or complex trauma, please work with a licensed therapist.

Screenshots

Box Breathing Relaxing4 screens
RemHack3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: RemHack at none against Box Breathing Relaxing's shown. RemHack also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Box Breathing Relaxing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RemHack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box Breathing Relaxing ships an update every 9 days, RemHack every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Box Breathing Relaxing versus RemHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox Breathing RelaxingRemHack
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size37 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRomiick LLCGuvenc Gurcan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Box Breathing Relaxing

One-time1
  • Premium Pass$9.99
1 purchases

RemHack

One-time1
  • RemHack Lifetime Access$7.99

Questions

Is Box Breathing Relaxing free?
Box Breathing Relaxing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RemHack free?
RemHack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Box Breathing Relaxing or RemHack have ads?
Box Breathing Relaxing shows ads; RemHack does not.
Which is updated more often, Box Breathing Relaxing or RemHack?
Box Breathing Relaxing ships an update every 9 days, and RemHack every 4 days. Most recently, Box Breathing Relaxing was updated on August 21, 2026 and RemHack on September 10, 2026.

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