Comparison

Vagaloom vs Box Breathing

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

Head to head
About

Vagaloom

This app offers a guided bedtime ritual to help calm your mind and body. It uses optional heart rate data or subjective feelings to create personalized soundscapes that transition through different phases, promoting relaxation.

Highlights
  • Personalized soundscapes
  • Optional heart rate integration
  • Manual BPM input
  • Subjective feeling check-ins
  • Multiple session lengths (Pro)
  • Complete session history (Pro)
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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When your day is over but your mind and body are still moving, Vagaloom gives you one simple bedtime ritual instead of another content library to browse. Choose a starting point: • Read the latest available heart-rate sample from Apple Health • Enter a heart-rate reading manually • Continue without heart rate and describe how you feel Heart rate is always optional, and no Apple Watch is required. Vagaloom uses your check-in to set the beginning of a focused soundscape, then moves gradually through Match, Transition, and Settle phases. It does not continuously monitor your heart rate or provide real-time biofeedback. After a session, record how you feel and optionally compare a newer heart-rate snapshot. Snapshots are brief context, not a medical assessment or proof of treatment. FREE • Complete 5-minute sessions with no daily limit • Apple Health, manual BPM, and subjective check-ins • Your 3 most recent session records PRO LIFETIME • One-time purchase — no subscription • 5-, 10-, and 15-minute session options • Complete session history • Restore purchases through your Apple Account PRIVACY Session records stay on this iPhone. Vagaloom does not require an account, include advertising SDKs, or upload heart-rate snapshots to its own servers. Vagaloom is a wellness tool and not medical advice. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition.

About

Box Breathing

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Box Breathing enriched my life coming back to civilian life. It inspired me to create an app, because I found having a visual anchor helped me. I hope this enriches your life. • Guided 4–4–4–4 box breathing • A visual cue that shows when to breathe, hold, and release • Designed for quick resets during stress, work, study, or sleep prep • No accounts, no feeds, no streak pressure • Private by design • Helps you reset during stress, focus, study, or sleep prep Terms: https://myworkingmemory.ai/boxbreathing-terms.html Privacy: https://myworkingmemory.ai/boxbreathing-privacy.html P.S. It wasn't easy for me to start doing this exercise, so the fact that you're here, please acknowledge your success. Please spread the word about my app. You'd be helping a small business.

Screenshots

Vagaloom3 screens
Box Breathing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vagaloom at Free against Box Breathing's $0.95. Vagaloom also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Box Breathing's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Vagaloom is free to download; Box Breathing costs $0.95 up front. Vagaloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Box Breathing asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vagaloom ships an update every 5 days, Box Breathing every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Vagaloom versus Box Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVagaloomBox Breathing
PriceFree — better$0.95
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBorealbit Technology LimitedMyworkingmemory LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Vagaloom

One-time1
  • Vagaloom Pro Lifetime$14.99
None

Box Breathing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vagaloom free?
Vagaloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Breathing free?
Box Breathing costs $0.95, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vagaloom or Box Breathing have ads?
Neither Vagaloom nor Box Breathing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vagaloom or Box Breathing?
Vagaloom ships an update every 5 days, and Box Breathing every 3 weeks. Most recently, Vagaloom was updated on October 24, 2026 and Box Breathing on October 31, 2026.

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