Box Breathing & 4 vs My DocLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Box Breathing & 4
This app offers a straightforward timer to guide your box breathing or 4-7-8 breathing exercises. It helps you practice calming techniques by following a simple four-second cycle for inhaling, holding, exhaling, and holding again.
- Box breathing timer
- 4-7-8 breathing guide
- Calming technique timer
- Tactical breathing aid
- Simple interface
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The app provides a simple timer to guide your box breathing practice or 4-7-8s exercise. Box breathing is a technique used to calm yourself down using a simple four-second cycle for each step: inhale, hold, exhale, hold – and repeat. Also known as Navy SEAL breathing or tactical breathing.
My DocLog
Easily log daily pain and symptoms using an interactive 3D body map. Record intensity, pain types, add notes, photos, or voice memos for a comprehensive health record. All data is stored privately on your device.
- Interactive 3D body map for pain location
- Log pain intensity and types
- Add notes, photos, and voice memos
- Private, on-device data storage
- No account or server required
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DocLog makes it simple to track your pain and symptoms every day. Tap exactly where it hurts on an interactive 3D body map, log intensity, and select the types of pain you're feeling. Add notes, a photo, or a voice memo to capture the full picture. Everything stays private. DocLog runs entirely on your device — no account, no servers, no data ever leaves your phone. Your health information belongs to you.
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Verdict
Box Breathing & 4 and My DocLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Box Breathing & 4 against 5.0 for My DocLog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Box Breathing & 4 | My DocLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michal Kunze | Shuaib Noorani |
Customer experience
Box Breathing & 4
My DocLog
In-app purchases
Box Breathing & 4
No in-app purchases
My DocLog
No in-app purchases
