Comparison

Breath Timer 2 vs Tide

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

Head to head
About

Breath Timer 2

Features
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Breath Timer 2 is the simplest, most effective breathing timer for deep breathing exercises, box breathing, and guided breathwork. It can help you reduce anxiety, manage stress, and sleep better. And it's all free. A few minutes of paced breathing is one of the most effective tools for your mental and physical wellbeing. Breath Timer 2 makes it effortless. BREATHING TECHNIQUES • Box Breathing (4-4-4-4) - used by Navy SEALs to stay calm under pressure • 4-7-8 Breathing - a powerful technique for falling asleep faster • Diaphragmatic Breathing - deep belly breathing for full-body relaxation • Resonance / HRV Breathing - balance your nervous system • Pranayama - deep breathing for relaxation and stress relief • Custom Patterns - create any breathing exercise you want FEATURES • Simple, intuitive interface • Visual breath guide - several timer faces to choose from • Soothing sounds and calming human voices • Session length - from 1 minute to full meditation sessions • Works offline • No account needed • Extensive customization - create your own breathing patterns PERFECT FOR • Stress and anxiety relief • Falling asleep at bedtime • Panic attack support • Meditation and mindfulness • Yoga and pranayama practice • Pre-workout focus • Productivity and mental clarity Download Breath Timer 2 and take your first deep breath today. Terms of Service: https://breathtimer.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://breathtimer.app/privacy EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tide

Features
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Tide is a breathing timer, built around your own rhythm. Build a pattern from scratch: set your own hold times, chain together repeatable step sets, and choose whether a session ends after a set number of rounds or after a fixed length of time. Once it's saved, it works exactly like any other pattern in the app. Not sure where to start? Three patterns are ready to go: Box breathing (4-4-4-4): used to reset under pressure. Equal parts inhale, hold, exhale, hold. 4-7-8: a technique for unwinding. A long exhale that signals to your nervous system that it's safe to slow down. Calm (3-2-5-2): a gentle everyday pattern. Slightly longer exhale than inhale, designed for quiet moments and transitions. Tide also runs on Apple Watch. Start a session from your wrist with quick-start presets and rounds mode. Chime and haptic settings sync automatically between your phone and watch. No narration. No scores. Just the rhythm you choose. Tide is made by Quiet Leaf LLC. See what else we're building at quietleaf.dev.

Screenshots

Breath Timer 24 screens
Tide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tide at none against Breath Timer 2's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Breath Timer 2 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tide asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breath Timer 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, Tide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Breath Timer 2 versus Tide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreath Timer 2Tide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAl BaileyQuiet Leaf LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Breath Timer 2

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Support$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Support - Large$4.991 Month
One-time3
  • Tip$1.99
  • Tip - Large$9.99
  • Tip - XL$19.99
None

Tide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breath Timer 2 free?
Breath Timer 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tide free?
Tide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breath Timer 2 or Tide have ads?
Neither Breath Timer 2 nor Tide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breath Timer 2 or Tide?
Breath Timer 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, and Tide every 2 months. Most recently, Breath Timer 2 was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tide on November 5, 2026.

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