Comparison

BreathSync vs CopingStar

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

Head to head
About

BreathSync

Features
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BreathSync guides you through 4-7-8 breathing with a simple animated circle, so you can focus on your breath instead of counting. HOW IT WORKS • Tap Start and follow the circle • Breathe in while it grows for 4 seconds • Hold for 7 seconds • Breathe out slowly while it shrinks for 8 seconds • Pause or reset anytime; a timer shows how long you've been breathing WHEN TO USE IT Take a short breathing break before sleep, between meetings or whenever you want to slow down for a few minutes. Available in 33 languages. BreathSync is a relaxation aid, not a medical treatment. Terms of Use: https://www.blazeapps.co/breathsync/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.blazeapps.co/breathsync/privacy

About

CopingStar

Train your mind with personalized daily mental exercises, guided breathing, and visualization. Reframe thoughts, track progress, and build focus to achieve your goals, whether in competition or everyday life.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily mental training plan
  • Guided breathing and visualization
  • Focus cues and pre-performance routines
  • Reframe difficult thoughts (AI support optional)
  • Mood and progress reflection
  • Ambient soundscapes for training
  • Earn stars and build constellations
Features
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Coping Star helps you train your mind with the same consistency you bring to your body. Mental fitness should not be reserved for elite athletes. Whether you compete professionally, play on weekends, work out, practice a sport, or are simply training toward a goal, Coping Star turns mental skills into a personal daily practice. Because training your mind shouldn’t depend on how elite you are. Choose the season you are in: competing, off season, coming back from injury, facing a career-ending change, or moving beyond sport. Coping Star builds a plan around that moment and adapts the experience to what you are going through. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow a personalized daily mental-training plan • Practice guided breathing and visualization • Build focus cues and pre-performance routines • Reframe difficult thoughts, with optional AI support • Reflect on mood, progress, wins and setbacks • Plan training, competition days and milestones • Save the words, lessons and commitments you want to carry forward • Train with ambient soundscapes • Earn stars and build constellations as your practice grows • Change seasons when your goals or life change MENTAL FITNESS FOR EVERY SEASON Competition is only one part of the athlete journey. Coping Star is built for the pressure before performance, the quieter work of the off season, the uncertainty of injury, the challenge of a comeback and the identity shift that can come when sport changes or ends. YOUR PRIVACY, YOUR CHOICE Optional AI exercises are off by default and require explicit consent before text is shared with OpenAI. You can decline and continue using the rest of the app. Coping Star Pro is required after onboarding. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Your Apple ID is charged after purchase, and plans renew unless cancelled. Localized prices and full terms appear before you buy. Restore purchases at any time. Coping Star is a mental-training and wellbeing tool, not therapy, diagnosis or medical treatment. If you need support, contact a qualified professional. Your mind trains too. Terms of Use: https://copingstar.app/appversion/terms

Screenshots

BreathSync3 screens
CopingStar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CopingStar at every 3 days against BreathSync's every 7 months. BreathSync's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. BreathSync sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and CopingStar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreathSync ships an update every 7 months, CopingStar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BreathSync versus CopingStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathSyncCopingStar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSitki BayrakLoveLabs

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BreathSync

Subscriptions2
  • BreathSync Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BreathSync Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Breath Sync Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

CopingStar

Subscriptions2
  • Coping Star Pro$9.991 Month
  • Coping Star Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is BreathSync free?
BreathSync is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CopingStar free?
CopingStar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BreathSync or CopingStar have ads?
Neither BreathSync nor CopingStar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreathSync or CopingStar?
BreathSync ships an update every 7 months, and CopingStar every 3 days. Most recently, BreathSync was updated on November 5, 2026 and CopingStar on November 6, 2026.

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