Together As We Are vs Always Pause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Together As We Are
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Together As We Are is a practical support app for parents and caregivers of neurodivergent children. In hard moments, it can be difficult to think clearly, find the right words, or decide what to do next. This app is designed to make that easier. It gives you simple, grounded tools you can use in everyday life especially when emotions are high and you need support that is clear, calm, and easy to follow. Inside the app, you’ll find support across real-life areas such as calming plans, scripts for difficult moments, nervous system signs, sensory and environmental support, boundaries and safety, repair after conflict, visual supports and schedules, sleep and routines, anxiety and regulation, advocacy, and communication support. Each tool is designed to be practical, not overwhelming. The focus is on helping you respond with more confidence, create more emotional safety, and support connection at home and beyond. Together As We Are was created for real families navigating real challenges. It is built for the adults doing the daily work of supporting neurodivergent children and looking for tools they can return to again and again. When things feel hard, support should be simple. That is what this app is here to provide. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Always Pause
Access a curated collection of over 50 science-backed breathing exercises designed for calm, sleep, focus, and energy. This app offers a simple, ad-free experience with haptic guidance on Apple Watch and home screen widgets.
- 50+ science-backed breathing techniques
- Four moods: calm, sleep, focus, energy
- Haptic guidance on Apple Watch
- One-tap rescue feature
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
- Ad-free and tracker-free design
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Sometimes you just need to breathe. Pause+ is a quiet library of 50 breathing techniques — box, 4-7-8, physiological sigh, coherence, and more. Each one is real, researched, and ready the moment you need it. No streaks. No programs. No notifications chasing you down. Open the app, pick what you need, breathe, close it. What's inside · 50 science-backed breathing techniques · Four moods — calm, sleep, focus, energy · Haptic guidance on Apple Watch — phone-free breathing, anywhere · One-tap rescue for the hard moments · Widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and Control Center Who it's for For people who've tried the other apps and felt worse. For anyone who wants a breathing tool, not another thing to keep up with. For the ones who want quiet — not content. Pause+ is ad-free, tracker-free, and designed to be used briefly. Practice when you need to. Don't when you don't. Breathwork, backed by science. Designed to stay out of your way.
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Verdict
Together As We Are and Always Pause are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Together As We Are sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Always Pause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Together As We Are ships an update every 9 days, Always Pause every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Together As We Are | Always Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maileibys Martinez Sosa | Work OnDeck LLC |
In-app purchases
Together As We Are
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly v2$89.991 Year
- Lifetime Founders Pass$299.99
Always Pause
- Always Pause+7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Always Pause+7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Always Pause+ Lifetime$49.99









