Comparison

SoleDust vs Breathing Timer

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

Head to head
About

SoleDust

Features
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Every pair carries a history. SoleDust helps you see it. SoleDust is a visual logbook for your running shoes, bringing every pair, run, photo, distance goal, race and milestone together in one carefully designed experience. CONNECT ONCE WITH APPLE HEALTH Import running workouts from the apps and devices that share them with Apple Health. Assign the shoes you wore and SoleDust keeps each pair’s mileage and history up to date. Missed a workout? Add it manually in seconds. YOUR ENTIRE SHOE ROTATION, IN ONE VIEW • Add photos and organize every pair you run in • Set individual distance goals and follow your progress • See an estimated replacement range based on brand and model • Review the complete running history of every pair • Unlock milestones for distances, races and goal progress EXPLORE EVERY RUN Browse your running history, photos and races in a visual monthly calendar. Open a run to explore available distance, route, pace, duration, elevation, cadence, heart rate, location, weather and terrain data. Add a photo, assign shoes, mark a run as a race, rename it or adjust its indoor, outdoor and terrain details. NOW ON APPLE WATCH Take your shoe rotation and recent running history to your wrist. Browse shoes and runs, open detailed stats, assign shoes and add missed runs directly from Apple Watch. CREATE WITH STUDIO Turn your photos and run data into polished custom graphics. Explore layouts, typography, backgrounds, filters, effects and formats, then export your finished artwork as an image. STAY IN SYNC Use SoleDust across iPhone and iPad. Your shoes, runs, photos and Studio settings stay synchronized through your private iCloud database. Add SoleDust widgets to your Home Screen for a quick view of shoe mileage, distance goals and your monthly running calendar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Apple Health access is read-only. SoleDust does not add or modify Health data and contains no advertising, analytics or cross-app tracking.

About

Breathing Timer

Features
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Take a 2-minute reset. Your calm starts here. Breathing Timer helps you practice proven breathing exercises with smooth, animated visual guides and post-session mood tracking. FEATURES: • Expanding/contracting circle animation for each breath phase • Box Breathing (4-4-4-4) - used by Navy SEALs • 4-7-8 Relaxing - Dr. Andrew Weil's method • Calming and Energizing patterns • Post-session mood tracking (Calm / Neutral / Still Anxious) • Session history with duration, pattern, and mood log • Streak tracking for daily practice INSIGHTS & TRENDS: • 7-day bar chart showing daily breathing minutes • Mood breakdown across all sessions • Weekly and monthly practice patterns PRIVACY FIRST: All data is stored locally on your device. No accounts required. No cloud sync. No one sees your data but you. Breathing Timer is free and ad-supported. Download now and start practicing breathwork today.

Screenshots

SoleDust4 screens
Breathing Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breathing Timer at Free against SoleDust's $1.99. Breathing Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). SoleDust's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On in-app purchases 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

Breathing Timer is free to download; SoleDust costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SoleDust ships an update every 3 days, Breathing Timer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
SoleDust versus Breathing Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoleDustBreathing Timer
Price$1.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter OlofssonBlas Prieto

In-app purchases

None

SoleDust

No in-app purchases

None

Breathing Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SoleDust free?
SoleDust costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Breathing Timer free?
Breathing Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SoleDust or Breathing Timer have ads?
Breathing Timer shows ads; SoleDust does not.
Which is updated more often, SoleDust or Breathing Timer?
SoleDust ships an update every 3 days, and Breathing Timer every 10 days. Most recently, SoleDust was updated on October 13, 2026 and Breathing Timer on October 8, 2026.

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