Comparison

Atempause vs Comma Focus Rest Breathe

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

Head to head
About

Atempause

This app provides randomized breathing exercises throughout your day to help you stay present. It uses unpredictable intervals to maximize attention and offers a simple, silent experience with a gong sound. The goal is to foster mindfulness without requiring a fixed schedule or data collection.

Highlights
  • Random breathing intervals
  • Adjustable time range
  • Smart Skip feature
  • Apple Health integration
  • Cross-platform support (iOS, macOS, Windows)
  • Apple Watch stand-alone app
Features
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Atempause sends you random breathing pauses — short moments of silence that bring you back to the present. No fixed timer. No predictable intervals. Instead: consciously random reminders within your personal time range. You simply define the range — for example between 20 and 60 minutes — and Atempause chooses the moment. Why random? Because the brain ignores fixed patterns. Behavioral research shows that variable intervals create the most sustained attention. Each breathing pause remains effective because it arrives unexpectedly — gentle, yet present. How a breathing pause works: Your screen slowly fades to black. A gong sounds. For a few seconds: silence. Then everything returns. That is enough — one conscious breath, one moment of clarity. Features • Random intervals with adjustable minimum and maximum limits • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch (stand-alone), and Mac • Smart Skip: automatically detects when camera or microphone are active • Apple Health integration • Only 3.7 MB — lightweight and resource-efficient • No subscription, no in-app purchases, no data collection Free. Private. Honest. Atempause collects no data, shows no ads, and costs nothing. The goal of this app is to one day no longer be needed. APPLE WATCH The watchOS companion app works independently or paired with your iPhone. Receive gentle haptic cues on your wrist, track your progress, and adjust settings directly from the watch face using WidgetKit complications. CROSS-PLATFORM Atempause is also available for macOS and Windows so that your practice remains consistent across devices. Especially if you spend a lot of time in front of screens, the effect can be surprising. This is not a productivity tool. It is a practice aid — micro-interruptions that become anchors of mindfulness throughout your workday. Breathe. You are here.

About

Comma Focus Rest Breathe

This app intelligently finds short breaks in your calendar schedule to offer guided recovery sessions like breathing exercises or desk stretches. It helps you utilize genuine pauses between meetings for quick mental and physical resets.

Highlights
  • Calendar integration for real break detection
  • Guided reset sessions (breathing, stretching, etc.)
  • Eight distinct reset types
  • Logs recovery to Apple Health
  • Notifications for recovery windows
  • Personalization options in Pro version
Features
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Your meetings never stop. But every sentence needs a Comma. Comma is a calendar-aware recovery app for people who live in back-to-back meetings. It reads the gaps in your actual schedule and offers a short, guided reset — breathing, a desk stretch, an eye rest, a quick body scan — right when you have a moment to take one. No imaginary free time. Just the pauses that are really there. WHAT COMMA DOES Connects to your calendar to find genuine gaps between meetings Suggests a guided reset that fits the time you actually have Offers eight reset types: Breathing, Eye Reset, Desk Stretch, Body Scan, Visualization, Clear the Slate, Short Walk, and Light Movement Logs completed resets to Apple Health so you can see recovery add up over time Notifies you when a recovery window opens — you decide what to do with it FREE TO USE Comma includes a free plan with 3 resets every week, no payment required. You can use the free plan for as long as you like. COMMA PRO (optional) Upgrade to Comma Pro for unlimited resets, plus voice, tone, and pace personalization for your sessions. $4.99/month or $34.99/year 7-day free trial, then your chosen plan Cancel anytime Pro is entirely optional. The free plan is always available. Recovery isn't a luxury. It's the pause that makes the rest of the day work. Terms of Service: https://comma.care/terms

Screenshots

Atempause3 screens
Comma Focus Rest Breathe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atempause at none against Comma Focus Rest Breathe's 3. Atempause also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Comma Focus Rest Breathe sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Atempause asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Atempause against 5.0 for Comma Focus Rest Breathe. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atempause ships an update every 3 days, Comma Focus Rest Breathe every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Atempause versus Comma Focus Rest Breathe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtempauseComma Focus Rest Breathe
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB195 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoerg KlaasPart2AI, Inc.

Customer experience

Atempause

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Comma Focus Rest Breathe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Atempause

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Comma Focus Rest Breathe

Subscriptions2
  • Comma Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Comma Pro Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Comma Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Atempause free?
Atempause is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Comma Focus Rest Breathe free?
Comma Focus Rest Breathe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atempause or Comma Focus Rest Breathe?
Atempause and Comma Focus Rest Breathe are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Atempause or Comma Focus Rest Breathe have ads?
Neither Atempause nor Comma Focus Rest Breathe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Atempause or Comma Focus Rest Breathe?
Atempause ships an update every 3 days, and Comma Focus Rest Breathe every 8 days. Most recently, Atempause was updated on October 25, 2026 and Comma Focus Rest Breathe on October 16, 2026.

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