Atempause vs Breathing Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Random breathing intervals
- Adjustable time range
- Smart Skip feature
- Apple Health integration
- Cross-platform support (iOS, macOS, Windows)
- Apple Watch stand-alone app
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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.
Breathing Timer
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Guided breathing with a beautiful pulsing orb — Box, 4-7-8, Coherent, Triangle and Energise patterns. • Hypnotic pulsing orb syncs your breath • Box breathing free, 4 more patterns in Pro • Choose 1, 3, 5 or 10 minute sessions • Soothing chimes or fully silent mode • No account, no notifications spam Who it's for For students, knowledge workers and anxious moments — anyone wanting a 60-second breathing break. Subscription Premium is available as a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription, with pricing shown in the app before you buy. Subscriptions auto-renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID Subscription Settings — no charge on the first day if you cancel during the introductory window. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy: everything stays on your device by default. No analytics SDKs, no cross-app tracking. Privacy policy at https://bestpaid.app/legal/privacy. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atempause at none against Breathing Timer's 4. Atempause also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price 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
Both are free to download. Breathing Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Atempause asks for nothing beyond the download.
Atempause ships an update every 3 days, Breathing Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atempause | Breathing Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joerg Klaas | Vasilii Polovnikov |
In-app purchases
Atempause
No in-app purchases
Breathing Timer
- Premium · 1 week3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium · 1 month3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium · 1 year7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium · Lifetime$19.99









