Comparison

Box Breathing Minimal Timer vs Elixr

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

Head to head
About

Box Breathing Minimal Timer

Features
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Experience calm, focus, and balance with Box Breathing Minimal Timer, a beautifully designed breathing companion inspired by the proven box breathing technique used by athletes, therapists, and high performance professionals. Whether you want to reduce stress, improve sleep, or sharpen concentration, this app helps you build a consistent and mindful breathing habit through gentle visual guidance and a soothing minimalist interface. What Is Box Breathing? Box breathing is a simple yet powerful technique where you inhale, hold, exhale, and hold again for equal counts. This steady rhythm helps activate your body's natural relaxation response and supports a calm, grounded state. Key Features - Guided Breathing Animation A clean expanding and contracting box visually guides your inhale, hold, exhale, and hold phases. - Fully Customizable Breathing Cycles Adjust inhale, hold, and exhale durations to match your experience level. - Minimal and Calming Design A soft, carefully crafted color palette designed to help you relax the moment you open the app. - Optional Sound and Haptic Feedback Follow the breathing rhythm with gentle audio or vibration cues. - Light and Dark Mode A modern interface that adapts seamlessly to your environment. - Simple, Ad Free Experience No distractions. No clutter. Just you and your breath. Why Practice Box Breathing? - Reduce stress and everyday tension - Improve focus and mental clarity - Support emotional balance - Enhance sleep and relaxation - Prepare for workouts or important moments - Build a sustainable daily mindfulness habit Whether you are taking a one minute reset during a busy day or winding down before bed, Box Breathing Minimal Timer helps you reconnect with calm, one breath at a time. Start breathing with intention today.

About

Elixr

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Elixr is a supplement tracker with absorption science built in. It flags the supplements in your routine that cancel each other out โ€” and shows you the study behind every note. Most trackers just buzz at you at 9am. Elixr knows that calcium blocks iron, that zinc and copper compete for the same pathway, and that coffee cuts iron absorption โ€” and it tells you when you've put two of them in the same time slot. FLAGS COMBINATIONS THAT CANCEL OUT 15 research-backed interaction pairs, each with a one-tap link to the study on PubMed. Plain language, no jargon, and a clear note that this is information โ€” not medical advice. TIMING TRAVELS WITH EACH SUPPLEMENT Set the conditions once: with food, on an empty stomach, needs a fat-rich meal, away from coffee and tea. Assign it to a time of day and Elixr checks the fit โ€” something that needs food, dropped into a slot without it, gets flagged right on your Today screen. Start typing and Elixr recognises 61 common supplements and fills in their usual conditions for you. REMINDERS THAT FOLLOW YOUR REAL SCHEDULE Every day, chosen weekdays, or every few days โ€” with start dates, end dates, a pause while you take a break, and as-needed items that never nag. Each notification lists exactly what's due. Mark everything taken, or snooze 30 minutes, without opening the app. HOME SCREEN WIDGET Small, medium or large. See what's still due, tick off a single supplement, or mark a whole time slot done โ€” straight from the home screen. CONSISTENCY, NOT GAMIFICATION Seven days, a month, or a year at a glance: days completed, your completion rate, and a calendar where every day reads as complete, partial, skipped, missed or still pending. Tap any day to see what you took โ€” and correct it if you forgot to log something. No streak to break, no badges, no guilt. SYNCS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Your schedule and history sync through your own iCloud account. Set it up on iPhone, find it on iPad. No Elixr account, no sign-up, no password. READABLE FOR EVERYONE Full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type throughout. Available in English, German, Japanese and Korean. WHAT ELIXR DOESN'T DO No ads. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs of any kind. No subscription โ€” you buy it once. Nothing you enter leaves your own devices. Elixr helps you organise what you already take. It is not medical advice โ€” talk to your healthcare provider about what's right for you.

Screenshots

Box Breathing Minimal Timer4 screens
Elixr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Elixr at $1.99 against Box Breathing Minimal Timer's $2.99. Box Breathing Minimal Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Box Breathing Minimal Timer costs $2.99 and Elixr $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Box Breathing Minimal Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Elixr fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Box Breathing Minimal Timer versus Elixr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBox Breathing Minimal TimerElixr
Price$2.99$1.99 โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB2 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJelmer van NussSofia Rincon

In-app purchases

None

Box Breathing Minimal Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Elixr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Box Breathing Minimal Timer free?
Box Breathing Minimal Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elixr free?
Elixr costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Box Breathing Minimal Timer or Elixr have ads?
Neither Box Breathing Minimal Timer nor Elixr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Box Breathing Minimal Timer or Elixr?
Box Breathing Minimal Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Elixr fortnightly. Most recently, Box Breathing Minimal Timer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Elixr on October 24, 2026.

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