Comparison

REZET vs Chronic Trace

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

Head to head
About

REZET

Features
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What feels strongest right now? Is your heart racing? Is your chest tight? Are your thoughts looping? REZET is a physiological toolkit, not a meditation app. It acts as an emergency brake for an overactive autonomic nervous system. When you experience acute stress, panic, or overwhelm, your biology is stuck in a sympathetic (fight-or-flight) or dorsal vagal (freeze) response. REZET provides you with the exact, science-backed respiratory protocols needed to mechanically stimulate your vagus nerve and force a physiological state shift back to baseline. No spiritual fluff. Just clinical mechanics. Select your current somatic state, and follow the visual and haptic pacing. NEW: MEASURE VITALS Use the rear camera and flash for a dedicated 1-minute fingertip reading. A live camera preview helps you place your finger correctly, the measurement starts automatically once pulse lock is stable, and REZET processes the full capture window to estimate: • HRV • Heart rate • Breathing rate Breathing rate is inferred from cyclical heart rate changes during the measurement. Vitals are provided for wellness trends and self-awareness only, not diagnosis or medical monitoring. NEW: CUSTOM BREATHING PROTOCOLS Create and save your own breathing protocols with custom inhale, exhale, and optional hold timings. You can choose whether a session ends by total time or by completed rounds, then restart saved custom protocols in one tap from Home. THE PROTOCOLS: We map your acute symptoms to precise respiratory ratios designed to counteract them via heart rate variability (HRV) and vagal tone manipulation. • Tachycardia (Heart Racing): 4-7-8 pacing directly stimulates the vagus nerve, utilizing breath retention to trigger a rapid parasympathetic response and lower heart rate. • Chest Tension: 4-4-4-4 (Box Breathing) anchors the autonomic nervous system through equal respiratory distribution, preventing hyperventilation and releasing physical constraint. • Racing Thoughts: Micro-varied interval pacing demands active cognitive tracking, disrupting Default Mode Network (DMN) loops. • Sensory Overwhelm: Extended exhalations mechanically decrease heart rate via respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), signaling biological safety to the brainstem. • Dorsal Shutdown (Numbness): 6.0/6.0 coherent pacing gently up-regulates the system without triggering an adrenaline spike. • Restlessness: 5.5s Resonant Frequency synchronization maximizes HRV, bringing the cardiovascular and respiratory systems into perfect alignment to clear cognitive fog. SYSTEM FEATURES: • Zero Friction: No long intro videos, no mandatory sign-ups. Immediate access to physiological regulation in two taps. • Measure Vitals: A guided 1-minute camera reading for HRV, heart rate, and breathing rate estimates using the rear camera and flash. • Custom Protocols: Create, save, and restart your own breathing sessions with custom timings and time-based or round-based targets. • Clinical Insights: Detailed neurological and biological mechanics explaining why each protocol is effective. • Haptic & Visual Pacing: A high-contrast adaptive interface combined with precise haptic feedback—allowing for screen-free, eyes-closed regulation. • Adaptive Intensity Checkpoints: If a respiratory ratio exceeds your current CO2 tolerance, the algorithm safely down-scales the timing mid-session. • Dose-Dependent Sessions: Choose 1, 3, or 5-minute intervals based on your immediate physiological requirement. Stop trying to think your way out of a biological response. Use your physiology to change your psychology. Download REZET to gain mechanical control of your nervous system. Disclaimer: REZET provides physiological wellness support and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

About

Chronic Trace

This app uses your phone's camera to measure involuntary signals like eye movement, balance, focus, and reaction time. It creates a personal wellness index scored against your baseline to track subtle changes over time without extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Camera-based wellness checks
  • Measures eye movement, balance, focus, reaction
  • Personalized baseline scoring
  • Tracks subtle changes over time
  • No extra hardware required
  • Anonymized tracking option
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We track our steps, our sleep, and our heart rate. How sharp we feel day to day has had nothing. Chronic Trace changes that. Chronic Trace turns the camera already in your pocket into a personal wellness check for how you are performing day to day. In a single capture it reads involuntary signals that are hard to fake on purpose: eye movement, balance, focus, and reaction. It combines them into one simple index, scored against your own baseline rather than a population average. That is what makes subtle change over time visible. WHAT IT MEASURES Eyes: how steadily your eyes track and shift Balance: body sway, captured by the camera Focus: attention and processing speed Reaction: response speed HOW IT WORKS Add yourself or anyone you track. Capture a baseline when you feel well. Re-check any time, and see your result against that baseline. No extra hardware. No specialist. Just your phone. SUBSCRIPTION Chronic Trace requires a paid subscription to run check-ins and view results. Plans are $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. BUILT FOR Athletes, veterans, families, and anyone who wants to keep an eye on how they are doing over time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sessions can be tracked fully anonymized. Your data is yours. IMPORTANT Chronic Trace is a wellness self-tracking tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition, and its output reflects change versus your own baseline, not a diagnosis. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider before making any medical decision or with any questions you may have about a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you measured in this app. Privacy Policy: https://www.chronictraceapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

REZET4 screens
Chronic Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REZET at none against Chronic Trace's 2. Chronic Trace's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chronic Trace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. REZET asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

REZET ships an update every 6 days, Chronic Trace every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
REZET versus Chronic Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREZETChronic Trace
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARTIN TESARChronic Trace, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

REZET

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chronic Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Chronic Trace Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Chronic Trace Yearly$149.991 Year

Questions

Is REZET free?
REZET is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chronic Trace free?
Chronic Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do REZET or Chronic Trace have ads?
REZET shows ads; Chronic Trace does not.
Which is updated more often, REZET or Chronic Trace?
REZET ships an update every 6 days, and Chronic Trace every 3 days. Most recently, REZET was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chronic Trace on October 31, 2026.

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