Comparison

Shizuka vs Pathlings

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

Head to head
About

Shizuka

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Shizuka (静) — find your calm through guided breathing. A beautifully minimal breathing exercise app with 12+ built-in patterns, custom pattern editor, haptic guidance, ambient sounds, and session tracking. FEATURES • 12+ breathing patterns — Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Wim Hof, Coherent Breathing, and more • Custom pattern editor — create your own breathing rhythms • Session goals — open-ended, preset, or custom rep targets • Haptic guidance — gentle vibrations guide each phase • Ambient sounds — rain, ocean, forest, white noise, singing bowl • Transition chimes — soft bells between breathing phases • Animated particle backgrounds — stars, fireflies, bubbles, sparks, petals • Session history — track streaks, total minutes, cycles completed • Favorites — quick access to your go-to patterns • Localization — English and Spanish • Dark mode — beautifully designed for low-light use Breathe in. Breathe out. Be still.

About

Pathlings

This app transforms your daily steps into a gentle adventure with a virtual companion. Nurture your unique buddy, unlock new stages of growth, and complete daily quests to build a consistent routine. Goals are customizable to fit your lifestyle, making fitness fun and private.

Highlights
  • Virtual companion with unique personalities
  • Daily step-based adventures and quests
  • Unlockable growth stages and rewards
  • Customizable step goals
  • Collect in-game items
  • Private and ad-free experience
Features
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Walk more with a little buddy who grows alongside you. Pathlings turns your real daily steps into a cozy game. Choose a tiny creature, give them a name, and help them grow through five forms as you reach milestones and finish quests. There are snacks to share, Rubies to collect and a home to make your own. • Find your walking buddy. Start with a leaf-eared forest mouse, a lava frog or a water panda, each with their own personality and five forms to discover. Feed them snacks, play with toys, and watch them grow. • Make room for more friends. Save your Rubies to adopt other Pathlings, including a storm owl and Pebblehorn, the sandstone rhino. Decorate their home with plants, lanterns and treasures, unlock new habitats, and watch your little crew wander around together. • See who walks the most. PathLeague turns your weekly steps into a friendly race with your Game Center friends. See their Pathlings, chase a place on the podium, and win weekly Ruby prizes. Earn 100 Rubies for each new friend you add who plays Pathlings. • Turn your steps into playtime. Earn a Trail Run pass halfway to your daily goal and another when you reach it. Then dash down forest, volcanic, underwater, mountain or canyon trails: switch lanes, jump over obstacles and collect Rubies to bring home. • Take your Pathling for a stroll. Follow your walk live on your iPhone’s Lock Screen and look back on your outings in Walk History. Walk half your daily goal in one stroll, with a minimum of 2,000 steps, to earn 50 bonus Rubies once a day. • Find a pace that fits. Choose your own daily step goal and change it whenever you need to. Complete daily and weekly quests, collect badges, and look back on your progress with a weekly recap. When you need a day off, a Rest Day Shield can protect your streak. • Keep your buddy close. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets let you check in at a glance, with Feed and Play shortcuts on the Home Screen widget. See your synced progress and PathLeague race on Apple Watch, start and end walks from your wrist, or ask Siri to start a stroll. Pathlings counts your steps using Apple Health and your iPhone’s motion sensor. Free to play with optional Ruby packs. No ads, no subscriptions, and no Pathlings account needed. PathLeague is optional and uses Game Center. Choose your buddy and take your first walk together.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shizuka at none against Pathlings's 4. Pathlings's advantage is device support. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pathlings sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Shizuka asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shizuka versus Pathlings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShizukaPathlings
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
Devices—iPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB247 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElysia MunozDave Mohan

In-app purchases

None

Shizuka

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Pathlings

One-time4
  • 500 Rubies$0.99
  • 1,200 Rubies$1.99
  • 3,000 Rubies$4.99
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  • 6,500 Rubies$9.99

Questions

Is Shizuka free?
Shizuka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pathlings free?
Pathlings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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