Comparison

Breathwork vs BreathMate Breathing Exercises

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

Head to head
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Breathwork

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Free Breathwork is a simple, completely free breathing exercise app with no ads, no accounts, and no data collection. Features: - Guided breathing sessions with visual and haptic cues - Session library with multiple breathing techniques - Custom session builder โ€” create your own patterns - Lung capacity testing - Progress tracking and streaks - Works fully offline โ€” all data stays on your device Just open the app and breathe.

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BreathMate Breathing Exercises

Features
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Breathing that answers back. Most breathing apps play you a fixed rhythm and hope it fits. BreathMate starts from the breath you actually take, then keeps adjusting - with your Apple Watch, the pace moves as your heart rate answers. ONE BREATH TO START No account, no setup, no tutorial. Take one guided breath and BreathMate builds your first session from it. IT WORKS HOW YOU CAN USE IT Every channel is a complete mode on its own. Haptics only, in a meeting. Sound only, eyes closed. Voice, four words at most. Or the Membrane alone, full screen. Nothing here needs you to look at it. SESSIONS FOR REAL MOMENTS Wind-down, focus, recovery, sleep, and SOS, which starts the instant you ask, with nothing to configure. DESCRIBE HOW YOU FEEL Type "interview in ten minutes and I feel shaky" and get a session shaped for it. No chatbot, no server. The reasoning happens on your device. BUILD IT YOUR WAY Get a session from how you feel, or set the exact rhythm yourself, phase by phase - inhale, hold, exhale. Save the ones that work, and share any session as a link so a friend can breathe the same pattern. IT LEARNS YOUR RHYTHM BreathMate notices which patterns settle you, when you breathe best, and how your exhale lengthens over time, now shown as week-over-week Trends. Your breathing fingerprint stays yours. APPLE WATCH Guided by wrist haptics with the screen off. Live heart rate. Works standalone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads and no data brokers. Your sessions, and everything the app learns about you, stay on your devices and sync only through your own iCloud. Optional anonymous analytics help us improve the app - and you can turn them off in Settings. BreathMate supports calm, focus, and sleep through guided breathing. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or monitor any condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Breathwork4 screens
BreathMate Breathing Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breathwork at none against BreathMate Breathing Exercises's 4. Breathwork also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. BreathMate Breathing Exercises sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Breathwork asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Breathwork versus BreathMate Breathing Exercises: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathworkBreathMate Breathing Exercises
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size32 MB43 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMichael BureauSviatoslav Fil

In-app purchases

None

Breathwork

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BreathMate Breathing Exercises

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • BreathMate Full3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • BreathMate Full7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Breathwork free?
Breathwork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreathMate Breathing Exercises free?
BreathMate Breathing Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Breathwork or BreathMate Breathing Exercises have ads?
Neither Breathwork nor BreathMate Breathing Exercises shows ads.

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