Gentle vs StepDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gentle
This app offers a minimalist approach to breathwork and meditation, guiding users through simple visual rhythms for breathing exercises and providing a distraction-free timer with ambient sounds for silent meditation. It focuses on essentials for a calmer practice without clutter or extra features.
- Visual breathwork guidance
- Silent meditation timer
- Ambient soundscapes
- Minimalist design
- No account required
- Free sessions included
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Gentle is a minimalist breathwork and meditation app. No clutter, no courses, no coaches talking over your thoughts. Just a few carefully chosen techniques to help you slow down, settle your breath, and find stillness — in minutes. BREATHWORK Follow simple visual rhythms that guide your breathing at a steady, gentle pace. Gentle includes techniques like resonance breathing and other familiar breathwork patterns designed for moments of calm, focus, and reset. No learning curve — just open the app and breathe. MEDITATION A distraction-free meditation timer with ambient sounds. Set your duration, choose your soundscape, and sit with silence. Nothing extra. Nothing in the way. FREE TO START Gentle includes free sessions and ambient sounds so you can try the app before subscribing. No account required — just download and begin. WHY GENTLE Most meditation apps try to do everything. Gentle does less, on purpose. No social features, no gamification, no streaks. Just the essentials for a calmer, quieter practice. * Breathwork techniques with visual guidance * Silent meditation timer with ambient sounds * Minimalist design — dark, calm, focused * No account or sign-up required * Free sessions included SUBSCRIPTION Gentle offers monthly and yearly subscriptions to unlock all breathing techniques and sounds. Privacy Policy: https://getgentle.org/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://getgentle.org/terms
StepDeck
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StepDeck turns your daily steps into a card collecting adventure. Powered by Apple Health, every 1000 steps you take earns card packs filled with unique artwork, glowing effects, and cards ranging from Common to Legendary. WALK. EARN. COLLECT. Every 1000 steps earns a Standard Pack with 5 cards. Hit 10000 steps in a day to unlock a Daily 10k Pack – 6 cards with significantly better rarity odds. The more you move, the more powerful your collection becomes. FOUR RARITIES. ONE HOLY GRAIL. • Common – your everyday pick-up • Rare – a solid find • Epic – a serious pull • Legendary – the one you're chasing Epic and Legendary cards have a 10% chance to appear as shiny Foil variants, treated as separate collectibles in your deck. THREE CARD SERIES The Run Series features comic-style action cards inspired by the runner's spirit. The exclusive Glacier Series takes things further with icy, limited artwork not found in standard packs – including Foil Epics and Legendaries baked directly into the drop pool. And the all-new Art Series brings artistic cards with a look unlike anything else in your collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StepDeck at none against Gentle's 2. StepDeck also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price 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. Gentle sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. StepDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Gentle | StepDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 692 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrei Rybin | Marcel Brueck |
In-app purchases
Gentle
- Gentle Premium$4.991 Month
- Gentle Premium$29.991 Year
StepDeck
No in-app purchases







