Comparison

Always Pause vs 168 Fasting

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

Head to head
About

Always Pause

Features
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Sometimes you just need to breathe. Pause+ is a quiet library of 50 breathing techniques — box, 4-7-8, physiological sigh, coherence, and more. Each one is real, researched, and ready the moment you need it. No streaks. No programs. No notifications chasing you down. Open the app, pick what you need, breathe, close it. What's inside · 50 science-backed breathing techniques · Four moods — calm, sleep, focus, energy · Haptic guidance on Apple Watch — phone-free breathing, anywhere · One-tap rescue for the hard moments · Widgets for your home screen, lock screen, and Control Center Who it's for For people who've tried the other apps and felt worse. For anyone who wants a breathing tool, not another thing to keep up with. For the ones who want quiet — not content. Pause+ is ad-free, tracker-free, and designed to be used briefly. Practice when you need to. Don't when you don't. Breathwork, backed by science. Designed to stay out of your way.

About

168 Fasting

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168 Fasting is a quiet, mindful companion for 16:8 intermittent fasting — for people who prefer stillness over streaks. 【Why 168 Fasting】 • Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic: rice paper tones and pine green • Clean 16:8 timer: 8 hours eating, 16 hours fasting • Gentle reminders at 60, 30, and 15 minutes before your window closes • Solar terms and lunar calendar alongside modern dates • No ads • No subscription paywalls • No social feeds

Screenshots

Always Pause4 screens
168 Fasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 168 Fasting at none against Always Pause's 3. Always Pause's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Always Pause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 168 Fasting asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Always Pause versus 168 Fasting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlways Pause168 Fasting
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWork OnDeck LLC一鸥 张

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Always Pause

Subscriptions2
  • Always Pause+7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Always Pause+7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Always Pause+ Lifetime$49.99
None

168 Fasting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Always Pause free?
Always Pause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 168 Fasting free?
168 Fasting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Always Pause or 168 Fasting have ads?
Neither Always Pause nor 168 Fasting shows ads.

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