Breethic vs BowlWave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breethic
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Find a calmer moment, one breath at a time. Breethic helps you reset with guided breathing sessions for anxiety, sleep, focus, and everyday stress. Choose a scene, follow the rhythm, and build a practice that feels simple and supportive. How It Works Breethic offers scene-based breathing sessions designed for real-life moments — winding down before sleep, finding calm during anxious feelings, or centering yourself before a meeting. Each scene includes guided breath phases and durations, paired with visual animation and optional audio cues. As you practice, review session summaries, track total breathing time, collect badges, and keep your progress in sync across devices with iCloud. Key Features - Guided breathing scenes for anxiety, sleep, meetings, and focus - Animated sessions with ripple visuals that sync to your breath - Inhale and exhale cue sounds for steady pacing - Optional calming background audio, including brown noise - Session summaries, total sessions, and total breathing time - Badges that reward consistency and exploration - iCloud sync across your devices - Simple experience for quick resets or longer sessions - Daily practice reminder at your chosen time Full Version (one-time purchase): - Voice guidance that gently paces every inhale, hold, and exhale - Ambient soundscapes for all five scenes - Unlimited breathing sessions - Advanced statistics and deeper progress tracking - More sound customization options - Additional badges and progression content Breethic is free to download with core breathing sessions, animated guidance, calming audio, stats, badges, and iCloud sync. A one-time purchase unlocks the Full Version. No subscription required. Breethic does not collect, share, or track your data. Your settings and progress are stored locally, with optional syncing across your own devices using iCloud. Take a breath, choose your scene, and make space for calm with Breethic.
BowlWave
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BowlWave is an immersive sound healing app built around Tibetan singing bowl frequencies. Using real-time procedural audio synthesis — no recordings, no loops — every tone is generated live on your device. Choose from 11 Solfeggio frequencies linked to the chakra system: · 136.1 Hz – OM · Universal Sound (Heart Chakra) · 174 Hz – Pain Relief · 285 Hz – Healing Frequency · 396 Hz – Liberation from Fear (Root Chakra) · 417 Hz – Facilitating Change · 432 Hz – Natural Attunement · 528 Hz – Love Frequency · 639 Hz – Harmonious Connection · 741 Hz – Clear Expression (Throat Chakra) · 852 Hz – Third Eye Awakening · 963 Hz – Divine Connection (Crown Chakra) TWO MODES Interactive Mode — Touch and drag the screen to strike the bowl. Pressure-sensitive: tap gently for soft tones, press firmly for deep resonance. Meditation Mode — The app plays automatically for a timed session, ideal for yoga, breathwork, or seated meditation. 12 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED English · 繁體中文 · 简体中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · हिंदी · Français · Italiano · Русский · नेपाली · Español · Português Bowave automatically detects your device language on first launch. Note: Sound healing is a complementary wellness tool, not a medical treatment. Please read the full disclaimer within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BowlWave at none against Breethic's 1. BowlWave also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Breethic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BowlWave asks for nothing beyond the download.
Breethic ships an update every 2 months, BowlWave every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breethic | BowlWave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | TFaces Studio | JenChien Wang |
In-app purchases
Breethic
- Full Version$2.99
BowlWave
No in-app purchases








