Rewire vs Breathwork
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Rewire
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Your thumb gets to the app before you do. Rewire puts one thing in that gap. You choose which apps to shield and the hours to shield them. When you reach for one, a single line meets you at the tap ā picked for what you're actually working on. Then you close it, or take ten minutes and go in anyway. Not a blocker. Not affirmations. A delivery system for the thought you wouldn't have had on your own. Why an interruption works when nothing else did Motivation apps send notifications you swipe away without reading. Blockers punish you, and you delete them by Friday. Rewire uses the one moment neither can reach: the half-second between the tap and the feed, when the old pattern is already running and you are, briefly, listening. How it works Pick your apps ā anything you open without deciding to. Pick your window ā work hours, after 9pm, overnight, whatever's yours. Get met at the tap ā one line, then Close, or Unlock for 10 minutes. Watch it add up ā every interception counts, whichever button you press. The lines are not affirmations Most affirmation apps hand you a sentence about yourself that you don't believe. If you're already hard on yourself, repeating it tends to widen the gap rather than close it. So Rewire mostly reframes or asks instead: "What if the grown-up in my head who frowns at silliness is just bad at parties?" "What if a mind that wandered off is tired, not ruined?" "What if stuck on page forty means I reached page forty?" "Suppose your instrument in the corner only needs tuning today, not playing well." 3,000+ lines across five focus areas ā Work & Money, Relationships, Mind & Emotions, Health & Body, Meaning & Growth. You put them in your own order and choose what you want support with inside each one. The language is grounded throughout: no mysticism, no hype, no exclamation marks. Then it narrows. Review the day's lines, keep the ones that landed, hide the ones that didn't, and the next ones fit better. Kept lines come back around. What Rewire will never do No streaks to break. No score. No grade for the night you unlocked twelve times. The counter only goes up, and there is nothing here you can fail at ā which is the point, because you have already tried the version with a punishment attached. Who it's for People who believe repetition changes a mind and can't make themselves repeat consistently. Perfectionists who doomscroll at midnight and then blame themselves for it. Anyone who has downloaded an affirmation app, a habit tracker and a screen time blocker in the same week and deleted all three. Rewire uses Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) to shield the apps you pick. It re-applies the shield on its own after an unlock expires, even if Rewire is closed. Terms of Use: https://rewire.club/terms Privacy Policy: https://rewire.club/privacy
Breathwork
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Breathwork: Regulate & Reset helps you slow down, focus or unwind in a few minutes. Pick a pattern, press play, and follow the light, sound and gentle vibrations. No account, no sign-up. BREATHE YOUR WAY ⢠Classic patterns: Box Breathing (4-4-4-4), 4-7-8 Relax, Coherence (5-5) and Awake & Energize ⢠Build a custom pattern: set every inhale, hold and exhale, then link sequences with rest breaks into one seamless session ⢠Guidance you can hear and feel: soft chimes or a calm voice, with adjustable haptics ⢠Ambient soundscapes: rain, ocean waves or forest ⢠Quick controls on the Breathe screen: pick a favorite pattern, theme, sound or number of cycles ⢠Calming visual themes, plus a warm Night Mode for the evening ⢠Eyes closed, screen off: lock your phone or switch apps and the voice or chimes keep guiding every breath, even in Silent mode BREATHWORK PREMIUM ⢠Apple Watch app: breathe right from your wrist with your live heart rate on screen. Set a heart-rate target or a BPM shift goal, and open Breathwork from your watch face. ⢠Unlimited custom patterns: save as many as you like ⢠Premium visual themes: Zen Bloom and Particle Cloud SEE YOUR PRACTICE GROW ⢠History with streaks, a calendar and trends ⢠Saves your sessions to Apple Health as Mindful Minutes, with your permission ⢠Optional mood check-in after a session, saved to Apple Health as State of Mind ⢠Export your history as CSV for use in a spreadsheet FREE TO USE, PREMIUM IF YOU WANT MORE Breathwork is free to download and use. Breathwork Premium is an optional auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Breathwork is designed for relaxation and general wellness. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Breathwork at 18.0 against Rewire's 26.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rewire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Breathwork sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rewire | Breathwork |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch ā better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 18.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emil Aslan | Steven Do |
In-app purchases
Rewire
- Rewire Pro$9.991 Month
- Rewire Pro3 Days trial$69.991 Year
Breathwork
- Monthly Membership$0.991 Month
- Annual Membership$9.991 Year









