Comparison

Breathly vs Noiseless

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

Head to head
About

Breathly

Features
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Reclaim your attention. Breathly turns the impulsive moment of opening Instagram, TikTok, or any distracting app into a chance to pause, breathe, and decide. The problem isn't your phone. It's the apps designed to hijack your attention. Breathly puts a friction layer between you and the apps you want to use less โ€” without locking you out. โ€” HOW IT WORKS โ€” 1. Pick the apps that distract you. 2. When you try to open them, Breathly shows up first. 3. Take a guided breath, wait a few seconds, or answer a quick question. 4. Then choose: open the app, or move on with your day. โ€” FEATURES โ€” โ€ข Screen Time blocks powered by Apple Family Controls โ€” private, on-device, secure. โ€ข Breathing sessions: 5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds โ€” your choice. โ€ข Focus sessions: block apps for a set duration (Pomodoro-style). โ€ข Scheduled blocks: silence distractions during work hours, sleep, or family time. โ€ข Daily limits: cap how many times or how many minutes per day. โ€ข Smart interventions: a breath, a wait, a question, an alternative, or a delay. โ€ข Streaks and stats: see exactly how much time you reclaim. โ€ข Built for iOS โ€” beautifully simple, warmly designed. โ€” PRIVACY FIRST โ€” Breathly uses Apple's Family Controls to manage app access on your device. We never see which apps you block. Your data lives on your device or in your private account โ€” never sold, never shared. โ€” BREATHLY PRO โ€” Unlock the full experience with Breathly Pro: โ€ข Unlimited app blocks โ€ข Strict mode (locked sessions you can't bypass) โ€ข Advanced interventions (alternatives, delayed open, smart questions) โ€ข Detailed weekly reports โ€ข Community challenges and shared streaks Subscription options: โ€ข Yearly โ€” best value โ€ข Monthly โ€ข Weekly Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. โ€” SUPPORT โ€” Questions, feedback, ideas? We read every email: hello@breathly.me Privacy Policy: https://breathly.me/privacy Terms of Service: https://breathly.me/terms Use your phone with intention. Not by accident.

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Noiseless

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Noiseless is a distraction blocker and focus timer built for people who mean it. Free to download and try โ€” one optional one-time purchase unlocks everything. Never a subscription. When you start a session, Noiseless activates Mute Mode โ€” blocking access to the apps that steal your attention. No willpower required. The apps are locked until your session ends. Then it shows you what you got back: the attention you reclaimed, and the finite time you're spending it against. HOW IT WORKS โ€ข Tap Mute to start a focus session โ€ข Mute Mode activates instantly, blocking distracting apps โ€ข A hold-to-unmute gesture prevents impulsive endings โ€ข Your session runs with a live timer on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island SEE THE FOCUS YOU RECLAIM โ€” SIGNAL โ€ข Your reclaimed attention as Today, this Week, and the whole Year โ€ข Set an optional intention โ€” Work, Read, Create, or Rest โ€” and see how your focus splits โ€ข Session targets: aim for 25, 50, or 90 minutes and watch a gentle ring fill โ€ข A calm weekly mirror that reflects on your week without ever grading it SEE THE TIME YOU'RE SPENDING โ€” TIME โ€ข Your life in weeks โ€” a quiet grid of every week of a life, bright for the ones behind you โ€ข What's left, right now โ€” how much of today, this week, this month, and this year remains โ€ข Goals โ€” count the days since you quit something, or down to a deadline โ€ข Link a goal to your focus time to make progress real ("47h of 100h") START FROM ANYWHERE โ€ข "Hey Siri, Mute" and Shortcuts actions โ€ข Home Screen widgets โ€” a live session timer and a countdown to any goal โ€ข Control Center toggle for one-flick Mute / Unmute FEATURES โ€ข Full app blocking via Apple Screen Time integration โ€ข Live Activities on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island โ€ข Apple Watch app with real-time session sync and live complications โ€ข Watch complications for sessions, a life clock, and goals โ€ข Activity grid and calendar view of your focus history โ€ข Quiet Hours โ€” a soft, optional nudge to mute at the times you choose โ€ข Share a clean card of a goal or your life in weeks โ€ข Optional iCloud Sync โ€” keep your goals and history across your devices, privately (off by default) โ€ข Data export and import (JSON) โ€ข Dark and light mode with a minimal, monospaced design BUILT FOR PRIVACY No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No ads. Noiseless works entirely offline by default, and your data stays yours. Turn on iCloud Sync (off by default) and your goals and focus history sync privately across your own devices through your iCloud โ€” we never see it. FREE TO TRY. PAY ONCE. Your first week is fully unlimited. After that, the free tier keeps the complete ritual โ€” one honest 25-minute session a day, one goal, and today's Signal. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything else: unlimited sessions, the full Signal and Reflection views, iCloud sync, and muting all your devices at once. No subscriptions. No ads. No upsells. Noiseless uses Apple's Screen Time framework to block apps during focus sessions. You choose which apps to block, and the block is automatically removed when your session ends.

Screenshots

Breathly4 screens
Noiseless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Noiseless at none against Breathly's 3. Noiseless also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Breathly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Noiseless asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Breathly versus Noiseless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreathlyNoiseless
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAU BERENGUER LABELLARaphael araujo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Breathly

Subscriptions3
  • Breathly Pro โ€” Weekly$0.497 Days
  • Breathly Pro โ€” Monthly$1.951 Month
  • Breathly Pro โ€” Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Noiseless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breathly free?
Breathly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Noiseless free?
Noiseless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breathly or Noiseless have ads?
Neither Breathly nor Noiseless shows ads.

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