Comparison

Pacely Step vs Breeze

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

Head to head
About

Pacely Step

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Every step becomes a journey. Your daily walking distance carries you around Tokyo's Yamanote Loop, one stop at a time, and every flight of stairs adds up to a real landmark. A calm, beautifully simple pedometer and step counter. β–  What Pacely Step does - Steps, distance, calories and stairs β€” tracked automatically Reads your iPhone's Motion & Fitness data to log daily steps, walking distance, pace, and floors climbed. - Journey: walk your way along real routes Your walking distance moves you around the Yamanote Loop (about 34.5 km). "1.3 km to the next stop" and "4 stops reached today" give every walk somewhere to go. - Climb to world landmarks Your height climbed is measured in Eiffel Towers, Mt. Fuji, the Empire State Building and more. "1.5Γ— Eiffel Tower this month" turns the stairs into a small adventure. - Calorie estimates that reflect how you walk Estimates use your walking speed and stair activity with MET-based calculations. - A calendar that keeps your progress Goal days are marked in vermillion. See your streak, best steps day, best height day and monthly progress at a glance. β–  Who it's for - Anyone who found step counts alone weren't enough to keep walking - Daily walkers and commuters who want a reason to go one stop further - People who prefer a quiet, minimal design over busy fitness apps - Anyone tired of subscriptions and looking for a one-time purchase - Anyone who wants a reason to take the stairs β–  Privacy - No account required - Your step records stay on your iPhone and are never sent anywhere - No access to HealthKit or your location - No advertising identifier (IDFA), no third-party ads or tracking - To show our other apps, the app may fetch public App Store information (app names and icons) Distances, calories and heights are estimates based on your iPhone's measurements.

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Breeze

Features
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Breathe in. Breathe out. Feel better. Breeze guides you through ten proven breathing techniques with a living orb that expands, holds and releases with your breath β€” plus gentle haptics you can follow with your eyes closed. Calm down in one minute, wind down to sleep, or steady yourself before something big. No account. No subscription. Every technique free. EVERY TECHNIQUE, EXPLAINED 4-7-8, box breathing, coherent breathing, extended exhale, equal breathing, triangle breathing, pursed-lip breathing, the sigh of relief, and gentle energizing rhythms. Each one comes with a plain-language explanation of what it is, when to use it, and how it works β€” no jargon, no course to buy. THE ORB A luminous aurora sphere that breathes with you. It swells on the inhale, holds steady, and softens as you let go, with a countdown ring and the seconds left on every phase. It is the whole guide, and it is beautiful. FOLLOW IT WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED Synchronised haptics rise through the inhale and fade through the exhale, so you can put the phone down and just breathe. It doubles as an accessibility feature. QUICK CALM One tap into sixty seconds of long-exhale breathing. No menus, no choices, no counting β€” for the moments when you need it now. SLEEP WIND-DOWN A dimming, voice-free session that ends in true silence and darkness. No end chime, no results screen, nothing to tap. Last night's session greets you in the morning instead. FEEL IT WORK An optional two-tap mood check before and after shows your own calm-delta over time β€” proof from your own data, not promises. Mood values never leave your device. BUILD THE HABIT A daily streak with a weekly grace day, because one missed day shouldn't erase a month. A weekly goal ring, a practice calendar, minutes breathed, seven-day challenges, and two gentle ritual reminders at times you choose. No nagging, ever. MAKE IT YOURS Build custom patterns with your own counts, pick an orb theme (a few unlock with an optional short video), and switch between the Dusk and Morning Mist themes. YOURS AND OFFLINE Breeze works in airplane mode. There is no account, nothing syncs, and your practice history stays on your phone β€” exportable any time as a plain JSON file you own. Breathing is free. Breeze keeps it that way: every technique, every session length, every mode, included. Breeze is a wellness tool, not medical advice, and it does not diagnose or treat any condition. Talk to a doctor first if you are pregnant, or have a heart, lung or seizure condition. If you are in crisis, breathing exercises are not enough β€” please reach out for support.

Screenshots

Pacely Step4 screens
Breeze4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breeze at none against Pacely Step's 1. Breeze also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pacely Step sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Breeze asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pacely Step ships an update every 2 months, Breeze every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pacely Step versus Breeze: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPacely StepBreeze
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertorankiriteGunawan Santoso

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pacely Step

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Breeze

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pacely Step free?
Pacely Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breeze free?
Breeze is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pacely Step or Breeze have ads?
Neither Pacely Step nor Breeze shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pacely Step or Breeze?
Pacely Step ships an update every 2 months, and Breeze every 3 months. Most recently, Pacely Step was updated on October 25, 2026 and Breeze on October 24, 2026.

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