Comparison

Sanctum vs BreathOrb

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

Head to head
About

Sanctum

This app offers guided meditations and affirmations with immersive 8D audio and Solfeggio frequencies. It focuses on common struggles like burnout and anxiety, providing a private journal and a customizable meditation timer. Purchase additional tracks individually to own them forever.

Highlights
  • Immersive 8D spatial audio
  • Solfeggio healing frequencies
  • Theta binaural beats
  • Enso meditation timer
  • Private journaling
  • No account required
Features
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Sanctum: Meditation & 8D Audio App brings stillness, resonant sound, mindful movement, and reflection into one beautifully unified experience. A COMPLETELY REDESIGNED MEDITATION TIMER The former Enso and Waveform timers are now one intuitive Meditation Timer. Choose a living Yin Yang world or resonance waveform from the new roulette-style selector, set your session, layer music and OM chant independently, add ritual bells, and save the practices you want to return to. WALKING MEDITATION IS NOW LIVE Take your practice into motion with seven distinct walking paths, including Open Presence, Sensory Path, Breath & Pace, Mantra Steps, and Resonance Walk. Choose an open-ended or timed walk, receive quiet awareness cues, and move between an animated orrery presence view and a live GPS map. Your walking route remains private. Location is collected only during an active walk and stored on your iPhone. IMMERSIVE 8D AUDIO Listen with headphones as sound moves around you through spatial 8D mixes, Solfeggio frequencies, binaural textures, affirmations, and guided meditation tracks. Music and OM chant can be controlled independently during practice. BUILT FOR A PRACTICE THAT IS YOURS • Living-water Yin Yang visuals • 11 resonance waveform experiences • Custom session length • Start, interval, and ending bells • Independent music and OM controls • Saved meditation presets • Seven Walking Meditation paths • Animated orrery breathing visual • Live private GPS route mapping • Affirmations and teaching library • Activity history and private journal • No ads and no account required FREE TO BEGIN. ONE FULL UNLOCK. Start with selected Meditation Timer visuals and core practices. A single $24.99 Full Access purchase opens the complete experience, including all Yin Yang styles, all 11 resonance waveforms, all seven Walking Meditation paths, and the premium audio library. No subscription. ABOUT INNER PATH COACHING Sanctum: Meditation & 8D Audio App is created by Inner Path Coaching as a place to stop performing, return to yourself, and build a practice that can meet you in stillness or in motion. Learn more at innerpathsanctuary.com

About

BreathOrb

Features
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BreathOrb is a guided breathing exercise app that helps you relax, improve focus, reduce stress, and sleep better. Practice Box Breathing, custom breathing exercises, and mindful breathing at your own pace. Follow the animated breathing orb and breathe at a comfortable pace. Use BreathOrb to relax, focus, prepare for sleep, or build a daily breathing routine. Features • Guided breathing exercises • 3 phase and 4 phase breathing modes • Custom breathing durations • Adjustable inhale, hold, and exhale times • Ambient sounds • Simple and minimal design BreathOrb provides a clean and distraction free experience that keeps your attention on your breath. Take a moment to slow down, breathe deeply, and find your rhythm. Breathe slower. Feel calmer.

Screenshots

Sanctum4 screens
BreathOrb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BreathOrb at none against Sanctum's 9. Sanctum's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support 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. Sanctum sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. BreathOrb asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sanctum ships an update every 2 days, BreathOrb fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sanctum versus BreathOrb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanctumBreathOrb
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKayne YoungAlper Ilkay Karatas

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sanctum

One-time9
  • Body Witness Practice #2$4.99
  • Body Witness Practice #1$4.99
  • Fearless: Only I Will Remain$4.99
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  • Worthiness: You Are Enough$4.99
  • The Witness$4.99
  • Becoming$4.99
  • Receiving Is Natural$4.99
  • You Belong$4.99
  • Calmness: You Are Not the Storm$4.99
None

BreathOrb

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sanctum free?
Sanctum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BreathOrb free?
BreathOrb is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sanctum or BreathOrb have ads?
Neither Sanctum nor BreathOrb shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sanctum or BreathOrb?
Sanctum ships an update every 2 days, and BreathOrb fortnightly. Most recently, Sanctum was updated on September 22, 2026 and BreathOrb on September 9, 2026.

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