Breathe With Sandy vs Reframer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breathe With Sandy
This app offers over 350 guided breathwork sessions designed to calm your nervous system. Each session features original music to guide your breathing, with new content added weekly. It provides various breathing techniques and allows for offline practice and custom playlist creation.
- 350+ guided breathwork sessions
- Original music composed for breath pacing
- Offline session downloads
- Filter sessions by length and style
- Custom playlist creation
- In-app calendar for practice scheduling
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Breathe With Sandy is the fastest way to calm your nervous system. 350+ guided breathwork sessions, each paired with original music composed to pace your breath — so every inhale and exhale lands exactly where it should. No ads. No algorithm. Just breathwork. WHAT'S INSIDE • 350+ guided sessions, with new ones added every week • Original music written to match each breathing pattern • Download any session for offline practice • Filter by length, style, and breath-retention duration • Build custom playlists for your routine • A built-in calendar to schedule and keep your weekly practice THREE WAYS TO BREATHE • Functional Breathing — restore healthy, everyday breathing patterns • Transformational Breathwork — deep sessions to release stress and reset • Pranayama — ancient yogic techniques adapted for modern life WHY BREATHWORK Your breath is the remote control for your nervous system. A few minutes of conscious breathing can lower stress, sharpen focus, improve sleep, and build real emotional resilience — grounded in the science of the vagus nerve and heart-rate variability. FOR EVERY BODY Whether you're an athlete chasing recovery, a high performer managing pressure, a therapist supporting clients, or simply someone who wants to feel calmer — there's a session for you. Press play, follow the music, and breathe. — SUBSCRIPTION — A Breathe With Sandy membership unlocks the full library of guided breathwork sessions and music. It is an auto-renewing subscription, billed monthly. Choose the tier that fits you: • Gratitude — $12.99 / month • Abundance — $23.00 / month • Growth — $59.00 / month Prices are in U.S. dollars and may vary by region; the price shown at purchase is final. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings after purchase; any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.breathewithsandy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.breathewithsandy.com/terms-of-service
Reframer
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Break the cycle of anxious self-talk with Reframer—a privacy-first, evidence-based CBT toolkit designed to help you examine automatic thoughts, regulate your nervous system, and build lasting emotional resilience. Whether you're dealing with work burnout, momentary panic, nervous system dysregulation, or late-night overthinking, Reframer bridges cognitive behavioral therapy principles with somatic grounding to help you regain clarity in minutes. 1.TRANSFORM ANXIOUS THOUGHTS a. Guided Reframing: Automatically identify cognitive distortions (like catastrophizing or all-or-nothing thinking) and transform them into balanced perspectives with actionable micro-steps. b. Arousal Gate Check-In: Assess your physical stress level before you write. Reframer intelligently routes you to breathing exercises, reframing prompts, or both based on what your body needs right now. c. Structured Pathways: Move beyond a blank page with targeted protocols tailored for problem-solving, acceptance, or perspective shifts. 2. SOMATIC GROUNDING & REGULATION a. Visual Breathing: Lower physical tension instantly with beautifully designed visual and tactile breathing overlays. b. Bilateral Haptic Tapping (EMDR): Somatic grounding cues anchor your focus in the present moment when emotions feel overwhelming. Inspired by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). 3. UNCOVER PATTERNS & TRACK PROGRESS a. Mood & Session Tracking: Log timestamped journal entries, tag your emotions, and rate your shift in perspective post-session. b. Longitudinal Analytics: Spot trends with mood graphs, cognitive distortion frequency maps, and time-of-day triggers. c. The Weekly Synthesis: Automatically transform 7 days of journal entries and behavioral experiments into a structured, personalized mental health playbook. - Available on Reframer Premium only. d. Evidence Locker: Export secure PDF progress summaries to bring to your next therapy session or review on your own. - Available on Reframer Premium only. 4. DAILY ANCHORS, ANYWHERE YOU GO a. Home Screen Widgets: Keep non-toxic, evidence-based daily grounding cards visible right on your iPhone. b. Apple Watch Companion: Access quick guided breathing resets and daily affirmations directly from your wrist. c. Light & Dark Mode: Switch seamlessly between themes for comfortable, eye-friendly journaling, day or night. 5 BUILT FOR TOTAL PRIVACY & SAFETY Your mind is your most private space, and your data should be too. a. Zero AI Training: Your personal thoughts are strictly encrypted and never used to train foundational AI models. b. Two-Layer Safety Engine: On-device scanning keeps your entries private while ensuring immediate access to 20+ country-aware crisis helplines if you need human support. c. Guest Mode: Use Reframer 100% locally without creating an account. Paid Features (Reframer Plus or Pro): 1. Enhanced limit for thoughts being shared on a daily basis (10 Thoughts per Day for Plus Users & Unlimited Thoughts for Pro Users) 2. The Weekly Synthesis: Automatically transform 7 days of journal entries and behavioral experiments into a structured, personalized mental health playbook. 3. Evidence Locker: Export secure PDF progress summaries to bring to your next therapy session or review on your own. MEDICAL DISCLAIMER Reframer is a self-help tool utilizing cognitive behavioral principles. It is not a replacement for professional therapy, psychological treatment, or emergency crisis intervention. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please contact your local emergency services or a national helpline immediately. The in-built Crisis Resources section on our app contains some critical contact details for over 20+ countries. Terms of Service (EULA) : https://reframer-app.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://reframer-app.com/privacy Contact: https://reframer-app.com/contact
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Reframer at 4 against Breathe With Sandy's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Breathe With Sandy sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Reframer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Breathe With Sandy ships an update weekly, Reframer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breathe With Sandy | Reframer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (28 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Breathe With Sandy LLC | Sooraj Das |
In-app purchases
Breathe With Sandy
- Gratitude7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Abundance7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Growth7 Days trial$50.001 Month
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- Gratitude7 Days trial$107.991 Year
- Abundance7 Days trial$214.991 Year
- Growth7 Days trial$539.991 Year
Reframer
- Reframer Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Reframer Plus - Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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