Comparison

PouchGuard vs BoxFlow

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

Head to head
About

PouchGuard

Features
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PouchGuard is the quit-tracker built specifically for nicotine pouches. Count every pouch-free day, ride out cravings the moment they hit, and watch your health and savings add up. THE DAILY SHIELD Your streak, front and center — days, hours, and minutes free, with a resilience score that grows the longer you hold the line. RIDE OUT CRAVINGS Log a craving in one tap and open the craving tool: a guided breathing pacer, a 5-minute ride-it-out timer, and your own reasons to quit, right when you need them. Every craving you beat makes the next one easier. THE WAR CHEST See exactly how much you've saved based on your brand and daily use — with reward goals and a savings forecast 30, 90, and 365 days out. PROGRESS & MILESTONES A recovery timeline of what changes after your last pouch, from the first 20 minutes onward. MADE FOR POUCHES, NOT CIGARETTES Most quit apps target smoking. PouchGuard is tuned to the high-frequency, oral-fixation reality of nicotine pouches — with pouch-specific savings and milestones. Everything that helps you quit is free. PouchGuard Plus is an optional subscription that unlocks all-time craving analytics, a deeper craving log, the full Freedom Forecast, and unlimited reward goals. - $4.99/month or $29.99/year, with a 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; the subscription auto-renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store settings. PouchGuard is a general wellness and education tool, not medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/24/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/24/terms

About

BoxFlow

This app guides users through shadow boxing rounds with timed work and rest periods. It paces breathing exercises and provides a single focus cue for each session. Users can track progress and access a library of boxing techniques.

Highlights
  • Timed boxing rounds
  • Paced breathing exercises
  • Daily focus cue
  • Technique library
  • Progress tracking
  • Unlimited rounds
Features
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BoxFlow runs your shadow boxing rounds, paces your breathing in the rest, and gives you one thing to work on. Built for beginners who shadow box at home. Unlike boxing apps that claim to watch your form, it has no camera and no sensors, and it never watches you train. It counts what it called and records what you told it — and it says which is which on every screen. THE ROUND BoxFlow calls the tempo and the combinations, so it knows exactly how many punches it asked for. Work and rest are timed against the plan, and the bell is a full-screen colour change you cannot miss. THE SIXTH BREATH A one-minute rest paced at six breaths a minute is exactly six breaths. BoxFlow paces them, you tap the ring at the end of each exhale, and every confirmed breath prints a mark on the ring. Six a minute beat both box breathing and free breathing on heart rate and perceived effort in a randomised trial of exactly this rest interval. ONE CUE, CHOSEN BY YOU Coaches at a national championship averaged eight instructions a round. You get one, you pick it from three, and it is phrased as something to do out in the world rather than something to think about inside your body — the phrasing that measurably improves punch speed and force. THE LADDER Six rungs of round structure. You move up when your last three sessions say you are ready, not when the calendar says so. TECHNIQUE, WITH ITS SOURCE SHOWN Teaching points and common mistakes taken from the international amateur boxing coaching manual, plus a plain answer to the claims this sport repeats — box breathing, 10,000 hours, 300 reps a day, and apps that say they can measure your form. FREE, FOREVER The whole training loop: unlimited rounds, every ladder rung, the breath pacer, the daily cue, the full technique library, your streak, and your last 14 sessions. The timer is never paywalled. BOXFLOW PRO (optional subscription) Unlimited history, the breath and cue trends, effort-versus-output insights, unlimited custom combinations, and CSV export of your own log. - Monthly or annual, with a 7-day free trial - Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation; auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in Settings BoxFlow is training practice, not medical advice. Privacy Policy: https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/778/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://preview.apppublishing.ai/legal/778/terms

Screenshots

PouchGuard4 screens
BoxFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

PouchGuard and BoxFlow are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. PouchGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and BoxFlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PouchGuard versus BoxFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPouchGuardBoxFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKevin RomanoASHOK KUMAR

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PouchGuard

Subscriptions2
  • PouchGuard Plus Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • PouchGuard Plus Annual14 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

BoxFlow

Subscriptions2
  • BoxFlow Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • BoxFlow Pro Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is PouchGuard free?
PouchGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BoxFlow free?
BoxFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PouchGuard or BoxFlow have ads?
Neither PouchGuard nor BoxFlow shows ads.

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