Comparison

Buteyko Pro vs Resonant Breathing

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

Head to head
About

Buteyko Pro

Learn and practice the Buteyko breathing method with guided exercises and progress tracking. This app offers a progressive training system with audio instructions, tips, and timers to improve your breathing and overall health. It integrates with courses and webinars for personalized instruction.

Highlights
  • Progressive Buteyko training system
  • 51 levels with audio instructions
  • Personal breathing charts
  • Breathing exercise history
  • Health indicator tracking
  • Share progress with instructors
Features
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*** Progressive Buteyko Breathing training system *** 52 levels with audio instructions, tips and timers *** Optimized for our webinars and courses The Buteyko Pro app includes both the basic exercises and a progressive training system to learn a great variety of advanced exercises and techniques, with the option to sign up for instruction by certified instructors to customize the program and exercises to the individual. The levels cover seated exercises, walking, steps, very little breathing, mini-pauses, and recovery and rescue techniques. Buteyko Breathing is a popular breathing exercise program which has been officially recognized in Western countries since the 1990s. The method is named after Konstantin Buteyko, the physician who developed it in the 1950s. The Buteyko Breathing exercises aim to soften your breathing and reduce your breathing volume, gradually making the blood release more oxygen to cells and boosting your general health and fitness over time. Disclaimer: there is no guarantee of specific results and results will vary. The app is optimized for use with the courses, workshops and webinars available at ButeykoBreathing.com. Your instructor will customize the program for you and recommend specific levels and techniques to achieve best possible results. The app contains many additional settings to customize each level. With the Buteyko Pro app: * View your personal breathing charts * View and edit your breathing exercise history * Share your exercise scores and notes with your Buteyko instructor The intro level can be done immediately, without a user account. Sign up for a free account to unlock more levels. Your Buteyko Instructor may make an account for you, or you can make an account from within the app. An activated user account is required to use all features of the app. Participants to the complete workshop, course or webinar receive a fully upgraded user account which opens up all features and levels of the app. More info at ButeykoBreathing.com. The app allows you to save a few essential health indicators (heart rate, SpO2, HRV, body weight) together with your Buteyko exercise results. This allows you to discover how these health indicators go up and down alongside your breathing scores during the Buteyko Breathing program. Download Buteyko Pro and start with the intro level today. No account needed.

About

Resonant Breathing

Facilitates deep meditative states by guiding users through resonant breathing exercises. This method aims to quickly activate the parasympathetic nervous system, making meditation more accessible and effective.

Highlights
  • Heart Rate Variability guidance
  • Parasympathetic system activation
  • Deep meditative state induction
  • Personalized comfortable breath patterns
  • Automatic meditation success
Features
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Heart Rate Variability Resonant Breathing is the fastest way to get into a deep meditative state by awakening the parasympathetic system. By following the breath pattern and finding the rate which is most comfortable for you, Resonance is established within a few minutes; potentially cutting out years of meditative struggle. This technique is giving you a handle on your own dorsal vagal parasympathetic system. Getting a handle on that system allows you to become successful in meditation automatically.

Screenshots

Buteyko Pro4 screens
Resonant Breathing3 screens

Verdict

The call

Buteyko Pro and Resonant Breathing both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Resonant Breathing's written reviews are positive against 50% of Buteyko Pro's. Resonant Breathing also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Buteyko Pro against 4.7 for Resonant Breathing. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 43 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Buteyko Pro's written reviews are positive against 96% of Resonant Breathing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Resonant Breathing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Buteyko Pro versus Resonant Breathing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButeyko ProResonant Breathing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings) — better4.7 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEduard ReuversJohn goodstadt

Customer experience

Buteyko Pro

All ratings44 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Resonant Breathing

All ratings35 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

In-app purchases

None

Buteyko Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Resonant Breathing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buteyko Pro free?
Buteyko Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resonant Breathing free?
Resonant Breathing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buteyko Pro or Resonant Breathing?
Buteyko Pro is rated higher. Buteyko Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Resonant Breathing averages 4.7 from 43 ratings.
Do Buteyko Pro or Resonant Breathing have ads?
Neither Buteyko Pro nor Resonant Breathing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buteyko Pro or Resonant Breathing?
Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Resonant Breathing fortnightly. Most recently, Buteyko Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Resonant Breathing on November 3, 2026.

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