Comparison

Buteyko Pro vs NTX Apnea

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

NTX Apnea

This app offers a comprehensive system for freediving and spearfishing training, focusing on improving breath-hold, awareness, and relaxation. It provides a variety of exercises with detailed instructions and expert guidance to suit all experience levels.

Highlights
  • Breath-hold training exercises
  • Breathing and relaxation exercises
  • Customizable training parameters
  • In-app exercise history
  • Automatic difficulty adjustment
  • Audio and video guidance
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NTX Apnea is a complete freediving and spearfishing training system for improving breathold, awareness and relaxation. Exercises target different aspects of training (e.g. dive reflex, breathold under stress, CO2 tolerance, self awareness, etc.) and support a wide range of difficulty making it an ideal tool for apneists of any experience level. Exercises are richly supported with detailed instructions along with expert audio and video guidance. SUPPORT: Email: kociubin+ntxapnea@gmail.com with questions, suggestions or bug reports. BREATHOLD TRAINING EXERCISES: -Halfway Holds -Lazy Tables -Spanish Steps -Crazy Tables -Zany Walks -Oxy Walks -Wonky Square BREATHING AND RELAXATION EXERCISES: -Guided Breathe-up -Coherence Breathing -Box Breathing FEATURES: -Variety of exercises (e.g. easy, medium, pro, indoor/outdoor) -Customization and personalization of parameters/settings -In app exercise history -Exercise suggestions -Automatic increasing of difficulty based on performance improvements -Built in pre-exercise warmup/breathe-up -Audio guidance -Detailed instructions and videos

Screenshots

Buteyko Pro4 screens
NTX Apnea4 screens

Verdict

The call

Buteyko Pro and NTX Apnea both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NTX Apnea's written reviews are positive against 50% of Buteyko Pro's. NTX Apnea also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

NTX Apnea holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Buteyko Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of NTX Apnea's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, NTX Apnea every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Buteyko Pro versus NTX Apnea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButeyko ProNTX Apnea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (45 ratings)4.9 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4565 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB64 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperEduard ReuversMariusz Kociubinski

Customer experience

Buteyko Pro

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

NTX Apnea

All ratings62 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Buteyko Pro

No in-app purchases

None

NTX Apnea

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buteyko Pro free?
Buteyko Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NTX Apnea free?
NTX Apnea is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buteyko Pro or NTX Apnea?
NTX Apnea is rated higher. Buteyko Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while NTX Apnea averages 4.9 from 65 ratings.
Do Buteyko Pro or NTX Apnea have ads?
Neither Buteyko Pro nor NTX Apnea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buteyko Pro or NTX Apnea?
Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and NTX Apnea every 10 days. Most recently, Buteyko Pro was updated on November 4, 2026 and NTX Apnea on November 3, 2026.

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