Comparison

Buteyko Pro vs Yudemon HRV

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

Yudemon HRV

Enhance stress resilience and self-regulation with this visual and sonic tool for resonance breathing and HRV biofeedback. Connect a heart rate monitor for advanced analytics and personalized training journeys. Enjoy dynamic visuals and custom soundscapes designed to optimize your practice.

Highlights
  • Resonance breathing timer
  • HRV biofeedback training
  • ECG heart rate monitor integration
  • Journey Mode for optimal breathing rate
  • Customizable visuals and soundscapes
  • Heartwork generative art based on data
Features
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Yudemon HRV is a unique visual and sonic tool for resonance breathing and HRV biofeedback training. It provides a fun and engaging workout for your autonomic nervous system, helping you build stress resilience and enhanced self-regulation. You can either use the app as a basic breath timer, or connect an ECG-based heart rate monitor (like the Polar H10) via Bluetooth for full biofeedback and analytics. Unless you specifically opt-in to cloud sync, all data processing happens on your device, so your data is completely secure. Using Yudemon with a heart rate monitor not only allows you to track and visualise your data for each session, it also enables you to use Yudemon's Journey Mode, a novel and unique way of establishing your own optimal breathing rate over the course of multiple sessions. Yudemon's adjustable visuals and soundscapes offer infinite variations, making every breathing session feel fresh and engaging. By default, the app’s appearance automatically changes on a daily basis. Or, with Yudemon Pro, you can take full control and customize everything manually. A healthy heart does not beat like a metronome but constantly adapts to the requirements of the present moment. Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training and resonance breathing are based on the fact that our breathing has a direct impact on the rest of our physiology. By controlling our breathing in specific ways we can train our body to become more adaptable and perform better under stress. Yudemon helps you with this practice. Yudemon HRV is the first breathing app with custom soundsapes and functional music specifically designed for resonance breathing and HRV biofeedback training. The soundscapes guide you in your breathing sessions and aim to enhance the effects of the practice. It also integrates other aspects of generative art, such as the "Heartwork", a unique piece of art based on your very own physiological data that is generated and grows with you as you complete more sessions. New visuals, soundscapes, and effects are added on a regular basis. Terms of Service: https://app.yudemon.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://app.yudemon.com/privacy

Screenshots

Buteyko Pro4 screens
Yudemon HRV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yudemon HRV at 90% against Buteyko Pro's 50%. Yudemon HRV also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Buteyko Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Yudemon HRV sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Buteyko Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buteyko Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Buteyko Pro's written reviews are positive against 90% of Yudemon HRV's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Yudemon HRV every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Buteyko Pro versus Yudemon HRV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButeyko ProYudemon HRV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better4.5 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB169 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEduard ReuversYudemon LLC

Customer experience

Buteyko Pro

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

Yudemon HRV

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Buteyko Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Yudemon HRV

Subscriptions4
  • Yudemon Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Yudemon Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Yudemon Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
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  • Yudemon Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Buteyko Pro free?
Buteyko Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Yudemon HRV free?
Yudemon HRV is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buteyko Pro or Yudemon HRV?
Buteyko Pro is rated higher. Buteyko Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, while Yudemon HRV averages 4.5 from 12 ratings.
Do Buteyko Pro or Yudemon HRV have ads?
Neither Buteyko Pro nor Yudemon HRV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buteyko Pro or Yudemon HRV?
Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Yudemon HRV every 2 days. Most recently, Buteyko Pro was updated on September 24, 2026 and Yudemon HRV on September 22, 2026.

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