Buteyko Pro vs HRV Resonant Coherence
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Progressive Buteyko training system
- 51 levels with audio instructions
- Personal breathing charts
- Breathing exercise history
- Health indicator tracking
- Share progress with instructors
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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.
HRV Resonant Coherence
This app offers guided coherent breathing exercises to help you manage stress and improve focus. It provides visual, audio, and haptic feedback with customizable options for a personalized experience. Enjoy offline usability and a distraction-free interface.
- Guided coherent breathing
- Visual, audio & haptic guidance
- Customization options
- Distraction-free design
- Offline usability
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Pace brings guided coherent breathing exercises to your phone, helping you regulate your nervous system, reduce stress, and improve focus in just a few minutes per day. # Features • Guided Coherent Breathing • Visual, audio & haptic guidance • Many customization options • Simple, distraction-free design • Offline usability # Pricing Pace is premium and ad-free. A subscription is required to use the app. We offer a 7-day free trial so you can test all features. • Annual Plan - $9.99 / year • Monthly Plan - $1.99 / month • Lifetime Plan - $24.99 once Prices shown are for US customers and may vary by region. Payment charged to Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.stadelbauer.dev/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.stadelbauer.dev/privacy-policy
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Verdict
Buteyko Pro and HRV Resonant Coherence both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of HRV Resonant Coherence's written reviews are positive against 50% of Buteyko Pro's. Buteyko Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (44 vs 11). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. HRV Resonant Coherence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Buteyko Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Buteyko Pro against 4.9 for HRV Resonant Coherence. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 44 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Buteyko Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of HRV Resonant Coherence's.
Buteyko Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, HRV Resonant Coherence every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buteyko Pro | HRV Resonant Coherence |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (44 ratings) | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eduard Reuvers | Christoph Stadelbauer |
Customer experience
Buteyko Pro
HRV Resonant Coherence
In-app purchases
Buteyko Pro
No in-app purchases
HRV Resonant Coherence
- Pace Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pace Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pace Premium Lifetime$24.99
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