Comparison

Buteyko Pro vs BrainSync

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
Read full description

*** 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

BrainSync

Features
Read full description

BrainSync uses science-based sound — binaural beats, white noise, and spoken journeys — to help you reset your mental circuitry and tap into deeper states of awareness. The app provides you with three primary meditation sessions: 1) Left Brain Focus This session sharpens attention, strengthens logical thinking, and promotes structured awareness. It’s great before problem-solving, writing, or when your mind feels foggy. 2) Right Brain Activation This is a soft, sensory dive into your intuitive and creative self. It’s perfect before a brainstorming session, creative writing, or when you want to reconnect with your inner world. 3) BrainSync Integration This mode is about whole-brain harmony — logic and intuition working together. Ideal when you want to reset your mental balance, break out of overthinking, or move smoothly between planning and imagining. No two BrainSync sessions are ever the same. The scripts are crafted with openness and variation, so your mind finds something new each time. It’s not a fixed path, more a dynamic unfolding. One day, you may drift into colour and sensation, the next, you might trace a chain of thoughts with crystal clarity. Listening to the sessions will: * dial in structure, reason, and clarity * open the door to intuition and creative flow * harmonise both sides of your brain for full-spectrum awareness No distractions, just the tools you need to think better, feel deeper, and create more freely. Please note: The BrainSync sessions and binaural beats are not medical treatments. While research suggests they may help with relaxation and focus, individual results vary. Consult a healthcare provider for medical concerns.

Screenshots

Buteyko Pro4 screens
BrainSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Buteyko Pro at Free against BrainSync's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Buteyko Pro is free to download; BrainSync costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Buteyko Pro versus BrainSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButeyko ProBrainSync
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (44 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings44 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB67 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEduard ReuversManicgrin Media Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Buteyko Pro

No in-app purchases

None

BrainSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buteyko Pro free?
Buteyko Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrainSync free?
BrainSync costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Buteyko Pro or BrainSync have ads?
Neither Buteyko Pro nor BrainSync shows ads.

Other comparisons