Comparison

Pause vs FLOW心流所

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

Head to head
About

Pause

This app offers a unique, interactive approach to mindfulness and stress relief. By guiding your fingertip across the screen, it aims to activate the body's relaxation response, helping you regain focus and find calm anytime, anywhere. It's based on ancient principles and validated with EEG technology.

Highlights
  • Interactive fingertip guidance
  • Stress release
  • Regain focus
  • Calming audiovisual feedback
  • Mindfulness minutes tracking
  • Scientifically validated with EEG
Features
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Based on the ancient principles of Tai Chi and mindfulness practice, PAUSE brings the act of focused attention to your mobile device. Using a patent-pending technique and a unique approach to modern technology, you can easily start the journey to relaxation – anywhere and anytime. By slowly and continuously moving your fingertip across the screen, PAUSE triggers the body’s ‘rest and digest’ response, quickly helping you regain focus and release stress within minutes. The calming audiovisual feedback in the app is designed to help you keep your attention and focus in the present moment. Throughout development of the application, PAUSE has been continuously tested and validated using EEG-technology. What is PAUSE? ∙ A new digital approach to ancient meditation practices ∙ An interactive tool to quickly regain focus and release stress ∙ Scientifically tested and validated with EEG-technology ∙ Available anywhere and anytime ∙ Using PAUSE now adds mindfulness minutes to Health App on iPhone iOS10+ devices. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FLOW心流所

This app offers a holistic approach to well-being, providing guided meditations, yoga sessions, calming music, and sleep stories. It aims to help users find inner peace and focus amidst a busy life by dedicating time to self-exploration.

Highlights
  • Daily guided meditations
  • Themed meditation series
  • Relaxing music library
  • Sleep stories and white noise
  • Interactive community forum
  • Offline meditation events
Features
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FLOW心流所是一款每人每天都能使用的,身心健康生活方式的应用,也是一款提供睡眠、冥想、放松、专注、瑜伽和记录冥想体验的应用。 FLOW心流所APP提供了冥想练习、瑜伽练习、冥想音乐、睡眠故事、白噪音等海量音频内容,可以每人每天随时随地地进行练习。 在心理学中FLOW是心流的意思,心流 (flow) 是一种浑然忘我的状态。在繁忙和快节奏的生活中,大家越来越难维持自己内心的平和和自在,而是奔波在各自的生活之中,时常与焦虑和压力共舞,而FLOW就是希望在日常之余,给大家10分钟去关注自己的内心。 只要你曾专注地仰望过一次星空、观察过一片树叶,你就体验过冥想。 点开FLOW,给充满焦虑、压力和不安的当下按下一个暂停键。 我们提供: 【每日冥想】- 每天更新的10分钟放松练习,适用于清晨到夜晚的每个时刻。 【系列课】- 提供正念冥想系列课程,入门7天系列课、进阶14天系列课等正念冥想课程。 【音乐】- 提供古典音乐、自然之音、爵士乐、电音等多种冥想音乐。 【互动社群/社区】- 遇见和你有同样困扰或兴趣的伙伴,彼此倾听,学习身心健康知识。 【线下活动】- FLOW每月会固定举办线下冥想活动。 人类比以往任何时候都更需要关爱和理解,FLOW帮你以接纳开放的态度去向内探索,现在就下载FLOW体验吧!愿越来越多人从冥想中获益,愿你心中有光。 其他规则: - 确认购买后,将向您的iTunes 帐户收款 -订阅会自动续订,除非在本期结束前 24小时关闭自动续订 - 在本期结束前的24小时内,将向你的 iTunes 账号收取费用 -你可以在iunes 帐户设置中关闭和管理自动续订功能 【会员支付】:所有会员支付必须通过苹果内购行为触发。 【活动】:FLOW的所有活动与活动支付行为均与苹果公司无关! 隐私条款: https://www.flownow.cn/static/terms/zc.html 服务协议: https://www.flownow.cn/static/terms/agreement.html 自动订阅条款: https://www.flownow.cn/static/terms/xf.html Apple 使用条款: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pause4 screens
FLOW心流所4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FLOW心流所 at 5.0 against Pause's 4.0. Pause's advantage is ratings volume (111 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pause sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and FLOW心流所 sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FLOW心流所 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pause has 111 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Pause's written reviews are positive against 59% of FLOW心流所's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pause ships an update fortnightly, FLOW心流所 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pause versus FLOW心流所: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPauseFLOW心流所
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (111 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews59.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings111 — better7
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size407 MB59 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPauseAble ApSShanghai Fuliu Health Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Pause

All ratings111 ratings
Positive71.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews530 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral10.8%
Negative31.9%

FLOW心流所

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative25.9%

Bugs and requests

Pause

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Streak reset issue for meditation tracking
  • Inconsistent behavior when moving finger too fast
  • Audio cutting out during sessions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add voice/audio instructions
  • Provide more color and sound options
  • Integrate with health/fitness tracking
  • Improve full-screen support for newer devices

FLOW心流所

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Pause

Subscriptions2
  • Pause Premium (monthly)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Pause Premium (yearly)7 Days trial$19.491 Year
One-time2
  • Soundtrack: Peaceful Mountain$0.99
  • Pause premium (life time)$54.99
18 purchases

FLOW心流所

Subscriptions3
  • FLOW连续包月1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • FLOW冥想连续包月会员1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • FLOW冥想学院连续包月会员1 Month trial$12.991 Month
One-time15
  • FLOW月度会员费$3.99
  • 49元课程学习权益$6.99
  • 68元课程学习权益$9.99
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  • FLOW冥想学院月度会员$12.99
  • 99元课程学习权益$14.99
  • 109元课程学习权益$14.99
  • FLOW冥想学院季度会员$39.99
  • FLOW 冥想年度会员$39.99
  • 699元课程学习权益$99.99
  • 689元课程学习权益$99.99
  • 899元课程学习权益$129.99
  • FLOW冥想学院年度会员$149.99
  • 1298元课程学习权益$199.99
  • 1699元课程学习权益$249.99
  • 2698元课程学习权益$399.99

Questions

Is Pause free?
Pause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FLOW心流所 free?
FLOW心流所 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pause or FLOW心流所?
FLOW心流所 is rated higher. Pause averages 4.0 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while FLOW心流所 averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Pause or FLOW心流所 have ads?
Neither Pause nor FLOW心流所 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pause or FLOW心流所?
Pause ships an update fortnightly, and FLOW心流所 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pause was updated on September 30, 2026 and FLOW心流所 on September 24, 2026.

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