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How it compares.
The apps people weigh HRV Breathe against. Each page says what the other app does better, and who should pick it.
HRV Breathe is a visual breath pacer that reads your HRV from Apple Health and plots the trend next to your practice. It has no narration, no content library and no community. If those are what you want, several of the apps below do them well, and the comparison will say so.
Meditation libraries
the largest meditation app
Calm vs HRV Breathe
Calm vs HRV Breathe: audio meditation library vs visual breathing pacer with HRV trend charts from Apple Health. Which app is right for you?
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the meditation app with the friendly orange dot
Headspace vs HRV Breathe
Headspace vs HRV Breathe: animated guided meditation lessons vs a measurement-led breathing pacer. Which app is right for you?
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the meditation library with 200,000+ free tracks
Insight Timer vs HRV Breathe
Insight Timer vs HRV Breathe: 200,000-track meditation library vs measurement-led breathing pacer with HRV trend charts. Which app is right for you?
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Breathwork apps
the direct breathing-app competitor
Breathwrk vs HRV Breathe
Breathwrk vs HRV Breathe: a 50-pattern breathing library vs five evidence-backed techniques plus HRV trend charts from Apple Health. Which one fits you?
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the experience-led breathwork app and social club
Othership vs HRV Breathe
Othership vs HRV Breathe: music-led 30-min transformative breath journeys vs 3-min daily HRV training sessions. Two opposite philosophies of what breathing is for.
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