Breathwork app for iOS

Give yourself a breather.

Guided sessions, progress tracking, and smart reminders to help you reduce stress, sharpen focus, and sleep better. Think of it as a reset button for your nervous system. No incense required.

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The science

Why breathwork?

Controlled breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system, helping your body shift from stress to recovery. Regular practice has measurable effects on how you feel every day.

6 breaths/min

The rate shown to maximize heart rate variability and vagal tone.
Lehrer & Gevirtz, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 2014

5 min/day

Of cyclic sighing improved mood and lowered anxiety in a controlled trial.
Balban et al., Cell Reports Medicine, 2023

< 90 sec

For slow breathing to measurably lower heart rate via the baroreceptor reflex.
Established cardiopulmonary physiology

Features

Everything you need to get started

Breather is designed for both quick resets and long-term practice, with practical features that work at any time.

Guided breathing paths

Choose sessions for calm, sleep, focus, energy, and humming-based voice support.

Visual + voice cues

Follow ring, fill, or glow visuals with optional spoken prompts.

Reminder scheduling

Set local reminders by day and time so practice fits your routine.

Calm check-ins

Track pre/post session state and monitor weekly trend shifts.

Progress and streaks

See consistency, sessions, and level progress at a glance.

Private by default

Data stays on-device with optional export/restore and Health logging.

See Breather in action

From guided sessions to progress tracking, here is what the experience looks like.

Breather onboarding welcome screen with Get Started button — **Get started in seconds** A clean welcome screen gets you breathing right away.

Exercise home screen with suggested sessions, guided plans, and breathing categories — **Find your session** Browse suggestions, guided plans, and exercises for energy, calm, and more.

Live breathing session with animated pacing circle and phase label — **Follow the rhythm** An animated circle paces your inhale, hold, and exhale in real time.

Progress tab showing level, XP bar, badges, and session stats — **Track your journey** Levels, badges, session counts, and total time breathed in one view.

Learn tab with articles on breathing basics, benefits, and techniques — **Deepen your practice** Curated articles on breathing basics, health benefits, and techniques.

Settings screen with session, sound, reminders, and Health options — **Make it yours** Customize visuals, sounds, reminders, and Apple Health integration.

Built-in library

Learn the science behind breathwork

Breather includes a curated collection of articles so you understand not just how to breathe, but why each technique works. Each topic can also be paired with short video explainers when you prefer watching over reading.

Breathing Basics

Posture, diaphragmatic technique, and nasal vs. mouth breathing explained in plain language.

Health Benefits

How controlled breathing supports stress relief, better sleep, sharper focus, and sustained energy.

Tips & Techniques

Best times to practice, how to build consistency, and ways to deepen your sessions over time.

Prefer the TL;DR version? Watch quick explainers:

Belly Breathing Video Stanford Stress-Relief Breathing

Get up and running in seconds

New users can complete the full flow in under a minute.

1

Pick your goal

Choose calm, sleep, focus, or energy and Breather suggests a matching session.
2

Run a guided session

Follow inhale/hold/exhale pacing with visual rhythm and optional voice prompts.
3

Review progress

Log your calm shift, maintain streaks, and tune reminders for your best practice window.

Energize session ready screen with inhale and exhale timing

Start breathing better today.

Download Breather for free and start building a daily breathwork practice.

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