Breathe: Relax & Focus5.0.3 - App Store

Relax, focus, and become stress-free with different breathing exercises
Breathe has 3 default breathing exercises and allows you to create your own custom breathing patterns:

- Equal Breathing: helps you to relax, focus, and be present.
- Box Breathing: also known as four-square breathing, is a simple and highly effective technique for stress relief.
- 4-7-8 Breathing: also called “The Relaxing Breath” promotes better sleep. The exercise is described as a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system that eases the body into a state of calmness.
- Custom Pattern: create unlimited breathing patterns and fine-tune the inhale, exhale, and hold time by 0.1 second

Features:
- Apple Watch app - practice anywhere, leave your phone behind, and sync mindful minutes to Apple Health
- Connect with the Health App to track your mindful minutes
- Breath Holding Test to test and track your breath-holding capacity
- Set notifications to get breathe reminders
- Guided breathing with Male/Female voice-overs or Bell cue
- Nature sound in the background for a soothing experience
- Track your progress with intuitive charts
- Fully customizable: change durations, sound, & voices as per your preference
- Change time duration based on number of cycles
- Dark mode
- Access to all the features with no restrictions
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Important:
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Version History Optimised for iPhone Duo:
- Seated mode: Half-open on a table, the breathing ball stays on the top half and the controls move within reach
- Standing mode: Stand it on its edge and the session carries on in landscape with a larger breathing ball
- Inner display: Wider cards fit all four exercises on one screen, and Progress shows both charts side by side
- Vertical bar: Progress, Support and Settings follow the system's vertical bar and keep clear of the camera and corners

Improvements:
- Landscape on iPhone: Breathe! now rotates on iPhone. Every screen is laid out for it, so you can start and follow a session with the phone on its side
- Cycles in Shortcuts: Breathe! actions in Shortcuts now have an optional Cycles setting, so Siri or the Action Button can start a short or long session of the same exercise
- Longer holds: Holds in custom patterns can now be set up to 120 seconds, up from 60, for advanced breath-retention practice. Press and hold the arrows to change a value faster

Bug Fixes:
- Restore backup: Fixed a crash that closed the Manage Data screen when restoring a backup from a file
- Starting from Shortcuts or the widget: Fixed a crash when starting an exercise from a Shortcut, the Action Button or the widget while the Progress tab was open 5.0.3 4d ago New Feature:
- Home Screen Widget: Start your favorite breathing exercises and sequences directly from your Home Screen with customizable widget options and matching visual icons
- Siri Shortcuts & Action Button: Start specific breathing exercises or control active sessions hands-free using Siri voice commands, Control Center, or Action Button. Visit Settings > Siri & Shortcuts to view available voice commands and setup options
- Full App Data Backup & Restore: Protect your data with automatic iCloud sync and manual local backups. Backup & restore now packages all app data — including custom exercises, sequences, daily reminders, progress, and app settings
- Apple Watch Complications: Add Breathe! to your watch face and start a specific breathing exercise with a single tap. Choose any default exercise, custom pattern or sequence for each complication, in circular, rectangular, inline and corner styles
Improvements:
- iPad & Multitasking: Optimized UI layouts for iPad Split View and multitasking
- Progress redesign: Refreshed the Progress tab with individual stat cards 5.0.2 Sep 10 Our Most Requested Feature is Here!
- Sequences: Chain your Custom Patterns into one session. Add them in any order and choose repeat cycles. The next starts automatically, keeping the originals unchanged.
- Apple Watch: Created Sequences automatically sync to your Watch, so you can practice your routine right from your wrist.
Improvements:
- Custom tab: Create a Breathing Pattern or a Sequence from the "+" card.
- Color picker: Redesigned with a curated set of preset shades and a custom color option. 5.0.0 Jul 21 - Liquid Glass UI: Experience the app with liquid glass design on iOS 26 and above
- Live Activity & Dynamic Island: Added a countdown timer, pause/resume controls, and dynamic nature sound icons on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, optimized for battery efficiency
- Nature sounds now crossfade smoothly when switched mid-exercise
- Improved volume and quality of nature sounds
- Fixed an issue where offline Apple Watch sessions logged under the sync date instead of the actual session date 4.0.2 Jul 7 - Nature Sound Dial: Quickly switch between nature sounds mid-exercise using a rotatable semicircular selector
- Campfire Sound: Added a cozy new Campfire nature sound to help you focus and relax
- Bug Fix: Fixed a delay after the final out-hold phase before showing the "Well done" screen 4.0.1 Jun 6 - Pause & Resume — pause and resume breathing exercises anytime during a session
- Apple Watch: "Start instantly" setting now fully supported, matching the main app's focus sequence
- iPad: completely redesigned layout for a better large-screen experience
- Exercise cards: enhanced with an intuitive quick cycle change button
- Breath Holding Test: adjustable phase durations and preparation cycles now available 4.0.0 May 19 Minor UI improvements and under-the-hood refinements for a better overall experience. 3.3.6 May 1 - Breathe! is now on Apple Watch — practice anywhere, leave your phone behind, and sync mindful minutes to Apple Health
- Refined the UI and color contrast of the Exercise info page to seamlessly adapt to both Light and Dark themes
- Enhanced the visual consistency of Custom Pattern cards
- Fixed an issue where the app incorrectly reported notification permissions as disabled on some iOS devices
- Fixed an issue where the Cycle Indicator would not display for exercises with more than 50 cycles 3.3.5 Apr 20 New Feature:
- Cycle Indicator — The exercise screen now shows your current cycle progress (e.g. 1 / 3) so you always know where you are in your session. Toggle it anytime in Settings > Exercise

New Languages:
- Added 日本語 & 한국어 translation

Improvements:
- Completely redesigned the Settings page for a more modern and cohesive look
- Enhanced the Language, Theme, and Sound pickers for better usability
- Fixed an issue where the countdown timer would display incorrect values (like 0 or -1) during very short exercise intervals 3.3.4 Apr 1 New Feature:
- Streak tracking is here! Your current streak is now shown on the Progress page. Stay consistent and watch it grow
- Streak Reminder — Get a gentle nudge at 9 PM if your streak is about to end. Toggle it anytime in Settings > Notification
Improvements:
- Fixed repeated time labels showing on the Progress charts 3.3.3 Feb 27 New Feature:
- You can now reorder your Custom Patterns with a long press
Improvements:
- Fixed reminders notification issue
- Fixed an issue causing nature sound to stop playing after the exercise session is restarted 3.3.2 Jan 15 New Feature:
- Personalize your Custom Patterns with notes.
Add descriptions, benefits, and step-by-step methods
Improvements:
- Lots of behind-the-scenes improvements to make the app smoother, more stable, and efficient 3.3.1 10/13/2025 New Languages:
- Added Svenska & मराठी translation
New Feature:
- You can now control the volume of voiceover and nature sound
Improvements:
- Fixed an issue causing the voiceover to loop continuously on the Settings page
- Improved fade-in and fade-out effect for nature sound
- Enabled nature sound for breath holding test 3.2.22 08/01/2024 Inhale the possibilities, exhale the doubts, and breathe in the freshness of new beginnings.
Here's the changelog for the new update:
- Added text field to change the duration of inhale, exhale, and hold in Custom Patterns
- Added buttons to change cycles in Default Exercises for more precise control
- Added preset buttons to change cycles
- Fixed a bug showing incorrect hours for breathing exercises in Progress
- Design improvements 3.2.4 01/12/2024 New Languages: Added Nederlands, ไทย, Español, & Italiano translation
New Voice Over: Added Nederlands voice over
New Feature:
- Added vibration feedback (iOS restricts vibrations when the app is in the background)
- You can now remove any unwanted progress entry
Improvements:
- Added buttons to change cycles in Custom Patterns for more precise control
- Added longest breath-hold duration in Progress
- Made UI enhancements in the Settings page
- Fixed a bug in the Progress page 3.2.1 11/20/2022 - New Languages: Added русский, Polskie, & português translation
- Improvements:
- Added an option to hide the timer in Settings
- The app now remembers the last progress interval you viewed
- Added a circle to the exercise screen to help with exhale visualisation
- You can now fine-tune the inhale, exhale, and hold time by 0.1 second for Custom Patterns
- Support Development: I have now introduced subscriptions for my supporters, without whom this project will not be possible. Thank You. 3.1.2 04/03/2022 - New Feature: You can now easily backup, restore, or reset your progress
- New Languages: Added हिंदी, čeština, Deutsch, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Français, & عربي translation
- New Voice Overs: Added Français & Deutsch voice over
Improvements:
- Added an option to hide the countdown timer for breathe in & breathe out
- The app now remembers your last-used tab
- The screen will no longer stay awake once the exercise session is completed
- You can now help us translate the app into your language (Visit the Help section to learn more)
- Extended the inhale, exhale, & hold time to 60 seconds for Custom Patterns
- Performance improvements 3.1.0 12/04/2021 The wait is over! Customisations and Unlimited Custom Breathing Patterns are now Available!
Unlimited Custom Breathing Patterns: You can now create and customise your own breathing patterns
New Voice Overs: Added three new voice overs - Amy, Rosa & Jake
Nature Sounds: Added four new nature sounds - Forest Rain, Forest Morning, Beach Waves & River Stream
Customisation:
Added the ability to change the duration of your guided breathing
Added Bell Cue sound for guided breathing if you do not prefer Voice Overs
Added an option to skip relax and focus step
Added a countdown timer
Added fade-in and fade-out effect for nature sounds
Reminders: You can now create multiple reminders
Video Tutorials: Added video tutorials for the new features
Support Development: You can now send me a Tip through In-App purchase! 3.0.2 06/26/2021 - Improved Progress Page UI: See your total sessions, exercise time, and breath-hold average at a glance.
- Fixed a bug that was causing the exercise to pause in the screen-off state. 2.0.6 11/19/2020 - Home page user interface (UI) enhancements
- Added dark theme (Settings > Theme)
- Added Info, benefits, and method for each exercise (Tap More Info on any exercise card)
- You can now set individual time duration for each exercise (Tap the clock icon on any exercise card)
- Extended time duration to 30 minutes
- Removed "well done" graphic animation
- Minor UI improvements on the progress page
- Added count down for inhale, exhale, and hold
- Added time indicator 2.0.1 10/18/2020 - Track your progress with intuitive charts
- Performance improvements 1.0.5 05/21/2020 - Now you can track your mindful minutes in the Health App.
Go to settings > Connect Apple Health > Switch On
- Audio bug fix
- Minor UI improvement 1.0.4 04/22/2020 - UI improvements
- Bug fixes 1.0.3 04/19/2020 1.0.2 04/13/2020