Very elegant design
Very simple, beautiful and effective. Exactly what I was looking for in a (box breathing) app. I like the color variety and the ability to set the prompts to vibrate because I often hold my phone in my hand while breathing. No noise. No distractions. No counting in my head. Reminders and stats are a plus. But the real treasure is its simplicity. This app lives on my home screen and I use it many times a day.
I updated my review to three stars for a few reasons: there is only one option for sound and that one option has crackling in the audio no matter how high the volume is. It’s not a very pleasant sound at all and can’t be customized. Also, the stats feature is lacking in many areas. It’s basically a bare bones feature. I would like to see some future development on this but I won’t hold my breath.
Finally, an Apple Watch companion. Apple’s own breathe app can’t be set up to do box breathing.
I updated my review to three stars for a few reasons: there is only one option for sound and that one option has crackling in the audio no matter how high the volume is. It’s not a very pleasant sound at all and can’t be customized. Also, the stats feature is lacking in many areas. It’s basically a bare bones feature. I would like to see some future development on this but I won’t hold my breath.
Finally, an Apple Watch companion. Apple’s own breathe app can’t be set up to do box breathing.
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I LOVE the vibrate mode!!!!
I love to unwind in bed at night, but I struggle with typical meditation apps because they are audibly guided. Don’t get be wrong I do enjoy those apps and I need that from time to time as well. The problem that this app solves is that I go to sleep well after my husband so I can’t have music or audio playing. I hate wearing headphones. This is great because I can turn sound off and vibrations on hold my phone and breathe to this as I drift off. I sleep better and don’t wake my hubby. It’s the best of all worlds! I have never found another app that offers this feature I love this!
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Start somewhere
You have got to start somewhere! I needed a simple reminder to take control of something. Breathing is ...basic and natural function. This app gives you a good visual to a call calm breathing technique. Wish there were guidelines to set up. Found 4 7 8 5 online. Glad you can make adjustments. ‘Remain Calm and Carry On’
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Great app, with a few drawbacks
This app does what it is supposed to do well and makes breath training simple. Unfortunately it is too simple- there is very little customization. You cannot change the sound; it is either on or off, and as other reviews mention, the default sound is not a pleasant one. There is also no option for a metronome or any other ways of hearing the time pass.
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Good breathing app
Excellent controls for setting in and out breaths. Clear interface, well implemented.
Wonderful app
I’ve been working on box breathing for anxiety issues. It’s nice to not have to think of the duration and count yourself.
The vibration reminders are nice as well because it’s gentle enough to alert me without disrupting the peace of mind that I come to have afterwards.
It’s wonderful free, but I personally upgraded because of the hard work the developers have done. The different themes that come with it are a nice touch and you can preview them if you prefer to keep your eyes open or want to peek for guidance.
The vibration reminders are nice as well because it’s gentle enough to alert me without disrupting the peace of mind that I come to have afterwards.
It’s wonderful free, but I personally upgraded because of the hard work the developers have done. The different themes that come with it are a nice touch and you can preview them if you prefer to keep your eyes open or want to peek for guidance.
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Simple and beautiful
Just what I needed. Love this app.
Best of its kind
Perfect for setting a desired breath pattern. Sounds and pictorial triggers to help. And the ability to set any length session.
Needs to be more customizable please!!!
I bought the app. It would be great if I could customize the vibration and sound to be less, the loudness of the app makes me anxious- but I have no other option but to use it. It’s very abrupt too- it’s not gentle. I also want to be able to have it on in the background- so I don’t have to leave my phone screen on and waste battery every time I use it. I really like what it does- I just want to be able to use it in conjunction with my relax melodies app sounds. That way I can use it on a commute. Please please can you guys add this to an update? It would take it to the next level. I really hope the developers read the reviews.
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Exactly what I was looking for
This is exactly what I was looking for, and designed exactly how this sort of app should be designed - nice, calming repetition visual cues and an adjustable rate and timer. If you want more than that, in-app purchases let you unlock additional features - of course, you can also use them just to thank the developer (which is what I often do after a breaking in period - just to make sure there are no hidden “gotchas”).
Perfect!
Perfect!
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