# Anchor: Performance Breathwork — Control your state, on demand

> Control your state, on demand (iPhone/iPad app by James Montgomery Design Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchor-performance-breathwork/id6783436229 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Montgomery Design Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/6781755221)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 78 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-11
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anchor-performance-breathwork/id6783436229/reviews.md

## What is Anchor?

Performance breathwork for people whose state has a cost when it slips.

Anchor isn't a meditation app. It's a training system for the one variable every high-stakes day runs on: your nervous system. Five breathing protocols, two HRV-driven scores, and a personalized daily stack — built to put you in the right state before the moment that matters, and bring you back down after.

FIVE PROTOCOLS, FIVE LEVERS
Every protocol is a published breathing technique — the same physiology operators and clinicians use to control arousal in real time.

• Pre-Pitch — Box breathing (4-4-4-4). Steady before the moment. The cadence used before high-stakes performance.
• Deep Work — Coherent breathing at the resonant HRV peak. One channel, no static.
• Negotiation — Extended exhale to lower arousal, without anyone noticing you're doing it.
• Reset — The physiological sigh. The fastest known way to drop stress in real time. About 30 seconds.
• Recovery — 4-7-8 wind-down. Stop carrying the meeting home.

TWO SCORES THAT TELL YOU WHERE YOU STAND
Anchor reads your heart-rate variability (HRV) from Apple Health and tracks it against your own 30-day baseline — not a generic number. A daily Readiness score tells you whether to push or recover today. A rolling Capacity score shows whether your nervous system is trending up or down over weeks. Watch it respond instead of taking our word for it.

YOUR 90-SECOND PROFILE
A short assessment matches you to one of five performance archetypes and builds a 30-day protocol stack around how you actually break down under pressure — which protocol to run, and when. No guesswork about where to start.

BUILT TO COMPOUND
• A private journal and mood check-ins to connect your state to what's actually going on
• A consistency calendar and streaks so the habit holds
• Clean, distraction-free sessions with guided pacing and haptics

ONE PAYMENT. YOURS FOR GOOD.
Download and start free. Unlock everything with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, no trial traps, no monthly drip. Buy it once, keep it.

Anchor is a performance tool, not a medical device, and not a substitute for medical or mental-health care.

Not meditation. Not wellness. The state your work depends on — trained.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anchor - Full Unlock | $9.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-03

No release notes.

## More apps by James Montgomery Design Inc.

- [DeepBreath: Apnea & CO2 Tables](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/deepbreath-apnea-and-co2-tables/id6759741699)

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