# Apnea Assistant: Breathe Deep! — Freedivers Training Smarter

> Structured breath-hold training and education for freedivers and breathwork practitioners. (iPhone/iPad app by Apnea Apps.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apnea-assistant-breathe-deep/id6520388700 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Apnea Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/1755974939)
- Category: Sports, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 43 App Store ratings · 7 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0.0 · 60 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2024-10-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apnea-assistant-breathe-deep/id6520388700/reviews.md

## What is Apnea Assistant?

Train Smarter. Dive Deeper. Breathe Better.

The Apnea Assistant combines 18 guided apnea and breathing exercises, including two fully customizable training generators, a free 28-day 4-Minute Challenge, and 30 in-depth Learning Center articles into one complete freediving training platform.

Built by the Freedive Academy Panglao instructor team, with more than 50 years of combined teaching experience, the Apnea Assistant is a professional freediving training system - not just a simple timer.

Originally developed for our students in Panglao, the app is now available to freedivers worldwide.

NEW: Free 4-Minute Breath-Hold Challenge

Train toward a 4-minute static breath hold with our free 28-day challenge, developed by Freedive Academy Panglao.

Follow a structured training schedule combining CO2 tables, O2 tables, breathing exercises, recovery days, and Personal Best attempts. Throughout the challenge, you'll receive coaching emails explaining each phase of your training, helping you understand not only what to train, but why.

Whether you're preparing for your first beginner freediving course or you're already an experienced freediver, the challenge will help you build consistency, confidence, and a stronger breath hold.

What You Get with Apnea Assistant
- 18 Guided Training Exercises: Including Classic CO2 & O2 Tables, Personal Best, Five Times Challenge, Three Times Challenge, Dynamic Tables, Relaxation Tables, Set Departure Tables, different breathing exercises, and more.

- Two Fully Customizable Training Builders: Create your own apnea tables and breathing sessions, including Molchanovs-style exercises such as the 16 × 50, 500 Under/Over, and completely custom training sessions.

- Free 4-Minute Challenge: A complete 28-day guided training program with structured sessions, breathing exercises, recovery days, coaching emails, and Personal Best attempts.

- Progress Tracking & Digital Logbook: Record every session, monitor Personal Bests, analyze your training history, and identify measurable improvements over time.

- Learning Center: More than 30 in-depth articles covering freediving science, physiology, safety, equalization, breathing, and training methodology.

- Clean & Intuitive Interface: A distraction-free training experience designed to keep you focused on performance and long-term progress.

Why It Works
- Built by experienced freediving instructors—not generic developers.
- Used daily by students at Freedive Academy Panglao.
- Structured progression instead of random timers.
- Combines training, education, and progress tracking in one system.
- Designed for safe, long-term performance.

Who It's For
- Students preparing for a beginner freediving course.
- Certified, advanced, and master freedivers.
- Spearfishers looking to increase bottom time.
- Breathwork and pranayama practitioners.
- Scuba divers improving breath control.
- Anyone serious about structured breath-hold training.
- Anyone passionate about exploring the underwater world.

What You'll Gain
- Smarter, data-driven training.
- Better understanding of structured breath-hold training.
- Safer and more efficient progression.
- Measurable performance improvements.
- Greater confidence, relaxation, and consistency.

Train with structure. Track your progress. Improve with intention.

Download the Apnea Assistant and take your freediving training to the next level!

## Key features

- Guided apnea and breathing exercises
- Customizable training tables
- In-depth learning center articles
- Personalized O2 & CO2 training
- Dynamic apnea programs
- Progress tracking and analytics

## Recent user reviews (7 of 7)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apnea-assistant-breathe-deep/id6520388700/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Apnea Assistant

*2026-08-12*

Outstanding app. Once you have developed a structured training schedule great results will come.

### 5/5 — Best breathing app

*2026-07-29*

I was just trying to learn to hold my breath longer and this helped me do just that and I did the 4 minute challenge.

### 5/5 — Best app for breatholds

*2026-05-19*

Best app to learn how to free dive. I trained on it for 3 months and came to panglao bohol Philippines where the ppl of this app are from and dove down to 40feet! Mabuhay bohol!

### 1/5 — Urgent - bug fix!

*2026-05-19*

Love the dynamic apnea table—currently can’t get past the welcome screen where the app asks for your name. Please fix! This is my favorite training tool.

**Developer response:** Hi Diver1239, sorry to hear you ran into a bug! Could you send us an email at dev@apneaapps.com, so we can help you better? Thanks!

### 5/5 — My Laurie Slaven review

*2025-11-28*

Love how easy this is x ptional software is to use I like being able to see progress or not, on my history as well as many other thing.

### 5/5 — Great app to assist with freediving skills training

*2025-10-23, version 2.3.0*

This is a great app that has educational content and various types of training. Easy to use and it’s free.

### 5/5 — Great app and developers

*2025-03-25, version 1.2.0*

Amazing app - so useful. I emailed the developers a suggestion and they added it within a couple of days. Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Apnea Assistant

### What is Apnea Assistant?

Apnea Assistant is a professional freediving training system that combines guided exercises, customizable training tables, and educational content to help users improve their breath-hold capabilities safely and efficiently.

### Who developed Apnea Assistant?

Apnea Assistant was built by the Freedive Academy Panglao instructor team, who have over 50 years of combined teaching experience in freediving.

### What types of training does Apnea Assistant offer?

It offers personalized O2 & CO2 training tables, dynamic apnea and apnea walk programs, and advanced apnea timers with custom builders for exercises like Molchanovs.

### Does Apnea Assistant include educational content?

Yes, it features 30 in-depth articles in its Learning Center covering freediving science, physiology, safety protocols, and training methodology.

### Can I track my progress with Apnea Assistant?

Yes, the app includes easy account management for progress tracking, analytics, logging sessions, monitoring personal bests, and identifying measurable improvements over time.

### Is Apnea Assistant suitable for beginners?

Yes, it is designed for new freedivers building a solid foundation, as well as advanced divers pushing performance, and anyone serious about structured breath-hold training.

### What devices is Apnea Assistant available on?

Apnea Assistant is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, indicated by its support for these devices.

### How often is Apnea Assistant updated?

The latest version, 2.5.2, was released on March 12, 2026, indicating a recent update and ongoing development.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.7.0 — 2026-06-27

Release v2.7.0 (June 24, 2026)

New:
- Introducing the 4-Minute Challenge: a free 28-day breath-hold training program by Freedive Academy Panglao
- Configure the dashboard, by showing/hiding elements to your wishes

Updated:
- Add Custom table view to user profile

### 2.6.2 — 2026-06-13

Release v2.6.2 (June 13, 2026)

Fixed:
- Minor bug fixes and UI tweaks

### 2.6.1 — 2026-05-18

Release v2.6.1 (May 18, 2026)

New: 
- Our Apps page

Updated:
- Changed the color of the app icon, to be consistent with the color scheme of the app
- Various UI tweaks, particularly on the Settings page

Fixed:
- Fixed a bug where email based accounts couldn't change their email address or password
- Other minor fixes

### 2.6.0 — 2026-04-21

Release v.2.6.0 (April 22, 2026)

New:
- Sign up with Google or Apple
- Updated onboarding flow for new users

Fixed:
- Fixed a bug where table previews would show a hold time where a rest time is expected.

### 2.5.2 — 2026-03-12

Release v.2.5.2 (March 12, 2026)

Fixed:
- Fixed a bug where saved tables couldn't be deleted in iOS.

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