# Health through Breath - Pranayama

> Guided deep breathing exercises for stress relief and improved well-being. (iPhone/iPad app by Saagara.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-through-breath-pranayama/id341935130 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Saagara](https://appshunter.io/developer/341935133)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Medical
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 3.30/5 from 48 App Store ratings · 380 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 60 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, European Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2009-12-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-through-breath-pranayama/id341935130/reviews.md

## What is Health through Breath?

Stressed? Balance your life and experience a relaxed meditative state to relieve your daily stresses and tensions. Health through Breath is a simple and intuitive guide to deep breathing that features a progressive course based on the principles of yoga to help you find balance and stress relief.  

Just some of our reviews:

“The benefit of Conscious Breathing is so underrated. This is the perfect app.”

“This has helped with my blood pressure and with sleeping”

“I train in several martial art styles and this app may be the BEST one for meditation and breathing which results in less stress and more power”

“Love using this after a long, stressful day.”

Combining the power of breath with technology, Health through Breath - Pranayama is an easy way of improving your health and reducing stress. Using music and animated visuals to guide you to slower deeper breathing, Health through Breath by Saagara enhances the way you feel and leaves you with more energy, stamina, and focus.

**** HEALTH BENEFITS ****

Even practicing slow breathing for only 15 minutes a day can reduce stress and stress-related illnesses. Pranayama has been used by people for the following potential health benefits include reducing: Slow breathing and meditation have been shown to help in:
1) Migraines
2) High Blood Pressure
3) Depression
4) COPD
5) Asthma
6) Improves overall stamina and fitness

**** UNIQUE FEATURES ****

Practicing slow breathing is not as easy as it seems. Pranayama guides you with the following features:

- It does counting for you so that you can focus on awareness and technique.
- Music cues that use distinct tones for each phase of breathing.
- A structured course that gradually reduces your breathing rate as you progress through the sessions.
- Fully customizable sessions

Our animated graphics give you a way to visualize your breathing. You can choose either the dial animation, which shows you the relative length of each breathing phase, or the human animation, which shows you the physical aspects of proper breathing techniques.

Want to know how your organs work during breathing? Just slide the transparency button to get an insider’s look at the body. With Health through Breath by Saagara, better health is at your fingertips.

**** ABOUT PRANAYAMA ****

Pranayama is composed of two Sanskrit words: Prāna, which means life force, or vital energy (for the breath particularly) and "āyāma," to suspend or restrain. It is often translated as control of the life force. When used as a technical term in yoga, it is often translated more specifically as "breath control." For current students of yoga, our app can help you improve your technique without much conscious effort, so that you can focus your mind purely on breathing and technique. It is a portable, customizable tool that will take your practice of yoga to the next level.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA

## Key features

- Guided deep breathing exercises
- Music and animated visuals
- Progressive yoga-based course
- Counting and cueing for breathing phases
- Customizable sessions
- Visualizations of breathing mechanics

## What do users think of Health through Breath?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Helps with breathing and relaxation
- 💡 Customizable breathing patterns
- 👍 Effective for reducing stress and anxiety
- 👍 Helps improve lung capacity and overall health

**Cons**

- 🐛 App crashes or freezes frequently
- 🐛 Customized breathing patterns not working
- 🐛 App not compatible with latest iOS versions
- 🔇 Lack of sound/music customization options

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes when using custom breathing patterns
- App not opening or disappearing after initial launch
- Breathing timers not working as expected

**Most requested features**

- Add more breathing exercise options
- Integrate with Apple Health for better tracking
- Allow background music playback during sessions
- Provide more detailed breathing guidance and instructions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 380)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/health-through-breath-pranayama/id341935130/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Crashes before I can use it

*2026-03-22, version 8.1*

I love this app (have had it for well over 10 years) and have recommended it to friends forever. It no longer works on my updated iPhone, though. It crashes before the first cycle of breath even inhales. 
I miss some of the more advanced breathing techniques and am hoping for an update to where I can use it again.

### 5/5 — Simple and effective

*2026-03-01, version 8.1*

This app taught me to breathe better, simple and effective

### 1/5 — App crashes on trying to open

*2025-08-17, version 8.1*

Fix this app or return my money and take off of store!

### 1/5 — Refuses to open

*2025-07-24, version 8.1*

Pops up the title page and then vanishes. I want my money back!

### 1/5 — Fraudulent

*2025-06-21, version 8.1*

It’s awful. I download the app I paid for it and it’s not working even the application doesn’t open. I don’t know what

### 1/5 — Crashes after first inhale!

*2024-11-14, version 8.1*

I have an iPhone 13 running iOS 18.1, and cannot get a session to advance past the first inhale. Please help!

### 1/5 — App non-functional on iPhone 15 pro

*2024-10-26, version 8.1*

Just paid 4.99$ for this app but it seems not opening up at all on iPhone 15 pro , software version iOS 17.7. Please refund my money and either fix this app or take it off from App Store .

### 1/5 — App doesn’t work

*2024-05-31, version 8.1*

App doesn’t work even after uninstalling it, waste of 5$

### 1/5 — Payed version doesn’t open

*2024-05-12, version 8.1*

It worked ok while it was free. When I bought the payed version, it didn’t even open. And I uninstalled the free version. Now I have none.

### 1/5 — Unbelievable!

*2024-04-01, version 8.1*

I re-downloaded the app. When I click the icon, I was kicked out of the app and gone back to my iphone home screen. The app couldn't be opened.

## Frequently asked questions about Health through Breath

### What does the Health through Breath app do?

The app provides guided deep breathing exercises designed to help users relax, relieve stress, and find balance. It uses music and animated visuals to guide users through slower, deeper breathing techniques based on yoga principles.

### What are the key features of this breathing app?

Key features include guided breathing with counting and music cues, a structured course that gradually reduces breathing rate, customizable sessions, and animated graphics to visualize breathing mechanics. It also offers an insider's look at how organs work during breathing.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or subscription models.

### What are the potential health benefits of using this app?

Practicing slow breathing for even 15 minutes a day may help reduce stress and stress-related illnesses. The app's techniques are associated with potential benefits such as reducing migraines, high blood pressure, depression, and symptoms of COPD and asthma, as well as improving overall stamina and fitness.

### Who would benefit most from using this app?

This app is ideal for individuals experiencing stress and tension, those looking for a relaxed meditative state, and people interested in improving their breathing techniques for yoga or general well-being. It can also be beneficial for those seeking to manage certain health conditions like high blood pressure or migraines.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.1 — 2017-08-29

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Optimized for latest iOS version. 
Bugs fixed.

### 6.4 — 2015-02-25

The back button has been fixed the options menu.

### 6.3 — 2014-11-02

Bug fixed that made the app crash during session. Minor display issues solved.

### 6.2 — 2014-03-05

Fixes various display issues

### 6.1 — 2014-02-13

Custom sequence bug now fixed. Our apologies for the error.

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