# Inhale: Box Breathing Timer — Breathe before a talk or call

> Breathe before a talk or call (iPhone/iPad app by Aleksei Bukhalov.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inhale-box-breathing-timer/id6761550187 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Aleksei Bukhalov](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890233473)
- Category: Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2026-04-09
- Data updated: 2026-09-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/inhale-box-breathing-timer/id6761550187/reviews.md

## What is Inhale?

Inhale guides you through short breathing sessions for moments when you want to pause and reset.

Choose from 5 guided exercises — Box Breathing used by Navy SEALs, the 4-7-8 method by Dr. Weil, Cyclic Sighing from Stanford research, and more.

HOW IT WORKS
- Pick a technique and set your number of cycles
- Follow the animated breathing circle
- Feel gentle haptic vibrations guiding each breath
- Close your eyes — your phone guides you

BREATHE WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED

The haptics carry the rhythm on their own: a tap when to breathe in, a tap when to breathe out, a different pattern for the holds. That means a session works in a meeting room, on a bus or in the dark at three in the morning, with the screen face down and nothing to watch. It is the difference between an app you have to look at and one you can actually use when you need it.

THE FIVE TECHNIQUES
- Box Breathing — equal 4-4-4-4, sixteen seconds a cycle
- 4-7-8 Sleep — a long exhale for winding down
- Cyclic Sighing — a double inhale and a long exhale
- Coherent Breathing — even five-second breaths, six a minute
- Power Breath — fast two-second cycles when you need alertness

FEATURES
- 5 breathing techniques backed by research
- Ambient sounds: rain, ocean, night forest, pink & brown noise
- Haptic guidance — breathe without watching the screen
- Session tracking with streaks and statistics
- Dark, minimal UI — no distractions

NO ACCOUNT, NO ADS

There is no sign-up, no advertising and no analytics SDK. Your session history stays on your iPhone, and nothing is sent anywhere.

LIFETIME UNLOCK
Three techniques, all ambient sounds, haptic guidance, and statistics are free. A one-time purchase adds Coherent Breathing and Power Breath. No subscription.

Inhale is designed for general wellness and relaxation. It is not a medical device.

Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://bukhalov.com/inhaleapp/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Premium | $3.99 | per month |
| Yearly Premium | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Premium | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-09-10

This update refreshes how Inhale describes itself on the App Store, so people looking for a box breathing or 4-7-8 timer can find it. The five techniques, ambient sounds, haptics, and statistics are unchanged.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-01

Start with a complete free session before seeing the optional lifetime offer. Ambient sounds, haptics, and statistics are now clearly included for everyone.

### 1.1.0 — 2026-05-05

v1.1 — pay once, use forever.

- Removed subscriptions. Inhale is now a single $4.99 lifetime purchase.
- Faster session start. No paywall on launch.
- Lock-screen aware: sessions pause when you switch apps and resume where you left off.
- Cyclic Sighing now shows "Second inhale" for the double-inhale step.
- Bigger taps, sound toggle in Settings, and version info now reflects the build.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-04-15

Minor improvements and stability fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-09

No release notes.

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All apps by Aleksei Bukhalov: https://appshunter.io/developer/1890233473

## Related topics

[inhale](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/inhale) · [box breathing timer](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/box-breathing-timer)

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