# Mindfulness — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Mindfulness by Apple Inc., rated 3.70/5 from 95 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindfulness/id1560383515/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindfulness/id1560383515.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 52 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 22 ## Newest reviews (12 of 44) ### 4/5 — Needs more breathing options *2022-01-27, version 1.1* Currently there's only options to choose how many breaths per minute to have during sessions but what about allowing people to choose the duration of the inhale and exhale as well as add new options to hold your breathe for a few seconds as well? Many breathing techniques use holding such as the box method, which is 5-5-5-5, and I would love to be able to do this at any time with this app. Third party apps can do this, but they stop working upon the screen turning off which this app does not do (since it's a stock apple app I presume). Hopefully this gets added and the application continues to be developed. ### 1/5 — Can’t install *2022-01-20, version 1.1* Same here ### 2/5 — Downgrade *2022-01-07, version 1.1* I was disappointed when this app changed to not allow “breath” for more than five minutes, and not allow the user to adjust the time with the Apple Watch Crown ### 1/5 — Intérêt ? *2022-01-06, version 1.1* Super… aucun intérêt, et impossible de s’en débarrasser… merci à l’avenir de nous laisser la possibilité de faire le ménage… car perso, ce genre de m… me gave plus qu’autre chose ! ### 1/5 — Update is not an improvement *2021-12-27, version 1.1* I loved the breathe app. The options of breathing designs were great, and I used it somewhat regularly when I needed a minute. I hate the new “Mindfulness” update. The breathing pattern is harder to follow, the mindfulness notifications are annoying, and the swirling mindfulness design isn’t calming or relaxing at all anyway. The previous version was my favorite app for mindful/calming breathing. I now go to other apps instead. ### 1/5 — Pleine conscience *2021-12-09, version 1.1* It doesn’t work it is frozen with my new watch 7. Ne fonctionne pas c’est gelé je n’est pas trouvé de solution. ### 4/5 — Need longer sessions *2021-12-09, version 1.1* Love the app. Wish there an option for longer than 5 minute sessions. ### 1/5 — Poor upgrade *2021-12-08, version 1.1* I liked the Breathe app but they added mindfulness to it and put it before the breathe. My app locked up and would not reset so I had to delete it from my watch. I wish I had an option to only use the breathe function. ### 2/5 — Frozen *2021-11-29, version 1.1* I loved the app until it froze! I cannot seem to fix it. Would love some suggestions! ### 1/5 — review *2021-11-24, version 1.1* my phone is currently on 15.1 but it says need 14.2 or later ### 1/5 — App Achtsamkeit unterbricht selbständig *2021-11-20, version 1.1* Anzeige auf Applewatch: „Achtsamkeit wurde unterbrochen“. Dies ohne eigenes Zutun. Dies läßt sich auch nicht mehr aktivieren. Egal ob in Apple Health - ob in der FitnessApp -oder auf der Apple Watch Series 7 ! ### 1/5 — This app freezes constantly *2021-11-09, version 1.1* The new version freezes on iWatch 8.1. Only uninstall and reinstall fixes it until the next time it happens. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Please go back to original version *2022-03-11, version 1.1* This new app is completely useless. I agree with other users who aren’t happy with the “upgrade”. The previous version wasn’t perfect but at least it was helpful and user friendly. Apple, please go back to the original version. I deleted this one. ### 1/5 — Bad update *2022-03-02, version 1.1* Just updated to the Mindfulness app. Now it doesn’t allow me to set random times in the day to breath. I have to schedule my breathing sessions during the day. What a useless update. Deleting and looking for another app. Leave it to Apple to fix things that aren’t broken. ### 1/5 — Please make this app available to all Apple users *2022-03-02, version 1.1* Don’t have a watch, but I’d still like to track my meditation. Other health features are available. Why not this?? ### 1/5 — 5 minute maximum makes this app useless *2022-03-02, version 1.1* An app to track mediation practices is a great idea, but limiting any session to 5 minutes makes it unusable. I would use this app every day if they offered times up to 30 minutes, but since there is a 5 minute limit, I will likely never open it again. ### 1/5 — Old app called breathe eclipses mindfulness app *2022-02-19, version 1.1* Apple hit the nail on the head with the first app called breathe. In the old app, the breathe notifications resembled a person next to you telling you to breathe whenever you really needed it. Now the notifications feel timed, robotic, less genuine. Hopefully they bring back the old notification setting so the people who truly benefit from the app will find joy once again. ### 1/5 — “If it ain’t broke…” 🤷🏻‍♀️ *2022-02-13, version 1.1* “…DON’T FIX IT!” Especially given the fact that what you guys erroneously thought would be a ‘fix’ turned out to be a different word that begins with ‘F.’ Lol 🤔 And apparently I’m in good company because, unsurprisingly, practically NO ONE is pleased that you broke one of the most common sense ‘rules’: The Breathe app wasn’t anything close to being broke, as you can clearly see here. In fact, it was a very beloved feature. I don’t really need to add anything else because my fellow Watch family has already spelled out all the reasons why we just want our O.G. calming app back. Come on, Apple, this should be a no brainer. At minimum, bring the native app back & at the very least offer it as an option for people to download if they prefer it; which I’m extremely confident people will do. ### 1/5 — Can’t install *2022-02-06, version 1.1* Can’t install ### 1/5 — Mindfulness app *2022-01-29, version 1.1* I can't install Mindfulness app ### 1/5 — Please bring the old Breathe back *2022-01-27, version 1.1* The new app requires MULTIPLE click throughs and backs to change time for breathing, which is not conducive to relaxing. I’ve quit using this altogether because it’s it’s too complicated at the very moment when I need simple. And that makes me want to cry because I really found it to be useful. I don’t want the mindfulness thing at all. I don’t know what Apple was trying to do with this, but I find it to be useless and the prompts to be unhelpful, even frustrating. Please bring the old Breathe back and let that be it’s own app. ### 1/5 — Not accurate *2022-01-22, version 1.1* I have the IOS version specified and don’t have the app available to me. Something is missing from the description. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Beautiful *2024-02-20, version 1.0* Thank you for this lovey app, Apple. ### 5/5 — Very useful *2022-02-26, version 1.1* It needs to be ported to iPhones and iPads as well please. ### 5/5 — Méditation libre, besoin de plus de temps 🧘‍♀️ *2021-12-15, version 1.1* J’utilise cette application, disponible sur Apple Watch, pour réaliser des méditations libres. J’apprécie que ce soit disponible directement sur l’AW, rapide d’accès, simple et efficace. J’utilisais Petit Bambou pour cette activité. L’app d’Apple s’en rapproche, mais voici le point à améliorer : - augmenter le temps de « réflexion », actuellement on ne peut choisir qu’entre 1 à 5 min En attendant, je me retourne vers Petit Bambou pour les cessions supérieurs à 5 min ! ### 5/5 — Breathe Apple *2021-12-03, version 1.1* Wonderful app and very helpful but I can no longer get it on my watch after last iOS upgrade. Why? Maybe software needs to be upgraded ### 5/5 — Есть к чему стремиться *2021-11-23, version 1.1* Отличное приложение. Есть что добавить, конечно. Необходимо больше вариантов напоминаний, время напоминаний хотелось бы настраивать более гибко. Например, отталкиваться от времени подьема или времени отхода ко сну. ### 5/5 — Love the calm! *2021-11-20, version 1.1* I can’t always do the Mindfulness when it pops up so it’s nice that I can choose to use it when I really need it! It really makes you think wonderful thought and the colors are relaxing! My blood pressure drops and I feel calm and happy. I love this app, just wish it was on my phone too! ### 5/5 — Amélioration *2021-11-09, version 1.1* Cette application et plutôt bien je trouve qu’elle m’apporte le calme que j’ai besoin mes ne vas pas assez en profondeur et ne pas assez clair ### 5/5 — Top *2021-10-05, version 1.1* Indispensable sur la montre pour faire une pause de temps en temps. ### 4/5 — Very good *2022-04-16, version 1.1* Very good, however would like to see this app available am my iPhone as well as my Watch. ### 4/5 — Bring previous animation back 🙏 *2022-01-29, version 1.1* First Breathe animation with simple six circles was genial. Please let us enjoy it back. In addition, Breathe reminders were more frequently without any actions from my side. But today it isn’t obvious how to set the app right. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*