# Relax: Meditation & Breathing — user reviews > 100 indexed App Store user reviews of Relax by BerthX, rated 4.90/5 from 65 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/relax-meditation-and-breathing/id1492874658/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/relax-meditation-and-breathing/id1492874658.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Relax? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Free app with no paywalls or subscriptions - 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface - 👍 Highly customizable breathing exercises - 🎵 Variety of ambient sounds and audio options - 🎯 Effective for anxiety, panic attacks, and stress relief - 👁️ Visual guidance with expanding flower animation - 🔊 Audio cues work with eyes closed - ⚡ No ads or distracting elements - 🏥 Useful for medical conditions like COPD - 📱 Works without requiring email or login - 🎚️ Precise control down to half-second increments - 🧘 Suitable for various breathing techniques and heart coherence - 📊 Integrates with Apple Health app **Cons** - 🔊 Music volume can drown out narrator dialogue - 🎵 Limited variety of ambient sounds available - ⏱️ Timer display can be distracting during exercises - 🔔 Limited guided meditation content - 📺 Requires screen to stay on for some features **Commonly reported bugs** - Timer numbers switch between horizontal and vertical orientation - Music volume balance issues with narration **Most requested features** - More ambient sound options (singing bowls, additional choices) - More guided meditation sessions - Ability to sync ambient sounds with breathing timer - Option to turn off timer display - More narrator voice options - Additional sound guidance variations for heart coherence ## Newest reviews (17 of 100) ### 5/5 — Just what I was looking for. No purchases and no adds. *2024-07-18* I like the Breathing prompts and the ambient sounds. My only wish is that the ambient sounds would start and stop with the breathing timer. ### 5/5 — Works good *2024-07-09, version 1.3.3* Please add more sounds regarding the breath work. The bell sounds are not the best. Singing bowls could be an option. ### 5/5 — Easy to use and complete *2024-07-03, version 1.3.3* I can configure the app on 3 sequences, exactly what I need ### 5/5 — Perfect *2024-06-30* Perfect for my morning breathing practice routine. Helps me focus and keep my breathing paced. Simple, easy and effective. ### 5/5 — I needed this in my life *2024-06-14* Anxiety and worry has always be with me, this app is fantastic! I’m very new to the power of meditation and breathing. This helped me immensely from the very first session. I will be using it daily no doubt! Peace ### 5/5 — So relaxing *2024-06-11, version 1.3.3* Very nice to have for morning routines, just stick it on and you can measure breaths with timing drum beats ### 5/5 — Simple et efficace *2024-04-18* Répond à mes besoins ### 5/5 — Cohérence cardiaque *2024-04-15* J’adore l’application puisque nous ne sommes pas dans l’obligation de regarder l’écran puisqu’un gong est présent et la musique derrière fond au choix, j’adore! Le tout gratuitement et nous retrouvons les informations de notre pratique dans notre app santé ! ### 5/5 — This is helpful *2024-04-12, version 1.3.3* I just tried it five minutes ago and I already feel way better and calmer, I’m going to keep using this app ### 5/5 — Cohérence cardiaque *2024-04-03* J’aime le motifs apaisant et la aimulation francophone pour arriver à rester calme ### 5/5 — My go to app to center my breathing *2024-03-21* I like how you can edit the breathing exercises and they’re visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (also all editable). ### 5/5 — Utile pour programmer les cycles de respiration *2024-03-11* Simple et efficace. ### 5/5 — hrv and coherence *2024-02-28, version 1.3.3* Easy to use and perfect for heart coherence breathing. You can play any music from Spotify in the background and do the breathing exercises, which really boosts your practice. ### 5/5 — It’s very good *2024-02-19* Nice customization. I like that I can choose how long to breathe for with the timer. ### 5/5 — Marco pour cet application *2024-01-21* C’est vraiment cool d’avoir une application comme ça pour gérer mon stress ### 5/5 — Je recommande *2024-01-20* C’est la plus pratique et relaxante que j’ai utilisé! ### 5/5 — I needed this in my life *2024-01-18* Anxiety and worry has always be with me, this app is fantastic! I’m very new to the power of meditation and breathing. This helped me immensely from the very first session. I will be using it daily no doubt! Peace ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 3/5 — Relax *2022-11-05, version 1.3.3* Très bonne application ### 4/5 — Simple *2024-09-12* Facile. Simple. Je recommande. ### 4/5 — Breathing *2024-06-22* It works I feel better & calmer after completing this exercise ### 4/5 — Simple et efficace *2024-04-22* Simple et efficace ### 4/5 — Application simple et tellement utile *2024-01-04* A faire trois fois par jour. Procure calme et bien -être ### 4/5 — Good App. *2023-11-28, version 1.3.3* Though Meditation quite helpful- the volume on music was too loud and drowning the dialogue…. Hope you can remedy! ### 4/5 — Simple et efficace *2023-07-04, version 1.3.3* Très simple a comprendre et à utiliser. J’aimerais avoir le choix de différent son pour me guider pendant la cohérence cardiaque. Car pour l’instant il y a seulement 1 option ### 4/5 — Bravo *2023-05-31, version 1.3.3* Super site, très facile à utiliser. ### 4/5 — Respiration en contrôle *2022-01-09, version 1.3.3* Cela nous fait prendre conscience de notre respiration et surtout du fait que nous respirons pas de la bonne maniere ### 4/5 — Ok *2021-03-31, version 1.3.3* I love this app but wish it had more meditations love that it’s free over all great app. 😄😃😘🌸👍🏻😌🐾♥️🥑☀️🌷🌹😌😘😃😄🥺😔😄😅😆😁😀😃🌸♥️💜♥️🌸💜♥️🌷🌹💐😆😃😁😅 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — La amo!! *2025-11-08, version 1.3.3* Cuando una aplicación está hecha sencillamente para ayudar se nota y no te quieren cobrar una membresía para poder relajarte ### 5/5 — Effective *2025-11-07* This is a very effective app to use for COPD. It let’s you adjust breathing timing to personal preference. ### 5/5 — Relax *2025-09-12* Superbe application ### 5/5 — Cool *2025-08-22* 👍🏻 ### 5/5 — Great App! *2025-02-26* Nice app for breathing exercises. Really appreciated ### 5/5 — Addictive and surprisingly more enjoyable than I thought possible *2025-02-03* :) ### 5/5 — Love it *2025-01-26* Make me relax ### 5/5 — Relaxation Breathing *2024-12-05* Helps me take a moment to reflect on my day & just slow down for a few moments after a long, hectic day. ### 5/5 — Simple and Effective *2024-10-16* I started with meditation and breathing exercises a few years ago. I started meditating using the Insight Timer app but it was not cheap. This app doesn’t have all of the creators that bigger operations but it is definitely effective. I like the way I can do breathing exercises with or without a narrator. I also like that it’s free ### 5/5 — Helpful *2024-08-19* Great resource when feeling overwhelmed --- *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 2026-09-05.*