# Respy – Smart Break Reminder — Real breaks at the right time > Real breaks at the right time (iPhone/iPad app by Valery Lacombe.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/respy-smart-break-reminder/id6813529099 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Valery Lacombe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1890191659) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 12 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish - Released: 2026-10-04 - Data updated: 2026-10-12 ## What is Respy? Respy helps you take real breaks during your workday. The Mac app picks the right moment. On your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, you follow your breaks and answer them without going back to your desk. Respy requires the Respy app on your Mac, with the iPhone relay turned on (Settings › General on the Mac). Breaks at the right moment Your Mac waits for a natural pause: the end of a meeting, a switch between tasks, a quiet stretch. Never during a video call. When it's time, your iPhone and Watch let you know. Answer in one tap Take your break or snooze it from the notification, the app, the widget, Control Center or your wrist. Your Mac follows along. The countdown in sight During a break, a Live Activity shows the time left on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. End it or extend it without opening the app. Your Watch shows it in its Smart Stack too. Your day of breaks Next break, breaks taken today, the time of each one, and what's holding a break back (a meeting, for example). Breaks that get you moving With your permission, Respy reads your steps and stand hours from Health to tell whether you actually moved during a break. Read only, and those numbers never leave your iPhone. Your rhythm, week after week Break time, active breaks, busier days: your week at a glance, on iPhone and on Watch. On your wrist The Watch app shows how your day is going and the time until your next break, and lets you answer. Complications and a Smart Stack widget that rises to the top when a break is near. Your data stays yours No account, no Respy server, no tracking. The relay goes through your private iCloud, which we can't read. Requires iOS 26 or watchOS 26, and a Mac running Respy. ## Is Respy safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Respy. ## Is Respy legit? Respy – Smart Break Reminder has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Respy is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.2 — 2026-10-10 What's new in Respy 1.2 - Your iPhone and Apple Watch follow your Mac live. Close the lid and they show "Away from the Mac": this time counts as a break. Quit Respy or shut down your Mac and they say so too, instead of "At work". - Your watch face updates as soon as your Mac changes state, without opening the app. - "2 min on my feet": after two skipped breaks in a row, take a short break from the notification, the app or your watch. - The day's timeline shows your lunch and skipped breaks. - The widget and Smart Stack on your watch show the break when it's due. - The break countdown keeps going even if your Mac goes to sleep. - One notification per break, even when your Mac sends a reminder. It also goes away when your Mac goes to sleep. - During a meeting, the app simply says your Mac will suggest the break afterwards. - Fix: "Have you had lunch yet?" now refers to your latest workout. Requires Respy 1.2 on your Mac. ### 1.1 — 2026-10-05 What's new in Respy 1.1 - Your day on iPhone: work time, breaks taken and the advice of the moment, just like the Mac menu. - New "My day" complication for Apple Watch and the iPhone Lock Screen: your progress toward today's break target and your streak of good days. - Your good-day streak now shows on iPhone and Apple Watch too. - Redesigned iPhone, iPad and Watch widgets, with today's summary and the last seven days. The Live Activity and Dynamic Island take on the colors of a break. - "Skip" joins "Take my break" and "Snooze", in the app and in notifications. - One break target, the same as on the Mac: the bar fills up exactly when your day is on a good pace. - A clearer first day: what Respy watches and when your first break will come. - iPhone and Apple Watch always show the Mac's latest state. - A cleaner week chart on Apple Watch. - Enjoying Respy? A "Rate Respy on the App Store" link now sits in the settings. - Respy now speaks British English. - Better accessibility: charts read by VoiceOver, Reduce Motion respected. - Bug fixes and small improvements. ### 1.0 — 2026-10-04 No release notes. ## More apps by Valery Lacombe - [Viny: Wine Scanner & Cellar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/viny-wine-scanner-and-cellar/id6761538413) All apps by Valery Lacombe: https://appshunter.io/developer/1890191659 --- *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 2026-10-12.*