# Strategic Breathing — user reviews > 38 indexed App Store user reviews of Strategic Breathing by Point618, LLC, rated 4.90/5 from 347 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strategic-breathing/id1273620853/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/strategic-breathing/id1273620853.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 330 · 4★ 11 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## What do users think of Strategic Breathing? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🧘‍♀️ Calming voice of Max Strom - 💨 Effective breathing techniques - ✨ Life-changing benefits - 😌 Immediate relaxation and peace - 👍 Simple and to the point - 💖 Soothing and gentle guidance - 🌟 Highly effective even on first use - 💯 Great for anxiety and stress relief - 🙏 Provides peace during healing - 🚀 Helps start the journey of healing - 🎯 Useful for daily care of anxiety - ✅ Easy to follow instructions - 💡 Great for relieving rumination - 💯 Helps with PTSD - ✨ Makes user calm, focused, and present - 👍 Encouraging guidance - 🌟 Options for standing, seated, and supine - 😊 Wonderful calming practice - 👍 Clear compared to videos - 💯 Immediate positive benefits - 💖 Enjoyable breathing technique - ✨ Feeling of total relaxation - 👍 Simple and effective breath work - 🌟 Well-made app with avatar demonstration - 👍 Can choose exercise duration - 💯 Helpful for stressful lifestyles - 😌 Immediate sense of peace and serenity **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes frequently - 🐛 App freezes often - 🐛 App unavailable when needed - 🐛 App stopped working - 🐛 Exercises stopped working - 🐛 Paid for content not accessible - 🐛 App closes when screen is locked - 🐛 Won't run meditations properly - 🐛 Gets stuck during sessions - 🐛 Requires constant restarting - 🐛 Not relaxing due to bugs - 🐛 Paid for something that doesn't work - 🐛 Updates are overdue - 🐛 No response from developers - 🐛 Purchase not restored from Apple - 🐛 Took money, no content access - 🐛 No acknowledgment of contact form - 🐛 Wasted money - 🐛 App not working for days - 🐛 Bug after iOS update - 🐛 Vertical orientation preferred for functionality **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes too much - Freezes up or crashes - Unavailable just when you want it - Stopped working - Exercises stopped working - Won't restore purchase from Apple - Took my money and then didn’t allow me to access any of the content I paid for - Won’t run any of the meditations properly - Starts the sessions and then quickly gets stuck - App closes when locked screen - App has not been working - The app hasnt been working for 4 days - There is a bug after last ios update - App closes when locked screen **Most requested features** - Allow listening with locked screen - Do not contribute to screen time when locked - Restore purchase from Apple - Continue having access to explanation while learning - App to be functional in vertical orientation ## Newest reviews (13 of 38) ### 5/5 — Super Helpful for Anxiety *2020-10-01, version 2.3* Everyone says a breathing practice is helpful but few help you begin the journey. This app helps you take the first steps and then can continue with you on your journey I discovered Max Strom when my anxiety was unmasked during Covid 2020. I am continually amazed that such a simple daily activity can have such benefits. If you’re like me, you might be disciplined for a few short weeks until you feel better. Then you will stop because you “don’t need it anymore”. I’m realizing that for me, my anxiety needs daily care. Thank you, Max! ### 5/5 — Wonderful Feeling *2020-04-13, version 2.2* This app was is awesome. The breathing techniques and instructions are very easy. It really is beneficial for those who have a stressful lifestyle. I immediately felt better and more relaxed. I recommend it for anyone who needs to experience peace and serenity. ### 5/5 — Ok *2020-04-10, version 2.2* If they fixed this app it would be a 5 star review ### 5/5 — Do it! *2020-04-09, version 2.2* Such simple and effective breath work. Max is one of the best out there! ### 5/5 — Sitting breathing *2020-04-05, version 2.2* Great ### 5/5 — Vital *2020-03-29, version 2.2* Simple, vital, and just what I needed at this moment. It will help you become more connected to the people you care about the most. It will calm you in these turbulent times, recharging you for your next steps. ### 5/5 — Wonderful app *2020-03-27, version 2.2* I am amazed that 3 minutes of breathing makes such a difference in my life during these crazy times of a global pandemic. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Teacher❤️ *2020-03-21, version 2.2* Love the immediate effects one gets as a result of these simple yet effective breathing techniques! Thank you 🙏🏻 ### 5/5 — Love Max and the App! *2020-03-21, version 2.2* Use it, it will be the best decision you make! ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2020-02-24* A wonderful calming practice ### 5/5 — ZEnfield *2020-02-22, version 2.1.9* Perfect so clear compared to trying to follow video. Great work Max thankyou ### 5/5 — Great *2019-12-30, version 2.1.9* Discovered this App by accident, so glad! Love it! ### 5/5 — Thank you Max Strom! *2019-12-30, version 2.1.9* I highly recommend this app. It is made well, with the avatar demonstration and Max’s calm guiding voice. I like how you can choose how long you do each exercise for. This app is really helping me a lot. Thank you from Australia! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crashes too much *2024-07-29, version 2.3* When it works this is a great app - Max Strom and his breathing techniques are the best - but this app is extremely unreliable, it freezes up or crashes, and is unavailable just when you want it. Shame, as otherwise it would be good. ### 1/5 — Used to be great *2024-04-15, version 2.3* And then just stopped working, I have emailed the developers but I had no response. Very disappointed as I used the app daily for years. ### 1/5 — Paid £7.99 and got NOTHING *2023-01-03, version 2.3* Clearly seems like this app hasn’t been updated in years as it took my money and then didn’t allow me to access any of the content I paid for. Had to come here to find someone to contact - filled in a form - and waited…. No email back to acknowledge receipt so feel like I may as well have thrown my cash down the drain. Nice idea, I love Max Strom, but the developers need to sort this out. ### 1/5 — Great idea if it worked *2022-01-23, version 2.3* I wasted money on this app. It won’t run any of the meditations properly. It starts the sessions and then quickly gets stuck. It’s not at all very relaxing because I have to keep restarting the session and then it just sticks again and won’t go any further. I hope that this gets fixed sooner rather than later. I would love to use the app daily, especially seeing as I paid for it. Nothing worse than paying for something that doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — The app hasnt been working for 4 days *2021-08-07, version 2.3* There is a bug after last ios update ### 3/5 — App closes when locked screen *2023-05-09, version 2.3* Would be good if I could Lock Screen and continue listening to minimise accidental stop-starts from closing my phone (I suffer from adhd so often forget). Added benefit would be it would not contribute to screen time ### 3/5 — Bien pero *2019-12-01* La teoría parece estar bien. Cuando compras la app parece que es por ella, completa; pero no, en seguida te piden pagar 9 dólares por los ejercicios. Ahora si que te cobran hasta por respirar. ### 4/5 — highly recommended *2020-04-06* fantastic app with great exercises and everything is really well explained ### 5/5 — Gentleness and curiosity *2025-02-18, version 2.4.3* I love Max! His demeanor and voice take you to another place… ### 5/5 — Very useful app *2024-08-03* Best app! Helps immediately & gives control over oneself ## Most praised reviews (8 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Life changer *2023-09-19, version 2.3* If you have bought this app you’re already on the path of healing. ### 5/5 — Update overdue *2023-02-13, version 2.3* Exercises stopped working. Reinstalled but won’t restore purchase from Apple. Last update was 2 years ago. ### 5/5 — Awesome app for simple practice! *2021-11-15, version 2.3* Wish there were more apps like this! To the point & highly effective even at first use. Bravo Max Strom (whose guiding voice is steady, gentle and soothing as ever!) & Inner Axis. Looking forward to working with this app longterm. ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-08-08, version 2.3* App has not been working ? Miss it please fix ### 5/5 — Love it *2021-03-13, version 2.3* I like be to breathe with Max. ### 5/5 — Just started *2021-02-28, version 2.3* Doing it to relieve ruminating in am ### 5/5 — Very useful *2021-01-13* Thank you for this help ### 5/5 — Peace *2020-10-08, version 2.3* The breathing exercises provide me peace while healing from trauma --- *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 2026-07-26.*