# Unwind: Breathing Exercises — Stress Sleep Focus Breathwork

> Mindful breathing exercises for stress, sleep, and focus with guided sessions and tracking. (iPhone/iPad app by Mystical Bits, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unwind-breathing-exercises/id1470613384 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Mystical Bits, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/843075073)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 590 App Store ratings · 162 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 159 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-07-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unwind-breathing-exercises/id1470613384/reviews.md

## What is Unwind?

Unwind is a refreshing, delightful, and distraction-free mindful breathing companion to help you with meditation and get you through the day. Unwind combines beautiful illustrations with background ambiances to create an atmosphere that is perfect for mindful breathing.

HOW DOES UNWIND WORK?

We’ve forgotten the true significance of mindful breathing. We are so busy that we have even forgotten how to breathe correctly—which drastically affects our overall health and happiness.

Unwind fixes that. Unwind comes with a number of guided breathing exercises including the following exercises:

- Start your day fresh
This breathing exercise gets you ready for the day feeling refreshed, relaxed, and also shaking off any lingering remnants of sleep

- Relax & unwind
This breathing exercise relieves your mind of any stress or anxiety. By the end of this exercise, you’ll feel relaxed and more focused.

- Sleep better & faster
When you are ready for bed, this deep relaxing breathing exercise helps you get calm, and fall asleep in minutes.


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And it doesn’t end there!
UNWIND COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING EXTRA FEATURES

- Mindfulness History
Unwind securely backs up all your session details with any notes or mood you’ve logged. Reflect on your past and get better with just a tap.

- Stats and Insights
Find it hard to stay motivated? Track your mindfulness journey and set daily targets and build streaks to make sure you stay motivated and spend some time daily to be mindful.

- Widgets
With support for iOS 17 Lock Screen and Home Screen Widgets out of the box, you’ll be able to track your daily mindfulness progress right from your home screen.

- Background Ambiances
Unwind comes with over 30 background ambiances each with a unique sound and illustrations so that you can craft the perfect atmosphere for your mindful breathing session. The ambiances help reduce distractions and improve focus on the breathing.

- Breathing Companion
After you begin a session, Unwind breathes with you by animating the background scenes to help you stay mindful and in sync.

- Voice Prompts
Unwind also supports voice prompts to guide you through the breathing exercises if you prefer to do them with your eyes closed.

- Haptics
Unwind comes with the best haptic feedback during exercises. 

- Daily Reminders
Enable daily reminders and Unwind will gently remind you when it's time to do your breathing exercise. You can also set custom reminders.

- Daily Mindfulness Quotes
After each session, Unwind displays a fresh mindfulness quote for you to absorb in the perfect state of mind.

- Sync to Apple Health
You can choose to track your Mindful Minutes in Apple Health by enabling the “Sync to Apple Health” option.

- iCloud Sync
Your stats and mindfulness history is backed up privately in your private iCloud account and can only be seen you. So if you decide to switch your phone and use multiple devices, your data will never be lost.

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You can subscribe and pay on the App Store, using your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renew may be turned off after purchase by going to the ‘Manage Subscription’ page in settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The subscription will renew at the same cost.


Privacy Policy: https://github.com/mysticalbits/unwind-tos/blob/main/privacy-policy.md
Terms of Use: https://github.com/mysticalbits/unwind-tos/blob/main/terms-of-use.md

## Key features

- Guided breathing exercises
- Background ambiances
- Mindfulness history and stats
- iOS widgets
- Voice prompts and haptics
- Daily reminders and quotes
- Sync to Apple Health

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unwind Pro (Monthly) | $3.99 | per month |
| Unwind Pro (Yearly) | $9.99 | per year |
| Unwind Pro (Monthly - Family) | $6.99 | per month |
| Unwind Pro (Yearly - Family) | $19.99 | per year |
| Unwind Pro (Weekly) | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Unwind Pro (Weekly - Family) | $2.99 | per 7 days |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unwind Pro (Lifetime) | $24.99 | one-time |
| Unwind Pro (Legacy) | $29.99 | one-time |
| Unwind Pro (Lifetime - Family) | $29.99 | one-time |
| Unwind Pro (Lifetime) | $56.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Unwind?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Helps with breathing and relaxation
- 💤 Aids in falling asleep
- 🎨 Beautiful and minimalist design
- 🔗 Integrates well with Apple Health
- 🕰️ Customizable breathing exercises
- 🧘‍♀️ Useful for managing anxiety and PTSD

**Cons**

- 🔊 Poor audio quality in some cases
- ⏱️ Occasional issues with Apple Watch sync
- 💰 Paid features behind paywall
- 🔒 Concerns about privacy due to Facebook trackers
- 🔋 Can cause high battery drain on some devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Restore purchase feature not working consistently
- Apple Watch app stops working when screen dims
- Widget not showing the correct breathing exercise

**Most requested features**

- Add Chinese language support
- Allow custom background colors and brightness
- Implement more guided meditation options
- Improve haptic feedback on Apple Watch
- Add ability to use own music during sessions

## Recent user reviews (10 of 162)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/unwind-breathing-exercises/id1470613384/reviews.md

### 3/5 — 更新后简体中文没有了

*2026-07-10*

请把简体中文加回来

### 5/5 — Nice App

*2026-05-28*

Great Design and a lovely voice 😊

### 5/5 — Good

*2026-05-08*

Like overall app

### 5/5 — Perfect balance of robustness and simplicity

*2026-03-15*

I got sick of searching through enormously bloated meditation and breathing apps and was looking for something simpler and this is it! This app has the perfect balance between plenty of options without so many that it becomes overwhelming. It’s also beautifully designed and totally intuitive to use and navigate. Love it. I really hope the developer doesn’t fall into the trap of constant growth, this is perfect as is!

### 5/5 — Amazing!

*2026-03-02, version 3.5.4*

What a helpful amazing app!

### 3/5 — No Data Heart Rate Change

*2026-02-27*

I’ve enjoyed this breathing app, the animations provide good guidance and it’s very user friendly. My one complaint is that it does not track heart rate changes before and after a breathing session. After a session on my iwatch, the Summary begins with Heart rate change, but there is No data. The app is allowed to access my Health and add mindfulness minutes, but there is no option to allow it to access my heart rate.

### 5/5 — I 💛 Unwind!

*2026-02-08, version 3.5.4*

This app helped me create and maintain my meditation practice. I love the new update! Thanks for creating this wonderful product!

### 5/5 — good

*2026-02-04*

这个app非常有趣，它能治好我的心情

### 1/5 — doesn't let you listen to your own music

*2026-01-09, version 3.5.4*

doesn't let you listen to your own music while medicating. I want to hear relaxing guitar while breathing

### 3/5 — Super Laggy for Apple Watch 8

*2026-01-02, version 3.5.4*

Paid user here, can’t believe how laggy in between the breathe in and out annotations is for an apple watch 8 which is not old at all. Can we please get some patches for this?

## Frequently asked questions about Unwind

### What does Unwind: Breathing Exercises do?

Unwind is a mindful breathing companion designed to help users with meditation, stress reduction, improved sleep, and enhanced focus. It provides guided breathing exercises, calming background ambiances, and features to track progress and maintain motivation.

### What are the key features of Unwind?

Key features include guided breathing exercises for various needs (starting the day, relaxing, sleeping), over 30 background ambiances with unique illustrations and sounds, mindfulness history tracking, stats and insights, iOS widgets, voice prompts, haptic feedback, daily reminders, mindfulness quotes, and syncing with Apple Health.

### How much does Unwind cost?

The app is available for free with in-app purchases. Users can subscribe and pay through the App Store for access to premium features and content.

### What devices is Unwind compatible with?

The app supports iOS 17 Lock Screen and Home Screen Widgets, indicating compatibility with recent iOS versions. It also offers iCloud Sync for data backup across multiple devices.

### How can Unwind help me with stress and sleep?

Unwind offers specific guided breathing exercises like 'Relax & unwind' to relieve stress and anxiety, helping you feel more relaxed and focused. The 'Sleep better & faster' exercise is designed to calm you down and help you fall asleep quickly.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.4 — 2025-12-27

This update shows the discounted lifetime pricing

### 3.5.3 — 2025-12-11

This version fixes a bug where heart rate permissions were missing for some users in the Watch app

### 3.5.2 — 2025-10-15

This update fixes a crash when the app is opened or an exercise is started from the Control Center in iOS 26.

### 3.5.1 — 2025-10-01

Updated for iOS 26 and watchOS 26

### 3.5.0 — 2025-03-27

In this version, we have added the following improvements:

- When creating a custom exercise, you can now configure the intervals in tenths of a second. So, saving a configuration with intervals 5.5 - 4 - 5.5 - 4 is now possible.
- Fixed an issue where the "sessions per day" metric in Stats was wrong for new users.
- Improved the fireflies animation

Thank you for using Unwind and do reach out if you have any feedback.

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