Breathwork by Inner State vs Arcticalm

Breathwork provides your personal space to meditate, breathe, focus, and relax. Whether you are beginning or advanced, there is a growing library of guided practices you'll love. We're all unique, so why should we do exactly the same exercises? That's why Breathwork is designed so that you can customize every practice, or even create your own if you like: change a breath duration, shape an immersive soundscape, or add beautifully spoken guidance - the possibilities are endless. Why you'll love it: - Personalize your practices: with spoken guidance, phases, beautiful backgrounds, bell sounds and more. - Immerse yourself in soundscapes: from calming nature sounds to brain entrainment. - Stay consistent: set reminders and track your stats over time, synced across devices. - Built for calm: minimal interface, no distractions, just you and your breath. - Offline-friendly: meditate anywhere, anytime. It's essential to nurture your inner state for a beautiful life. Whether you do daily meditation and mindfulness practices, focus breaks during work or study, yoga or deep relaxation, Breathwork is here to support you and make your practice as effective and enjoyable as possible.

Arcticalm is a calm, unhurried companion for breathwork, meditation, cold exposure and heat. Open it, pick a practice, follow along. Every session is guided, timed and saved — no feed, no noise. BREATHWORK — EIGHT PATTERNS Box Breathing, Circle Breathing, 4-7-8 Breathing, Coherent Breathing, Physiological Sigh, Extended Exhale, Alternate Nostril, and Retention Rounds — rounds of deep breathing followed by a relaxed hold. MEDITATION A clean timer with interval bells, and Affirmation Meditation, where you record an affirmation in your own voice and play it back over rain or fire. COLD AND HEAT Cold Shower, Cold Plunge, Sauna, and Contrast Rounds for alternating the two. Record the temperature and how it felt when you finish. PROGRAMS Seven guided plans that tell you what to do each day, so you are not deciding every morning: • Breathing Basics — a different technique every day for a week • Better Sleep — seven evenings of winding down • Power Breathing — rounds and holds, with no cold attached • Cold Shower — a week of starting at the end of a shower you were taking anyway • Cold Plunge — a week of getting in properly • Cold Start — three weeks of breathing, then cold • Heat & Ice — sauna and cold, finishing on full contrast rounds YOUR LOG See your current streak, your longest session, your coldest plunge, your cold minutes this month, and how sessions have felt over time. Share a streak as a square or vertical card whenever you want to. BUILT TO BE USED BY EVERYONE Full screen reader support, large touch targets, and a visual equivalent for every sound, so the breathing phases are readable with the volume off. Light and dark themes. English, French, Spanish and Swedish. NO ACCOUNT There is nothing to sign up for. Your sessions are stored on your device. A NOTE ON SAFETY Breath holds and cold exposure carry real risks. Never practise breath holds in or near water, or while driving or standing. Read the safety notes in the app before you start, and stop if you feel faint.