DaoBrew vs Impulse Mode

DaoBrew is a wellness companion that uses Apple Watch biometric data and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory to detect stress patterns and guide personalized micro-recovery breathing sessions. HOW IT WORKS DaoBrew reads your heart rate, HRV, and other vitals from Apple Watch to identify five stress patterns: Tension, Overdrive, Stagnation, Constriction, and Depletion. Based on your pattern, the app prescribes a tailored breathing exercise with real-time audio guidance. FEATURES • Live heart rate feedback — breathing session parameters adjust in real time based on your Apple Watch heart rate • Five-element stress map — visualize your stress patterns through a TCM-inspired Wu Xing interface • Therapeutic audio — binaural beats and ambient soundscapes tuned to your stress pattern • Vital trends — track heart rate, HRV, steps, and energy over days, weeks, and months • Dynamic Island — monitor your breathing session progress at a glance • Apple Watch companion — seamless health data sync and session tracking DaoBrew requires Apple Watch for full functionality. HealthKit access is used solely to provide personalized wellness insights.

Impulse is a guided experiment for changing a stuck behavior — with structure, not willpower. Instead of focusing only on planning or reflection, Impulse helps you work through urges in the moment they arise. You begin with a free baseline to observe patterns, then run a short experiment to test what actually works for you. Features: • Free baseline to understand triggers and patterns • In-the-moment intervention tracking • Daily reflection and structured adjustments • Anonymous by design — no name or email required Impulse is a non-clinical tool for self-observation and experimentation. It does not provide therapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment.