Metta Timer vs Breathe

Metta Timer: train, sit, brew. A beautifully crafted interval timer for physical training, meditation, and mindful daily rituals. Set a different photo for every interval — your meditation cushion, the trail ahead, the tea kettle, the stance you're holding — and let each phase of your practice have its own visual anchor. PHOTO BACKGROUNDS FOR EVERY INTERVAL This is what makes Metta Timer different. Assign your own image to each interval in a timer. Not one wallpaper for the whole session, but a unique photo per phase. Warm-up, work, rest, cool down: each can show the image that keeps you focused. Photos display on the Current screen and in Zen Mode fullscreen, with a subtle progress bar so you always know where you are. Share timers with photos embedded in `.mttimer` files so friends and students see your setup before they import. TRAIN Build custom interval sequences with groups and rounds. Chain phases together, each with its own duration, sounds, spoken cues, and photo. Keep your eyes on your practice, not your phone. SIT Gentle temple bells mark your meditation transitions. No jarring alarms. A photo of your altar during sitting, incense or candle visuals during transition, whatever helps you stay present. Swipe to change animated visuals without breaking your session. BREW A mindful bell when your patience is rewarded. A photo of the cup while the water steeps. Set it and forget it. SCHEDULE MODE Plan intervals by clock time, not just duration. Set start and end times for each phase, ideal for a morning routine, timed tea steps, or a class on a schedule. The timer waits until the right moment and can join mid-schedule if you open the app late. SIX ANIMATED VISUALS PLUS PHOTO Breathing Circle, Spiral Incense, Vertical Incense, Diagonal Incense, Hourglass, and Burning Candle, each crafted with care. Or choose Photo on any interval. Mix freely: photo for meditation, hourglass for exercise, candle for cool-down, all in one timer. ZEN MODE Tap the fullscreen icon for a distraction-free screen. Animated visuals fill the darkness; photo intervals go edge-to-edge with time and progress along the bottom. Swipe to cycle styles mid-session. Tap anywhere to exit. TEXT-TO-SPEECH Type any phrase and hear it at the start or end of any interval. Customize voice, speed, and pitch. Works with voice packs on iPhone and Android. SOUNDS Bell, Chime, Gong, Beep, Singing Bowl, Temple Brass Bell, Temple Bell, Temple Chime, Wooden Fish (1x and 3x), Big Temple Bell, Giant Temple Bell. Import your own MP3, M4A, WAV, or AIFF files. TIMER BUILDER Unlimited timers and intervals. Groups organize phases with independent round counts. Per interval: name, duration, color, sounds, announcements, animated visual or photo. Duplicate presets with one tap. Reorder with drag and drop. STREAKS AND HISTORY Completed timers are recorded automatically. Track consecutive practice days, total completions, and total time. Delete individual records anytime. SHARE Send any preset as a `.mttimer` file via AirDrop, Messages, email, Quick Share, or any app. Photos travel with the timer. Recipients preview everything before importing. PRESETS One Minute of Silence, Chan (Zen) Meditation, Brew High Mountain Green Tea, Horse Stance, Kung Fu Stances, and HIIT Training, ready out of the box. Set any preset as your default. BACKUP AND RESTORE Export presets and completion history as JSON. On Android, files save to Downloads automatically. Import presets or merge history onto a new device. PRIVACY All data stays on your device. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Ever. PERFECT FOR Meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, yoga, HIIT, circuit training, martial arts, tea ceremony, kung fu, qi gong, taiji, Chan, Zen, Pomodoro, and any practice where a picture is worth a thousand reminders. Made with love and care by Metta Grove.

Breathe is a beautifully simple breathing coach — a quiet place to slow your breath down, whether you are winding down, settling before sleep or gathering your focus. Pick a rhythm, follow the breathing orb, and let your body do the rest — anywhere, anytime, fully offline. INHALE. HOLD. EXHALE. The animated orb expands and contracts so you always know exactly what to do. Living, never-repeating breath sounds and soft haptics guide you even with your eyes closed — like a calm coach whispering the rhythm. TUNE THE PACE BEFORE YOU BEGIN Every technique sets a ratio, not a stopwatch — the clock is personal. A tuning screen sits between the exercise and the session: the orb already breathes the rhythm while you slide it slower or faster, the researched default is marked, and the session is spelled out as it changes — 10 seconds a breath, 18 breaths, 3 minutes. EVERY EXERCISE, EXPLAINED A paced circle tells you when to breathe and never how. Each of the ten exercises carries a written instruction that names its source and says what the technique actually asks for — and where the evidence is mixed, it says that too. Shown once before your first session, and always available from Settings. CALM RHYTHMS — slow, paced breathing • Calm 5·5 — an even, unhurried rhythm • Box 4·4·4·4 — the equal four-count square, widely taught in military and police stress training • Sleep 4·7·8 — the classic long-exhale wind-down, usually practised at bedtime • Coherence 5.5·5.5 — a steady six breaths a minute, the rate most studied for heart-rate variability (Pro) • Unwind 4·6 — an exhale half again as long as the inhale (Pro) • Custom — build your own rhythm second by second (Pro) POWER BREATHING — deep rounds and breath holds • Fire — classic power rounds: 30 full breaths, then hold as long as you like • Spark — a single short round • Inferno — deeper, longer rounds (Pro) • Kapalabhati — the fast abdominal breath of classical pranayama (Pro) Track your best breath hold and see how it changes over the weeks. MAKE IT A HABIT Sessions of 1, 3, 5 or 10 minutes. Streaks, minutes and a 7-day view keep the habit alive — without guilt, badges or noise. DESIGNED FOR QUIET No ads. No account. No subscription. Works fully offline. Your practice history stays on your device. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything in Pro — forever. Dark and light themes, five orb colours, 24 languages, and a clean interface with almost no text: just you and your breath. YOUR VOICE SHAPES BREATHE We read every single review and reply to every email. The best ideas from users ship in updates — if your breath needs something, tell us and it will be heard: hello@kirsulab.com Breathe makes no health claims and promises no results — what any exercise does for you is personal, and the app simply keeps the rhythm. Power breathing includes clear in-app safety guidance and requires your confirmation: practise only sitting or lying down, never in water or while driving. Breathe is a wellness tool, not a medical device, and does not provide medical advice. If you have a respiratory or cardiovascular condition, consult your doctor before breath training.