Best Breath Holding Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
18 free apps
Updated August 2026

With an average user rating of 4.7★, the breath holding category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 250+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Breath Holding Apps (August 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1STAmina Apnea TrainerSTAmina Apnea TrainerFree4.9★ (5.4K)NoYesAug 2026
2Apnea Freediving ExercisesApnea Freediving ExercisesFree4.8★ (2.9K)NoYesAug 2026
3Freediving Apnea TrainerFreediving Apnea TrainerFree4.7★ (277)YesYesAug 2026
4H2O Breath Hold TrainerH2O Breath Hold TrainerFree5.0★ (16)NoYesAug 2026
5Dive Hard Freediving TrainerDive Hard Freediving TrainerFree4.9★ (9)YesYesMay 2026
6Freediving hold breath + ApneaFreediving hold breath + ApneaFreeNoYesAug 2026
7Hold BreathingHold BreathingFreeYesNoAug 2026
8Breathe with FabianBreathe with FabianFreeYesYesMay 2026

Top Picks for Breath Holding

STAmina Apnea Trainer#1

STAmina Apnea Trainer by Squarecrowd Apps, LLC

Freediving, Spearfishing coach
Editor's Choice
⚽ Sports
4.9😊(5.4K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app helps users improve their breath-holding capabilities for activities like freediving, spearfishing, and other water sports. It offers various training tables and personalized programs to enhance physical and mental endurance underwater.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helps improve breath hold
  • 🚀 Customizable tables
  • 👍 Tracks progress

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy UI when switching devices
  • 🐛 Unreliable Apple Watch sync
  • 🐛 Buggy watch app
Apnea Freediving Exercises#2

Apnea Freediving Exercises by SleepyBytes SIA

Breathe Hold Stamina Training
Strong Contender
💪 Health & Fitness
4.8😊(2.9K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Enhance your freediving, apnea, and diving abilities with a four-week training program. This app helps you increase breath-hold time, dive deeper, and explore more of the underwater world. Regular practice improves your apnea skills and overall diving performance.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Effective for improving breath hold
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🤯 Significant improvement in breath hold time
  • 🧘‍♀️ Helps with meditation and relaxation

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 App crashes or loses progress when switching apps
  • 🔕 Lack of audio/vibration cues for breathing
  • 🕰️ Preset timers not customizable
Freediving Apnea Trainer#3

Freediving Apnea Trainer by Maksim Pipkin

Improve your apnea and stamina
Worth Considering
💪 Health & Fitness
4.7(277 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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This app helps improve breath-holding capabilities for freediving, underwater hunting, and yoga. It calculates personalized training tables based on your maximum breath-hold time and offers various exercises to enhance stamina and control. Track your progress with statistics and charts, and utilize customizable timers with voice and vibration notifications.

More Breath Holding apps to explore

4
H2O Breath Hold Trainer
H2O Breath Hold Trainer
H2O Breath Hold Trainer
Increase lung capacity!
Free

Enhance your breath control, lung capacity, and mental resilience. This app provides customizable training tables, performance tracking, and personalized assessments to help you improve your breath-holding abilities for freediving, athletics, or general well-being.

Customizable CO2 & O2 training tablesPerformance tracking and insightsDynamic training modes
💪 Health & Fitness
(16)
free with in-app purchases
5
Dive Hard Freediving Trainer
Dive Hard Freediving Trainer
Dive Hard Freediving Trainer
Improve breath hold capacity
Free

Enhance your underwater endurance and performance with this training app. It utilizes proven CO2 and O2 tables, along with box breathing techniques, to help you master your breath-hold. Ideal for freedivers, swimmers, and military personnel.

CO2 & O2 TablesBox BreathingAudio Cues
💪 Health & Fitness
(9)
free with in-app purchases
6
Freediving hold breath + Apnea
Freediving hold breath + Apnea
Freediving hold breath + Apnea
Breathing exercises for divers
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
7
Hold Breathing
Hold Breathing
Hold Breathing
Know your lungs strength.
Free
🌟 Lifestyle
(0)
8
Breathe with Fabian
Breathe with Fabian
Breathe with Fabian
Breathwork Classes and Courses
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
9
Diving Master - Breath holding
Diving Master - Breath holding
Diving Master - Breath holding
Apnea trainer,Apnea app
$2.99

Enhance your underwater adventures with this apnea training app. It offers CO2 tolerance and O2 training, along with maximum apnea time tests to improve your freediving skills. Track your progress with clear charts and stay motivated to push your limits.

CO2 tolerance trainingO2 trainingMaximum apnea time testing
💪 Health & Fitness
(3)
subscription
10
Breath – Minimalist Relax
Breath – Minimalist Relax
Breath – Minimalist Relax
by AMAT plus s.r.o.
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
11
Triangle Breath Reset
Triangle Breath Reset
Triangle Breath Reset
Calm with Triangle Breath
$1.99
🌟 Lifestyle
(0)
12
Breather: Breathing Exercises
Breather: Breathing Exercises
Breather: Breathing Exercises
Breathe, relax, sleep better
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
13
Breethe: Sleep & Meditation
Breethe: Sleep & Meditation
Breethe: Sleep & Meditation
Breathe to Calm Anxiety Stress
Free

This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools to help you relax, reduce anxiety, and improve sleep. It provides personalized recommendations, guided meditations, hypnotherapy, sleep stories, music, and AI coaching to support your mental wellness journey.

Personalized content recommendations2,500+ meditations and hypnotherapySleep stories and soundscapes
💪 Health & Fitness
(72K)
free with in-app purchases
14
Zenith Breath
Zenith Breath
Zenith Breath
Science-Based Breathing Guide
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
15
Breath Panda
Breath Panda
Breath Panda
Minimalist mindful breathing
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
16
Breath Lab: Breath Training
Breath Lab: Breath Training
Breath Lab: Breath Training
by Elias Nathanael Schlatter
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
17
Breath Next Level
Breath Next Level
Breath Next Level
Improve your mental health
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
18
Resonance: Breath & Calm
Resonance: Breath & Calm
Resonance: Breath & Calm
Breathwork & inner mastery
Free
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
19
BreathHoldWork
BreathHoldWork
BreathHoldWork
Breathwork & Apnea Training
Free

This app offers a focused environment for structured breath-hold training with customizable sequences and audio cues. It's designed for experienced practitioners to log and replay their practice sessions.

Customizable breath-hold and recovery sequencesClear visual timing and progress displayOptional audio cues and haptic feedback
💪 Health & Fitness
(6)
free
20
Breath Protocol: Breathwork
Breath Protocol: Breathwork
Breath Protocol: Breathwork
by CRAIG DAVID MACKINTOSH
Free

Master stress, sleep, and focus with science-backed breathing techniques. Guided by animated visuals and optional haptic feedback, this app offers 10 methods for immediate calm, enhanced focus, or deeper sleep. Start with three free techniques and unlock more with a one-time purchase.

10 science-based breathing techniquesAnimated breathing circle guideOptional haptic feedback
💪 Health & Fitness
(0)
free with in-app purchases

FAQ about Breath Holding

What are the best breath holding apps for iPhone?
STAmina Apnea Trainer tops our breath holding apps ranking as of August 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 5.4K App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 18 of the top breath holding apps we rank are free to download, including STAmina Apnea Trainer and Apnea Freediving Exercises.
STAmina Apnea Trainer has no ads and offers in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of August 2026.
We track 250+ breath holding apps on the iOS App Store as of August 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
The app is designed to help users improve their breath-holding abilities for activities like freediving, spearfishing, and other water sports. It provides various training tables and personalized programs to enhance both physical and mental endurance underwater.
Key features include six different types of apnea tables (O2 deprivation, CO2 tolerance, Wonka, Mix, Custom, and Pranayama), personalized training programs with adjustable difficulty, customizable exercise settings, training reminders, detailed statistics, voice guidance, and the ability to track heart rate and oxygen saturation with compatible devices.

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