iBreathe – Relax and Breathe

Name: iBreathe – Relax and Breathe
Rating: 4.9 (17189 reviews)
Author: Jade Lizard Software LLC

Simple Guided Breathing

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

17K Ratings
Ages

9+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

Jade Lizard Software LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

19
MB

iBreathe is a simple yet powerful app to guide you through deep breathing exercises and breathwork. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, insomnia, or are trying to meditate and relax, iBreathe provides an easy-to-use beautifully designed user interface. Unlike other apps, iBreathe is designed with simplicity in mind and does not contain any bloat or clutter. Core features: + Simple & easy to use interface + Pre-defined exercises specifically designed to help with sleep, stress, and anxiety + Create your own fully customizable breathing exercises + Create reminders to remind you to breathe throughout the day + Syncs with Apple Health to track Mindful Minutes + Learn about the benefits of deep breathing and view recommended literature by authors like James Nestor and Wim Hof + iCloud sync across all your Apple devices + Apple Watch app for breathing on the go + Lock screen widget for quick access to iBreathe iBreathe is available on all Apple platforms: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac (Apple Silicon), Apple TV, and Vision Pro. Please leave a review or contact us through the app if you have any questions or suggestions. Thank you!

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

17K Ratings

Best breathing app…period.
02/23/2023

Pajama Superfly
Update: I love this app. But, honestly, I didn’t like the tip jar button on the finish screen. However, I understand better now that the developer really does want to make the app available to the most people for the most economical price. I know it can help with day to day stress. I use it all the time. Even though I paid for the app (to remove ads) I’m also fine with giving a tip to help support the app and further development knowing now that I know my tip will make the tip jar button disappear. That part wasn’t clear to me. I appreciate the developer reaching out and explaining their rationale for tip jar. Karma points to you for wanting to help as many people as possible. Old review: I understand you don’t want to increase the cost of the app and you say that the “tip jar button” after the session is meant to not be intrusive, but it is. And to me, after paying for the ad free version and supporting the app, the tip prompt is stressful after doing the breathing. Exactly opposite of what the app is intended for. Just raise the cost of the app. People will pay it. Honestly, I don’t even want to use the app anymore because of that tip button. I don’t have a good solution for you, but I’d pay $5 as a tip to never see the tip jar button again. I will gladly change my review if you are able to come up with a better solution than the tip jar button.

Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback. I really don’t want to raise the cost to remove ads. The tipping model has been working great. It allows those who want to contribute more the option, while still keeping the cost minimal for others. If you tip any amount, the button will be removed from the finished screen. Think of this as an option to play more to remove the button. Thanks for using iBreathe!
Best breathing app…period.
02/23/2023

Pajama Superfly

Update: I love this app. But, honestly, I didn’t like the tip jar button on the finish screen. However, I understand better now that the developer really does want to make the app available to the most people for the most economical price. I know it can help with day to day stress. I use it all the time. Even though I paid for the app (to remove ads) I’m also fine with giving a tip to help support the app and further development knowing now that I know my tip will make the tip jar button disappear. That part wasn’t clear to me. I appreciate the developer reaching out and explaining their rationale for tip jar. Karma points to you for wanting to help as many people as possible. Old review: I understand you don’t want to increase the cost of the app and you say that the “tip jar button” after the session is meant to not be intrusive, but it is. And to me, after paying for the ad free version and supporting the app, the tip prompt is stressful after doing the breathing. Exactly opposite of what the app is intended for. Just raise the cost of the app. People will pay it. Honestly, I don’t even want to use the app anymore because of that tip button. I don’t have a good solution for you, but I’d pay $5 as a tip to never see the tip jar button again. I will gladly change my review if you are able to come up with a better solution than the tip jar button.
Developer Response 02/20/2023
Thanks for your feedback. I really don’t want to raise the cost to remove ads. The tipping model has been working great. It allows those who want to contribute more the option, while still keeping the cost minimal for others. If you tip any amount, the button will be removed from the finished screen. Think of this as an option to play more to remove the button. Thanks for using iBreathe!
Review
11/17/2020

Emily M. A.
This app has been very beneficial to me leading up to finals week. I downloaded this app to see if it would help me decrease my stress levels during the two week period I spend completing my assignments for the semester, and studying for my final exams. The breathing interval of inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 5 and exhaling for 6 really helped slow my heart rate down when I began to get stressed out about different assignments. Slowing down the heart rate helps to decrease stress levels because when the heart rate is fast, your oxygen intake is lower, which can actually stress you out more. I also used this app before taking one of my tests, because I tend to get bad testing anxiety. Doing a breathing exercise prior to taking my test calmed me down quite a bit, and now I don’t think i’ll be able to test without doing it. Since I was calmer during my test, I did better on it than I had on others in the same class. Doing breathing exercises lowers anxiety levels because you can feel you’re chest tightening when you’re anxious, and taking deep breaths relieves this. Another reason why breathing exercises are beneficial is because without that anxious feeling, I am happier than usual after doing my breathing exercise.

Developer Response
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for your review. I am happy to hear the app has helped with your anxiety and helped get you through finals week. 😊
Review
11/17/2020

Emily M. A.

This app has been very beneficial to me leading up to finals week. I downloaded this app to see if it would help me decrease my stress levels during the two week period I spend completing my assignments for the semester, and studying for my final exams. The breathing interval of inhaling for 4 seconds, holding for 5 and exhaling for 6 really helped slow my heart rate down when I began to get stressed out about different assignments. Slowing down the heart rate helps to decrease stress levels because when the heart rate is fast, your oxygen intake is lower, which can actually stress you out more. I also used this app before taking one of my tests, because I tend to get bad testing anxiety. Doing a breathing exercise prior to taking my test calmed me down quite a bit, and now I don’t think i’ll be able to test without doing it. Since I was calmer during my test, I did better on it than I had on others in the same class. Doing breathing exercises lowers anxiety levels because you can feel you’re chest tightening when you’re anxious, and taking deep breaths relieves this. Another reason why breathing exercises are beneficial is because without that anxious feeling, I am happier than usual after doing my breathing exercise.
Developer Response 11/21/2020
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for your review. I am happy to hear the app has helped with your anxiety and helped get you through finals week. 😊
Would be better if it could be used with the screen off and with other apps being used.
02/12/2023

Makento
-saw you replied, looking forward to the update! Also hope I didn’t sound too critical haha. It is a solid app. I may have sounded too harsh with my comments on the visuals. My own personal use of the app leans towards the audio and vibrations, but there are times that I have found myself dependent on the visuals (like if I’m in a public place). So it’s been a great mix. But definitely looking forward to the update! For example. I love reading books on my phone and it would be great to be able to use this app while reading my book. Right now the breathing sessions pause when I try to use other apps. What’s important is the timer and the intervals, I don’t need to see the visual at all really. Most times I have my eyes closed anyway because I primarily switch between the inhales, exhales, holds based on the vibration or audio cues. So the intervals, audio & vibrations could be used in the background when I read my books you know what I mean? It also drives me nuts that I have to have the screen on completely to use the app. I don’t understand why it’s not like any music app, where the audios/vibrations can still operate when the screen is off.

Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! I plan to add background audio in a future update. This will keep the exercise going even if you close the app.
Would be better if it could be used with the screen off and with other apps being used.
02/12/2023

Makento

-saw you replied, looking forward to the update! Also hope I didn’t sound too critical haha. It is a solid app. I may have sounded too harsh with my comments on the visuals. My own personal use of the app leans towards the audio and vibrations, but there are times that I have found myself dependent on the visuals (like if I’m in a public place). So it’s been a great mix. But definitely looking forward to the update! For example. I love reading books on my phone and it would be great to be able to use this app while reading my book. Right now the breathing sessions pause when I try to use other apps. What’s important is the timer and the intervals, I don’t need to see the visual at all really. Most times I have my eyes closed anyway because I primarily switch between the inhales, exhales, holds based on the vibration or audio cues. So the intervals, audio & vibrations could be used in the background when I read my books you know what I mean? It also drives me nuts that I have to have the screen on completely to use the app. I don’t understand why it’s not like any music app, where the audios/vibrations can still operate when the screen is off.
Developer Response 02/10/2023
Thanks for your feedback! I plan to add background audio in a future update. This will keep the exercise going even if you close the app.
Great app
05/10/2023

Sharon1119
Many breathing apps and meditations where they have you inhale, hold and exhale for a certain amount of time makes me nervous because the counting just makes me anxious. For example with box breathing they will count to a number, hold for a number of seconds, and exhale for a number of seconds all while counting. That makes me anxious and it makes me feel like I can't breath.But this app is much better. It has a visual of an outline of a circle filling up or draining and there is no counting either on the screen or out loud. (There may be an option for a verbal countdown but if so I don't want it and have it off). Thus the app is very calming.You can also customize how long you inhale, hold (if you hold at all) exhale and hold at the exhale (if you do at all) and you can customize the intervals. They do have presets like the box one and other common ones but I like that you can customize it because I've often felt like the typical breathing times for out there are too short and I feel like I'm panting and making myself more anxious. But not with this app! It's great! 5 stars!

Developer Response
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a detailed review! I’m incredibly grateful to hear that iBreathe has helped you find a breathing routine that works without causing anxiety. Your feedback really means a lot, and I appreciate your kind words and support!
Great app
05/10/2023

Sharon1119

Many breathing apps and meditations where they have you inhale, hold and exhale for a certain amount of time makes me nervous because the counting just makes me anxious. For example with box breathing they will count to a number, hold for a number of seconds, and exhale for a number of seconds all while counting. That makes me anxious and it makes me feel like I can't breath.But this app is much better. It has a visual of an outline of a circle filling up or draining and there is no counting either on the screen or out loud. (There may be an option for a verbal countdown but if so I don't want it and have it off). Thus the app is very calming.You can also customize how long you inhale, hold (if you hold at all) exhale and hold at the exhale (if you do at all) and you can customize the intervals. They do have presets like the box one and other common ones but I like that you can customize it because I've often felt like the typical breathing times for out there are too short and I feel like I'm panting and making myself more anxious. But not with this app! It's great! 5 stars!
Developer Response 10/25/2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a detailed review! I’m incredibly grateful to hear that iBreathe has helped you find a breathing routine that works without causing anxiety. Your feedback really means a lot, and I appreciate your kind words and support!

- Updated appearance on devices running OS 26 or higher - Added the ability to hide the number of cycles remaining - Full support for windowed mode on iPadOS 26 - Bug fixes

Version 8.0

Nov 4

Data Used to Track You

The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Diagnostics