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Breathly: Breathing Exercises for iPhone and Android
Follow the orb. Let your breath slow down.
Pick a technique, follow the orb with your eyes closed, and feel a haptic tap on every inhale, hold and exhale. Start with the 7-day Getting Started program: one short session a day.
16 techniques. One short guided session a day.
No unnecessary frills: you pick your goal (sleep, energy, stress) and let the visuals and sounds guide you. Within 5 minutes my heart rate comes down.
What you get
16 breathing techniques
Includes box breathing (4-4-4-4), 4-7-8, relaxing breath (4-6), coherent breathing (about 5.5 breaths per minute) and the physiological sigh.
An orb you can follow with your eyes closed
An interactive orb grows and softens with the breath, and haptics are synced to every inhale, hold and exhale.
Short guided programs
Five programs of one short session a day: Getting Started (7 days), Stress Relief (7), Better Sleep (14), Morning Energy (7) and Focus Builder (10).
Sounds, reminders and a mood check-in
Ambient sounds (rain, nature, stream and birds, jungle, binaural beats), daily reminders, gentle streaks and a quick mood check-in after each session.
What early testers say
No unnecessary frills: you pick your goal (sleep, energy, stress) and let the visuals and sounds guide you. Within 5 minutes my heart rate comes down.
I use the energising breathing in the morning and coherent breathing in the afternoon. The design is beautiful and the visual guides are very intuitive.
The 4-7-8 mode helps me fall asleep much faster than before. The app is smooth and the sound effects are really well done.
Feedback from people who tried Breathly before launch. Names shortened.
Free, and what Pro adds
- Pro
- Breathly Pro unlocks every technique, program, sound and theme.
Plans and offers can differ between the App Store and Google Play, and are shown in the store before you subscribe.
Start with a guide
Physiological Sigh: A One-Breath Reset You Can Do Now
Learn the physiological sigh in four steps, how it differs from box breathing and 4-7-8, and what a 2023 randomized trial of five minutes a day found.
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Vagus Nerve Exercises: A 5-Minute Routine, Minus the Hype
A plain-language look at popular vagus nerve exercises: which have research behind them, which are mostly popular claims, and a safe five-minute routine.
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Questions
Which breathing techniques does Breathly include?
Sixteen, including box breathing, 4-7-8, relaxing breath (4-6), coherent breathing, the physiological sigh, equal breathing, triangle breathing and ocean breath.
Is Breathly free?
You can download it from the App Store. Breathly Pro unlocks every technique, program, sound and theme.
Is Breathly a medical app?
No. It is made for relaxation and general wellbeing and does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. Talk to your doctor if you have a heart or breathing condition or are pregnant.
Follow the orb. Let your breath slow down.
Wellness app, not a medical device and not medical advice.
Breathly is made by EASYTECH, an independent app studio in Annecy, France. Privacy policy · Terms of use. For iPhone and Android.