Breathe+ Breath Timer Trainer Software

Discovered this app while looking to replace Breathing Zone which just ruined their app with an update. I find Breathe+ has just about everything necessary to develop & maintain a rich breathing practice. You need something simple that provides advanced features as you grow i.e. breathing ratios. Kudos to the developer for a clean, well-designed interface. However, I kindly request the ability to customize the beginning & ending rate of a session. Starting at an anxious 20 bpm - and having the app slowly guide you down to a calm 7 bpm is a great way to train yourself to deal with stress. Other than an Apple Watch app, there isn’t much else I would need from this simple and powerful app.

It is very easy to set the lengths of in-breath, out and hold intervals if you want them. I really like the rising and falling image they use for guiding your breath. It takes up the whole screen and so is easy to see if your device is within view. The audio is very pleasing and soothing. I like having the audio because often I want to close my eyes while doing the exercises. You can set a session length if you want. At the end of the session the image stops the rising and falling and the screen displays an End of Session message, all very quite, not an alarm. First rate app. Five stars for sure!

I love to unwind in bed at night, but I struggle with typical meditation apps because they are audibly guided. Don’t get be wrong I do enjoy those apps and I need that from time to time as well. The problem that this app solves is that I go to sleep well after my husband so I can’t have music or audio playing. I hate wearing headphones. This is great because I can turn sound off and vibrations on hold my phone and breathe to this as I drift off. I sleep better and don’t wake my hubby. It’s the best of all worlds! I have never found another app that offers this feature I love this!