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Start with Box Breathing (4-4-4-4): four equal counts in, hold, out, hold. When that feels easy, try Coherent Breathing (5-5) for a steady rhythm, the Physiological Sigh for a 30-second reset, or 4-7-8 to wind down in the evening. The Coach tab also suggests a technique for the time of day.

Two or three minutes is a good start. Many people settle on five to ten minutes a day. A short session every day tends to stick better than a long one once a week.

Six guided sessions where a calm voice talks you through the session, with gentle cues along the way, from Calm the Storm to Unwind for Sleep. The voice is generated on your device using Apple’s built-in speech, so journeys work offline. Open them from the Voice Journeys section on the Breathe tab.

Yes. Use the technique builder to set your own inhale, hold, and exhale counts and the number of cycles. Custom techniques sync through iCloud when iCloud is on.

Yes, as long as the session has something you can hear: an ambient sound, phase chimes, or spoken phase cues (Settings → Experience). A live countdown shows on the Lock Screen and, on iPhones that have it, in the Dynamic Island.

A session with all sound turned off pauses when you lock your phone or leave the app, and waits for you to resume it.

Breathe Well Premium is $1.99/month, $9.99/year, or $19.99 once for lifetime access (US prices; the App Store shows your local price). The monthly and yearly plans include a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no trial.

Every plan unlocks the whole app: all 25 techniques, 6 voice journeys, 4 guided programs, 14 ambient sounds, every visual style, the coach, insights, challenges, custom techniques, widgets, and the Apple Watch app.

Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On your iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, choose Breathe Well, and tap Cancel Subscription. To avoid being charged after a free trial, cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. You keep access until the end of the period you’ve paid for.

Make sure you’re signed in with the same Apple Account you used to buy. Then tap Restore Purchases on the welcome screen, or in the app go to Settings → About → Restore Purchases. If it still doesn’t unlock, email us with the date of purchase.

Apple handles all payments, so refunds are requested from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. We can’t see or refund your payment directly.

Sessions you finish on Apple Watch are sent to your iPhone when both are nearby and connected. Keep both apps up to date. The Watch app needs watchOS 10 or later.

Each phase has its own tap so you can breathe with your eyes closed:

• Rising tap: breathe in
• Single click: hold
• Falling tap: breathe out
• Success tap: session complete

Touch and hold your Home Screen, tap Edit then Add Widget, and search for Breathe Well. There are small and medium Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, and a StandBy widget. On Apple Watch, add a Breathe Well complication from the watch face editor.

In the app, go to Settings → Apple Health, tap Connect to Apple Health, then turn on Save Sessions to Health. iOS will ask for permission to read and save Mindful Minutes. You can turn this off at any time in the app or in the Health app.

Yes. Ask Siri to start a breathing session with Breathe Well, or add a Breathe Well action in the Shortcuts app. You can also touch and hold the app icon for quick actions, or add a Breathe Well Focus filter to set a preferred category while a Focus is on.

Yes. There’s no account and no analytics or advertising SDK. Your history stays on your device and in your private iCloud account if iCloud is on. Read the full Privacy Policy.

Yes. Sessions, voice guidance, sounds, and history all work without internet. Only purchases and iCloud sync need a connection.

Go to Settings → Reset All Data in the app to erase your sessions, stats, and preferences. Deleting the app removes local data too. Data synced to iCloud can be managed in iPhone Settings → your name → iCloud.

Reminders are local notifications scheduled on your iPhone. Set a daily reminder, a streak reminder, or Smart Reminders that follow the times you usually practice. Daily and streak reminders skip days you’ve already practiced. You can also turn on a Weekly Summary in Settings > Reminders: a short recap of your minutes and active days.

Breathe Well only asks for notification permission when you turn a reminder on, and you can turn it off at any time in iOS Settings. To plan sessions for particular days and times, go to Settings > Scheduled Sessions.