Calm is three breaths away

Yes. Box breathing is free forever, with no account and no ads. Braele Pro unlocks the other patterns, custom patterns you build yourself, and the full ambient sound library.

Braele is one. Download it, open it, and the box pattern is there. No signup, no trial countdown, no card. You can also try box breathing in your browser on this page before you install anything.

They do different jobs. Box breathing (4·4·4·4) keeps inhale and exhale even, which steadies you while staying alert, so it suits the moments before something stressful. In 4-7-8 the exhale is nearly twice the inhale, which pushes you further toward rest, so it suits winding down and sleep. Braele has both, so you can feel the difference yourself.

Five minutes a day is the length used in the research, and it is enough. A single round takes well under a minute if that is all you have. Braele defaults to short sessions on purpose, because the habit matters more than the duration.

Slow, exhale-weighted breathing is one of the better-studied ways to bring your body down from a stress response, and a Stanford trial found five minutes of daily breathwork improved mood and lowered resting breathing rate. It is a tool, not a treatment. If anxiety is affecting your daily life, talk to a doctor.

There is a better option on this page: a live breathing animation that counts with you. A gif or video loops at a fixed speed and cannot pause, hold or track which round you are on. The animation here does, it is free, and there is nothing to download.

Completely. Every pattern, sound and animation ships inside the app. It works on a plane, on the underground, and in a basement with no signal.

No. There is no signup and no login. Your streak, your practice history and your Apple Health data stay on your phone. The app sends usage events, such as a session starting or finishing, to our own server under a random installation id rather than your name; the privacy policy lists everything it sends.

English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Nederlands and Dansk. The app follows your phone's language automatically.

Yes. Voice guidance calls every inhale, hold and exhale in your language, with two voices to choose from, or off. It works with the screen off, so you can breathe with your eyes closed.

Yes. A session runs as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a countdown for every phase. Haptics and the voice keep going with the phone face down.