Breathing Zone: Breathwork
What is Breathing Zone?
Breathing Zone is a free iOS app with guided breathing patterns such as Box Breathing and 4-7-8. Users choose a pattern and follow visual, voice, sound, or Apple Watch haptic cues, and can adjust the pace and session length. Completed sessions can be recorded in Apple Health as Mindful Minutes.
Pricing. Breathing Zone: Breathwork is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- A quick breathing reset during a stressful moment
- Breathing practice to relax or wind down before sleep
- Logging completed sessions as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health
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Why this app is in S tier
Breathing Zone scores 93 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 77, App Store search rank 99, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and S tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Slow down, reset, and breathe with purpose. Breathing Zone offers simple guided breathing exercises for calm, focus, relaxation, and sleep. Choose a breathing pattern, then follow clear visual, voice, sound, or Apple Watch haptic guidance. Adjust the pace and session duration for anything from a quick reset to a longer breathing practice. FEATURES ● Coherent Breathing, Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Extended Exhale, and more ● Custom breathing rates and session durations ● Beautiful visual breathing guides ● Voice prompts, ambient sounds, and haptic guidance ● Daily goals, reminders, activity tracking, and streaks ● A dedicated Apple Watch experience ● Apple Health integration for recording completed sessions as Mindful Minutes FEATURED AND RECOMMENDED ● TIME: "Calm yourself with Breathing Zone." ● Harvard Health: "When you find yourself under stress, Breathing Zone can help." ● Bloomberg: "The breathing trick that can make you more productive." ● New York Magazine: "I like Breathing Zone for its simplicity." ● HuffPost: "An effective guide to mindful breathing." ● University of Sydney: "Breathing Zone provides guidance on slow breathing."
Compare in Breathing Exercises
| Measure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | S | S | S |
| Score | 93 / 100 | 93 / 100 | 93 / 100 |
| Rating | 4.8 ★ | 4.9 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Ratings | 3.8K | 17.6K | 5.0K |
| Latest ratings · 180d | — | 5.0 ★ · 20 reviews | 3.0 ★ · 20 reviews |
| Last update | 53d ago | 105d ago | 2d ago |
| Price | Free download | Free + IAP | Free download |
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Questions about Breathing Zone
Does the app cost anything?
It is free to download. The listing shows no in-app purchases.
Which breathing patterns are included?
Coherent Breathing, Box Breathing, 4-7-8, and Extended Exhale, plus more. Custom breathing rates and session durations can also be set.
Does it work with Apple Watch and Apple Health?
It has a dedicated Apple Watch experience with haptic guidance. It also records completed sessions in Apple Health as Mindful Minutes.
Is Breathing Zone free?
Breathing Zone is free to download.
What is Breathing Zone good for?
Breathing Zone is built for A quick breathing reset during a stressful moment, breathing practice to relax or wind down before sleep, logging completed sessions as mindful minutes in apple health. It sits in the breathing exercises list on AppTierList.
Is Breathing Zone worth it?
Breathing Zone is S tier, ranked #5 of 18 breathing exercise apps with a score of 93 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 3,775 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.
How does Breathing Zone compare to iBreathe?
Breathing Zone is S tier at 93; iBreathe is S tier at 93. They score the same. Breathing Zone is free to download, iBreathe is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Breathing Zone updated?
Breathing Zone was last updated on 2026-08-28, 53 days ago.
All the facts
- List
- Breathing Exercises
- Tier
- S (Best in class)
- Score
- 93 / 100
- Rank in list
- #5 of 18
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 3,775
- Current version
- (53 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Health & Fitness
- Good for
- A quick breathing reset during a stressful moment, Breathing practice to relax or wind down before sleep, Logging completed sessions as Mindful Minutes in Apple Health
- Requires
- iOS 15.0 or later
- Size
- 67 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
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