Breathform FAQ & breathwork safety

Open Breathform and answer the question on the Home screen: how would you like to feel? Each answer starts a gentle two-minute practice. Follow the tide, breathe a little slower than usual, and stop whenever you like. There is no wrong way to begin.

Most practices take about two minutes, and you can set the number of rounds on each practice before you begin. A few minutes, most days, is a lovely habit to aim for.

No. Sound and breath cues play through your speaker too, and haptics work without sound at all. Headphones, especially noise-cancelling ones like AirPods Pro, make the cues more intimate and let the world disappear.

Yes, but not necessarily. Breath cues mark each turn of the breath with a soft tone, and haptics can trace each phase, so you never need to look at the screen.

Breathform is made for iPhone and Apple Watch, with widgets, Live Activities on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a Control Center control. It’s also on Google Play for Android phones.

Yes. With “Continue in background” on, sessions carry on with the screen locked or in another app, guided by sound and breath cues. Vibrations pause until you come back.

Yes. With Breathform Full you can create your own patterns: name them, choose an icon, set each phase and the number of rounds. They appear under Your own.

Your minutes this week, days in a row, total sessions, a calendar of the days you practised, how you’ve been breathing across the four feelings, your most practised rhythms and a log of every session.

Yes. The free version has eight of the 17 practices, a quick start for every feeling, three soundscapes (Rain, River and Forest) or silence, breath cues and haptics, and your week in History. Breathform Full is a one-time purchase that adds the other nine practices, your own patterns, all 7 soundscapes and your full history, with Family Sharing on the App Store.

No. Breathform Full is a single purchase, $4.99 in the US (local prices vary). No subscription, no renewals.

Use “Restore purchase” in Breathform’s Settings, signed in with the same Apple Account you used to buy it.

For most people, gentle paced breathing is comfortable and easy. Breathe gently, never strain, and stop if you feel dizzy, light-headed or short of breath. If a hold feels like too much, shorten it.

Please check with your doctor first, especially if you have a heart or lung condition, are pregnant, or have a history of panic attacks. Breathform is a wellbeing app, not a medical device, and it isn’t a substitute for professional care.

No. Breathform doesn’t diagnose or treat any condition. Our science page summarises what research has found about breathing techniques in general, honestly and with links to every source.