Guided breathing is one of the quickest ways to calm down or reset. A good app shows you when to breathe in and out and helps you build the habit. We compared the breathwork apps in our inventory and picked three. Prices were checked on November 1, 2026.
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Breathing exercises for calm, focus, stamina and sleepBreathwrk
Free tier; Pro about $49/year Breathwrk is a guided breathing and performance app. It helps you calm down, focus, build stamina and sleep. It offers timed breathing exercises and immersive classes with audio, visuals and haptics, plus progress tracking and goal-based programs. A free tier gives limited access on iPhone, Android and the web. Breathwrk Pro is $49 a year (about $4.08 a month); a monthly option is offered in the app.
Pick it if breathing is your main practice and you want variety and tracking.
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Studio-style breathwork classesOpen
Free trial, then about $20/month or $150/year Open is a mindfulness studio and app that combines breathwork, meditation, movement, music, sound and visual experiences. It offers on-demand and live-style practices for different levels and goals, and it also runs an in-person studio in Los Angeles. A subscription is $20 a month or $150 a year, and new users get a 7 to 14-day free introductory period.
Pick it if you want breathwork classes with a studio feel and are happy to pay for it.
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Free, simple breathing and meditationOak
Free Oak is a meditation and breathing app designed to help you build a regular practice. It offers guided and unguided meditation, breathing exercises, sleep support, custom session lengths and sounds, and progress tracking. Its terms say it currently has no paid subscriptions. It is available on iPhone.
Pick it if you have an iPhone and want a simple, free breathing app.
Calm, whose meditation and sleep app also includes breathing exercises, and Medito, a free app with breathing exercises on iPhone and Android.
Breathwrk is the best dedicated breathing app for most people, with a free tier and a reasonably priced Pro plan on iPhone, Android and the web. Open suits people who want guided classes that mix breathwork with movement and sound. On iPhone, Oak is the best free option.
