Breathing or meditation? For anxiety, breathe.
Meditation is a practice you build over weeks. Breathing works in the next two minutes. Here's when each makes sense.
- Free to download · 8 exercises free · No account needed
Faster, lower-commitment, more specific
For an acute moment, breathing wins on every axis that matters:
- Speed: effects in minutes, not a 20-minute session.
- Commitment: no long course required.
- Specificity: a technique matched to your exact state.
- Access: open the app and start, no account needed.
Take one slow breath with us
This is the app's visual guide. Breathe in as the rings open, out as they close. Four rounds take under a minute.
You know breathing helps. But which technique?
Too many techniques, no guidance
When you're in distress, the last thing you want is a long menu and no idea which option fits.
Most apps give one generic pattern
One-size-fits-all breathing ignores whether you're panicking, wired, or wide awake at 3am.
You need it to work in minutes
Not after a long intro, a sign-up form or a 20-minute meditation. Now.
Three steps to the right technique
Tell the app how you feel
Pick how you feel now and how you want to feel. It takes about five seconds.
Get your match
The app recommends exercises from its library of 32 for exactly that shift.
Follow the visualizer
Three animated rings guide every inhale and exhale, with audio cues and haptics. No counting.
One for every feeling
Six categories, each built around a specific need. These are real exercises from the app.
Tactical Exhale
Two counts in, six counts out. A long exhale tells your body the danger has passed.
4-7-8 Breathing
Slows your breathing and quiets racing thoughts before bed.
Box Breathing
Equal counts in, hold, out, hold. Steady and hard to get wrong.
Soothing Humming Breath
In for four, out for six while humming. A gentle reset for a busy day.
Breath of Fire
Fast, rhythmic exhales that wake you up without coffee.
Heart Space Breathing
Slow breaths with attention on the chest, for when you feel heavy.
Common questions
Is Exhale+Unwind free?
It's free to download, and 8 exercises (Calming Down and Clear Thinking) are free with no time limit. Premium unlocks all 32 exercises plus progress insights and badges, with a free 3-day trial.
Does it help with panic attacks?
Choose how you feel and the app suggests exercises from its Panic Attack category, such as Tactical Exhale and Extended Exhale, which use long, slow exhales. It's a calming tool, not a medical treatment.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no sign-up and no email. Open the app and breathe.
How is this different from Calm or Headspace?
Calm and Headspace are big meditation platforms. Exhale+Unwind does one thing: it matches a short guided breathing exercise to how you feel right now, in one or two taps.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision Pro (iOS 17.6 or later).
The right breath is one tap away.
Free download. 8 exercises free. No account required.
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