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Breathesimple app

An app to improve your breathing habits.

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Breathesimple app	By Halare Inc
	Features Breathing techniques. Education and information. Tracking. Reminders. Graphs and reporting.
Country of origin	Unsure (not Aotearoa New Zealand)
Clinical review	Read a clinical review below.
Security and privacy	Does the app: Collect medical information? Yes Require a login? Yes Have password protection? Yes Have a privacy policy? Yes Require internet access to use? Yes Read more about safety and security when using apps. Brochures: Tips to improve your privacy and security [PDF, 65 KB] Healthify He Puna Waiora, NZ Staying safe online(external link) Netsafe, NZ
Cost	Free access to the 4-day Breathing Basics Course There are two auto-renewing subscription options for premium access: – monthly and yearly There is also the option of paying upfront for a one-off lifetime subscription. This comes with unlimited access to the app’s training program indefinitely.
Advertisements	This app contains no ads.
How to get the app	(external link) (external link)

The Breathesimple app gives users information about breathing techniques and has a feature to measure your breathing behaviour.

The free portion of the app provides the user with access to a 4-day Breathing Basics Course. In this course, the user is taught the benefits of correct breathing techniques and how this can be achieved through breathing exercises and training. At the end of the 4-day course, a free report is provided comparing user’s current breathing behaviour to what is expected. Users are able to create a personalised course once they’ve completed the Breathing Basics Course.

The premium version gives users access to daily breathing training sessions for better breathing methods and relaxation.

For the complete app description, go to the app website,(external link) App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see reviews below.

PROS	CONS
✔ Access to educational videos explaining the science behind recommended breathing exercises. ✔ Clear, easy to follow audio guides in day-courses. ✔ Interactive pulse tracing by utilising the phone’s camera function.	✘ Interactive pulse tracing function may not work with phone cases. ✘ The interactive pulse tracing function require users to place finger over the camera with the camera light on for 5 minutes, which can get hot over time. ✘ Each day-course takes roughly 15 minutes and must be completed in one sitting. The course can be paused, but if the user exits out of the module, the whole day-course must be restarted. ✘ Available on Apple iOS platform only.

PROS

CONS

✔ Access to educational videos explaining the science behind recommended breathing exercises.

✔ Clear, easy to follow audio guides in day-courses.

✔ Interactive pulse tracing by utilising the phone’s camera function.

✘ Interactive pulse tracing function may not work with phone cases.

✘ The interactive pulse tracing function require users to place finger over the camera with the camera light on for 5 minutes, which can get hot over time.

✘ Each day-course takes roughly 15 minutes and must be completed in one sitting. The course can be paused, but if the user exits out of the module, the whole day-course must be restarted.

✘ Available on Apple iOS platform only.

Clinical review

Reviewer: Dr Peter Ou, GP, FRNZCGP, Auckland
Date of review: November 2021
Platform: Apple iOS
Version: 1.4.1
Comments: Breathesimple is an app to assist in improving breathing related conditions such as sleep apnoea, snoring, stress, and asthma.
The free portion of the app provides the user with access to a 4-day Breathing Basics Course. In this course, the user is taught the benefits of correct breathing techniques and how this can be achieved through breathing exercises and training. At the end of the 4-day course, a free report is provided comparing user’s current breathing behaviour to what is expected. Users are able to create a personalised course once they’ve completed the Breathing Basics Course.
The premium version gives users access to daily breathing training sessions for better breathing methods and relaxation.
Note: Reviewed the Stress/Anxiety program
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Yes. Users have to input their height and weight in imperial units.

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