Breath Cadence

A paced breathing timer: follow a tide that rises, holds and falls.

Breath Cadence is a timer that shows a breathing rhythm as a tide. The water rises while you breathe in, stays still while you hold, and falls while you breathe out. You follow the surface instead of watching a clock.

Pick one of five built-in patterns or set your own. Box is four equal parts of 4 seconds. 4-7-8 is in for 4, hold for 7, out for 8. Even is 5.5 seconds in and 5.5 out with no holds. Long exhale is 4 in and 6 out. Triangle is in, hold and out at 4 seconds each. In the custom editor each part goes from 0 to 12 seconds in half-second steps; in and out need at least 2 seconds, and a hold set to 0 is skipped.

Choose how long a session lasts, in minutes (1 to 20) or in cycles (1 to 60). A timed session always finishes the cycle it is in, and the Start button shows the exact total before you begin.

During a session the water moves across the whole width of the screen, with dashed lines marking the top and the bottom. In the middle, the phase word and a seconds counter tell you where you are, and a line underneath says what comes next. The top bar shows the cycle count and the time so far. You can pause, carry on or end early. Switching to another app pauses the session by itself, and if the app is closed mid-session it opens right back where you left off.

Optional vibration gives a short tick each time the phase changes and a soft pulse on every second of the in-breath. By default the screen stays on while the tide is moving, and you can switch that off.

Every session of 30 seconds or more goes into the log with its date, pattern and length. The log shows your minutes for the last seven days as bars, and your current streak of days in a row.

Features:

• A full-width tide that rises, holds and falls in time with each phase
• Five patterns: Box 4-4-4-4, 4-7-8, Even 5.5/5.5, Long exhale 4-6, Triangle 4-4-4
• Custom pattern from 0 to 12 seconds per part, in half-second steps
• Session length by minutes or by cycles
• Phase word, seconds counter (down or up) and cycle counter
• Optional vibration: a tick at each phase change and a pulse while breathing in
• Screen kept on during a session (can be switched off), optional 3-second lead-in
• Log with date, pattern and minutes, a last-7-days chart and the daily streak
• A plain-English guide to every pattern

Breath Cadence has no account, no ads and no network access. Everything you set and log stays on your phone.

Support

Questions or feedback: support@wobbly-emu.lol.