Follow the guide
A visual guide paces every inhale, hold, and exhale, so you can stop counting and just breathe.
Breathe better.
Keep small habits.
Free 4-7-8 and box breathing for iPhone and Apple Watch, with a few daily habits beside your breath.
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Weil MethodInhale 4 · Hold 7 · Exhale 8
Drink water3 of 8 today
Mindful MinutesSaved to Apple Health
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A calm minute,
whenever you need one
Start with
your breath
Choose a pattern. Set a time or a number of cycles. Follow inhale, hold, and exhale on screen.
Six patterns
Weil Method 4-7-8, box breathing, Gentle Wave, Balance, Heart Coherence, and slow-paced breathing.
Wind down at night
Slow down before sleep, reset during a busy day, or take a quiet minute for yourself.
Keep small habits
beside it
Log today or a recent day in one tap. Yes/no or a count, with emoji, color, and gentle reminders.
One tap a day
Drink water, take vitamins, read, fast, walk, meditate, or make your own. Birch keeps them next to your breathing, not in another app.
- Drink waterCount
- Take vitaminsYes/no
- ReadYes/no
- FastYes/no
- WalkYes/no
- MeditateYes/no
- Your ownAny emoji, any color
12-day streak
Vitamins · 8:00 AM
October · 24 of 31 days
Progress without pressure
Gentle reminders at times you choose. Streaks and monthly summaries, with breathing and habits together across your week and month. Missed a day? Fill it in.
Now on
Apple Watch
Take a breathing break right from your wrist. Haptic cues pace each breath, so you can keep your eyes closed.
- Six patterns
- 1 to 5 minutes
- Syncs to iPhone
- Mindful Minutes in Apple Health
And there’s more
Small, quiet details that make Birch easy to come back to.
Birch is completely free.
Breathing, habits, and the Apple Watch app are all included. No trial, nothing locked.
- No ads
- No subscription
- No in-app purchases
- No account
Made with care.
Kept simple.
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Learn the patterns
Free step-by-step guides, each with a pacer you can follow right on the page.
- Weil MethodHow to do 4-7-8 breathing
- 4-4-4-4How to do box breathing
- Gentle WaveHow to do 7-11 breathing
- Heart Coherence 6-6How to do coherent breathing
- Slow-Paced 4-6How to do 4-6 breathing
- BedtimeBreathing exercises for sleep
- Apple WatchHow to do breathing exercises on Apple Watch
- Guide · Breathing + habitsHow long should you do breathing exercises?
Questions
The short version.
What is 4-7-8 breathing?
The Weil Method in Birch is inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8. Follow the visual guide as you breathe. Birch also includes box breathing and four other patterns — pick one and follow along.
Is Birch free?
Yes. Birch is free on the App Store. No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.
Do I need an account?
No. Birch works without an account. There is nothing to sign up for.
Does Birch work with Apple Health?
Sessions can count toward Mindful Minutes in Apple Health.
Is Birch on Apple Watch?
Yes. Take a breathing break right from your wrist, with six breathing patterns, gentle haptic cues, and sessions from 1 to 5 minutes. Completed sessions sync to Birch on your iPhone and can save Mindful Minutes to Apple Health. Requires watchOS 11 or later.
Can I track habits?
Yes. Drink water, take vitamins, read, fast, walk, meditate, or create your own. Yes/no or a count, logged in one tap, shown beside your breathing across your week and month.
Can Birch remind me about my habits?
Yes. Set gentle reminders at times you choose. Missed one? Log today or update a recent day, then see breathing cycles, completed habits, streaks, and monthly summaries together. Progress without pressure.
Your next breath is free
Open Birch, pick a pattern, and follow along. Add a habit whenever you like. Free on the App Store, with no ads, no account, and no subscription.
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Birch supports general wellness and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
