Universal Breathing - Pranayama App Reviews

I have used this app once only, but I can already see Im going to use it daily! It is great and the sound is soothing but powerful. I love this app!!!!

This is a great app! You can hear the soft sounds to guide your breath even with your eyes closed (for visual kriya pranayama for example) Just be sure your phone is not on vibrate mode.

Would be glad if included sound cause I like it with eyes closed

It would be great if the app can vibrate the phone after each inhale/hold/exhale (when in silent mode at work or wherever you dont need the sound)

the sounds dont play when the app is in the background. I want to be able to hear it when I turn the screen off or am doing other things on my phone. I forgot about this in the trial version before paying the high price for the full version. If this feature is added Id gladly give a 5 star rating.

Ive used this app for a year at night to help me sleep and reduce stress. I couldnt be happier. My 6 year old son was having issues sleeping and was getting into trouble at school. Ive started doing five minute sessions at night with him and he is happier and in more control of himself at school.

I like this App a lot. It could be improved by: 1) turning off after the session is done. It stays on the screen and will completely drain the battery unless you remember to press the power switch. 2) running in the background, so I can hear the cues while Im reading a news app or emailing...

Ive struggled for years to develop the concentration necessary to meditate. This app has solved the problem. It has visual and audio cues to help you regulate your breathing, and can adjust it for several different breaths-per-minute rates, and of course for the desired session length. One thing Id change: The graphic design/art/fonts are terrible. Pseudo-Buddhist/Asian exotica. Nothing about the meditation method is particularly Asian or Buddhist. So a cleaner, more neutral, more western look would be more appropriate and less distracting.

Great features for breathing exercises. The animation of the man breathing might be nice, but is essentially useless. I really wish you could run the app in the background so I could do my breathing exercises while reading or meditating (with a locked screen), and just following the audio cues. That would be 5 stars.

I paid $7.99 for this app. The latest update has advertisements when it opens up. Why?

I really love using this app. I would give it five stars, but I wish that it would run in the background so I didnt have to leave the screen on and waste battery life. I only use the audio cues, so I have no need to look at the screen while its running.

This app is great for teaching and guiding breathing for health. Pros: It has a ton of settings, so any level user can begin the app and work up to advanced breathing. There are 3 levels. Each level has 3 stages and each stage has 2 options for a total of 18 preset programs. Even better, these preset programs can be played for 5-60 minutes, your choice. You can also customize a program. The customization allows a lot of user control over the features: time, inhale length, exhale length, and hold lengths. It also allows you to set progressive increments of programs. I do this to build up to the advanced levels of breathing in a single session. There is also a lot of concise educational information right here in the app with links to more. Cons: I wish I could give it 4.75 stars because my con list is not worth a full star deduction. Here are the cons: 1. The app pauses if it is sent to the background. It needs to be able to run in the background. 2. It would be great if it could be programmed to open several times per day. 3. The tracking feature is off by one, so it tracks the wrong data. It also does not track 9 of the preset programs and it should. 4. Theres no way to track customized sessions. This feature should be added, especially when the customized breathing programs follow the ratios from the standard preset programs. 5. Theres no contact information in the help section.

Relaxing and good for beginners. Unfortunately unable to create a cleansing breath between reps.

I really wish it could run in the background. I would like to use this App in combination with my own music, or just to fall asleep to, but it doesnt run in the background.