Intent: Breathing & Calm
Nicholas Rixford Health & Fitness iPhoneiPadiPod touchApple Watch
Intent: Breathing & Calm is a free Health & Fitness app for iPhone and iPad by Nicholas Rixford. Rated 5.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 16.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 44 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 31
- 2026 · v1.2.0
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About Intent: Breathing & Calm
Breathe with intention. Most of us don't think about how we're breathing until we're stressed, out of breath, or trying to recover. Intent gives you a way to work on it, whether you need a few minutes to settle down or want to train your breathing alongside your workouts. With an Apple Watch, you can monitor your heart rate live while you follow a breathing pattern. You can focus on what your heart is doing as you breathe, see how the readings change, and look back at previous sessions to start noticing patterns over time. BREATHING IS SOMETHING YOU CAN PRACTICE We train our strength, endurance, and focus, but how often do we pay attention to our breathing? It's automatic, but we can learn to control it. Intent has eight breathing practices for different situations. Some are there for when you're feeling anxious or overwhelmed and need to slow down. Others are built around focus, recovery, or preparing for movement. Choose a practice, adjust the pace, and follow along. Set a timer or leave the session open. You can watch the visuals or use sound, voice, and haptic guidance if you'd rather put your phone down. Read about each practice before unlocking it, and pin your favorites. WATCH HOW YOUR BODY RESPONDS Normally, you go by how you feel. With a compatible Apple Watch, you can also see your live heart-rate readings while you practice. Try different breathing rhythms, pay attention to how you feel, and see what changes. Afterward, supported session history and analytics let you revisit your readings and workouts. Look for patterns as you practice over time. Intent also brings breathing guidance into Stride Sync running and Shadowboxing workouts, with supported workout recording and summaries. Heart rate is useful feedback, but it doesn't directly measure anxiety, breathing quality, or athletic performance. START FREE You don't need to buy anything to get started. Calm and A Quiet Reset take you to the same free practice whenever you need a break. Try a timed or open session, change the breathing pace, and explore the full stone-and-water experience with touch-reactive visuals. Sound, voice, and haptic guidance are optional. Basic practice history, recorded feelings, and the breath-hold timer are free too. Your basic history and feelings stay on your device. UNLOCK INTENT COMPLETE Intent Complete is a one-time purchase that unlocks all eight practices and supported Apple Watch tools. There's no recurring charge for Complete. You'll see your local price before buying, and you can restore your purchase with the same Apple Account. ALREADY USE INTENT? You may already have Complete access. Eligible previous app acquisitions and qualifying former Pro customers receive it permanently at no extra cost. Existing lifetime ownership is still valid. If access is missing, use Restore Purchases with the same Apple Account. Previous subscriptions are managed separately through Apple. Receiving Complete access won't automatically cancel one. A FEW THINGS TO KNOW You can use Intent's breathing practices on iPhone without an Apple Watch. A compatible paired Apple Watch is required for live heart-rate readings and workout recording. Health access is optional and requires your permission. Live vitals sessions are started by you and are time-limited, not all-day monitoring. Available measurements depend on your device, permissions, and session. Wrist motion estimates movement, not punch force or whole-body technique. Intent supports comfortable breathing practice and fitness awareness. It isn't a medical device or a treatment for a health condition. The breath-hold timer doesn't measure lung capacity. Never strain to follow a count, and stop if you feel dizzy or unwell. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://breatheintent.com/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.2.0 · Updated October 31, 2026
Intent has a quieter home and a simpler way to make it yours. - Intent Complete: one permanent unlock for all eight practices and the supported Apple Watch tools. Calm, A quiet reset, the breath-hold timer and basic history stay free. - A clear Complete unlock on Breathe and in first-run setup, with Calm kept free. - Protected access for eligible existing users and previous Pro customers, with Restore purchases available in Settings. - A luminous breathing stone, overlapping touch-reactive water, optional touch haptics and distinct practice icons. - A larger centered timer, pinned favorites, a clearer practice library and About guidance beside every practice. - A refreshed Watch interface with live vitals first, plus fixes to session ownership, stale readings and phone-to-Watch coordination. Existing subscribers: your previous subscription is managed separately in your Apple Account. The new permanent access grant does not automatically cancel it.
App privacy
The developer, Nicholas Rixford, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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