Downshift: Calm & Breathe

Feeling tense and wired? Downshift guides your breath to help you feel calmer with simple, evidence-informed techniques. Private and free — no subscription, no ads.

Downshift helps you ease tension and feel calmer when you're tense, stressed, or on edge — using simple, evidence-informed tools.

Breathe along. Follow the animated orb through guided patterns: the Physiological Sigh (one of the fastest ways to settle), Resonance breathing, Box, 4-7-8, and more. Gentle haptics mark every inhale and exhale, so you can do it with your eyes closed.

Build a calmer day. A simple daily checklist of evidence-based habits — morning light, movement, a caffeine cutoff, a steady bedtime — with a streak to keep you going.

See your progress. Log your tension morning and evening and watch the trend over time.

Let go of physical tension. Guided progressive muscle relaxation walks you head-to-toe.

On your wrist and your Home Screen. A standalone Apple Watch app with guided breathing, complications, and your reading at a glance — plus Home and Lock Screen widgets.

Yours, and private. Your Apple Health data stays on your device. Your notes sync privately through your own iCloud — no account with us, no servers of ours, no tracking. Ever.

Free to download and use. No subscription, no ads.

Downshift supports everyday wellbeing and is not a medical device or a substitute for professional care.