# The best breathwork apps for beginners

> The best breathwork apps for beginners, priced from their own pages: Breathwrk, Othership, Insight Timer, plus a one-time course option.

Canonical: https://chakrababe.com/best/breathwork-apps
Last updated: 2026-10-29

By the Chakra Babe team.

Okay so “best” depends on what you want: free, music, a daily nudge, or to learn it once and be done. Here’s each pick and who it’s best for, with prices from their own pages on 2026-10-29. One of these is ours, and we say so.

Breathwork apps and courses for beginners (checked 2026-10-29):

|  | What it is | Price | Free to try | Format |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breathwrk | breathwork app (part of Peloton) | Pro: $4.08 a month on the annual plan or $9.00 monthly on its home page; $5.75 a month paid annually or $12.00 monthly on its Pro page (USD) | a free version with limited exercises, classes and programs; a 7-day Pro trial; free for Peloton All-Access, Guide and App+ members | iOS, Android and web app: 50+ breathing exercises, guided classes with 3 new a day, breath-hold challenges |
| Othership | breathwork app | $10.83 a month on the annual plan or $17.99 monthly (its page doesn’t name the currency) | a 14-day trial on the annual plan, 7 days on monthly; a free 3-day breathwork course by email | iOS and Android app: 500+ guided, music-backed sessions, sorted into up, down and all-around |
| Insight Timer | meditation app with a huge free library | free; MemberPlus is $59.99 a year or $9.99 a month (USD, varies by region and app store) | over 300,000 free guided practices, hundreds of free courses and live sessions | app: audio tracks, courses and video from lots of different teachers |
| Breathwork Babe (course) | courses and free guides: chakras, kundalini, breathwork, aura, moon rituals | free 7-day challenge, then $27 to $47 per course or $97 for all 4 (USD, one payment) | The 7-Day Chakra Challenge (7 days, about 10 minutes a day), 16 free guides, the chakra test, the Glow Meter and 38 free practices | text lessons with a breath pacer and practice timer built in, in your browser. No app, no audio or video yet |

## Best overall app: Breathwrk

Short exercises by mood, guided classes on Pro, and it runs on iOS, Android and the web. Pro is listed at $4.08 to $5.75 a month on the annual plan or $9.00 to $12.00 monthly, depending on which of its pages you read. Free for Peloton All-Access, Guide and App+ members.

## Best for music-backed sessions: Othership

500+ guided sessions set to music, sorted into energising, calming and all-around. $10.83 a month on annual with a 14-day trial, or $17.99 monthly. The priciest app here.

## Best free option: Insight Timer

Over 300,000 free guided practices, breathing ones included, according to its help centre. It’s a meditation app first, so breathwork is one shelf in a giant library. MemberPlus is $59.99 a year if you want the courses.

## Best to learn it once: Breathwork Babe

Ours. Not an app: a 7-lesson web course for $27, paid once. Box breathing, 4-7-8, alternate nostril, coherent breathing and breath of fire, each with a pacer that breathes with you, then a five-minute routine to keep. No audio, no daily classes, so pick an app if that’s what keeps you going.

## Start with these, whatever you pick

Box breathing (in 4, hold 4, out 4, hold 4) and 4-7-8 are the two most beginner-friendly breaths, and our free guides have a pacer built in. Fast breathing and long holds aren’t for everyone: go gently, stop if you feel dizzy, and check with your doctor first if you’re pregnant or have a heart, blood pressure or seizure condition.

![Chakra Babe breath pacer during box breathing: a pink cloud orb, “Breathe in 2”, round 1 of 4, with a Stop button](https://chakrababe.com/compare/chakra-babe-box-breathing-pacer.webp)

Our breath pacer, mid box breathing, on the free box breathing guide. The same pacer is in every Breathwork Babe lesson.

Try it free: [The 7-Day Chakra Challenge](https://chakrababe.com/courses/7-day-chakra-challenge), one chakra a day, about ten minutes, free with an account.

## FAQ

### What is the best free breathwork app?

Insight Timer has the most free content, with over 300,000 free guided practices. Breathwrk also has a free version with limited exercises.

### Which breathwork app is best for beginners?

Breathwrk is the easiest to start: pick a mood, press play. If you want to understand each breath and stop paying monthly, a one-time course like Breathwork Babe suits you better.

## Sources

- [Breathwrk, home page and plans](https://www.breathwrk.com/), checked 2026-10-29
- [Breathwrk, Breathwrk Pro](https://www.breathwrk.com/breathwrk-pro), checked 2026-10-29
- [Othership, the breathing app](https://www.othership.us/app), checked 2026-10-29
- [Insight Timer help centre, How much does Insight Timer cost?](https://insight-timer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/67000664579-hoeveel-kost-insight-timer-), checked 2026-10-29
- [Insight Timer help centre, free features](https://insight-timer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/67000664765-welke-gratis-functies-biedt-insight-timer-), checked 2026-10-29
- [Chakra Babe, all courses and prices](https://chakrababe.com/courses), checked 2026-10-29

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- [Breathwrk vs Othership](https://chakrababe.com/vs/breathwrk-vs-othership)
- [Chakra Babe vs Breathwrk](https://chakrababe.com/vs/chakra-babe-vs-breathwrk)
- [Breathwork Babe, the breathwork course](https://chakrababe.com/courses/breathwork-babe)
- [Box breathing, step by step](https://chakrababe.com/breathwork/box-breathing)