vsLike Breathe on your Watch?
Bring it to your desk.
The Mindfulness app on Apple Watch taps your wrist and guides a minute or more of slow breathing. It's a lovely habit. Glimt brings the same idea to your computer, on Mac or Windows, right where your workday happens.
One-time purchase — no subscription
On your wrist vs. on your screen
Same idea: a gentle reminder and a guided breath. Different place, different strengths.
A tap on the wrist
Breathe guides 1 to 5 minutes of breathing with an animation and haptics, at the breath rate you set. Reminders come at the start and end of the day, plus any you add. Your heart rate shows up afterwards in the Health app.
A breath on your screen
Glimt floats a breathing orb over your work at the intervals and active hours you choose, with Box, 4-7-8 or your own pattern. It holds off while your mic or camera is in use, and works without a Watch.
Feature by feature
Which one is right for you?
If you already wear an Apple Watch, you may not need anything else. Here's when Glimt adds something.
Choose Apple Watch Breathe if…
- You wear an Apple Watch all day and like the wrist tap.
- You want haptic guidance you can follow with your eyes closed.
- You'd like your sessions and heart rate in the Health app.
- You want it free.
Choose Glimt if…
- You don't have an Apple Watch, or use Windows.
- You're at a computer all day and want the reminder where you're already looking.
- You want patterns like Box or 4-7-8, or your own timings.
- You want reminders that wait until your call is over.
Free with a Watch vs. a one-time purchase
If you already own an Apple Watch, Breathe costs nothing extra. Glimt is a one-time purchase for your computer.
Glimt- Guided breathing on Mac & Windows
- Pay once, keep it
- No extra hardware
The Mindfulness app is built into watchOS.
- Breathe & Reflect sessions
- Haptics and heart rate
- Needs an Apple Watch and an iPhone
Competitor prices and features checked against their official sites and App Store listings in October 2026. They may have changed since. If something here is out of date, let us know and we'll fix it.
Breathe where you work.
$39, once. No subscription. No account. Gentle breathing reminders on your Mac or Windows computer.
One-time purchase — no subscription — mac & windows
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