Breathe Reviews & Product Details

I use Breathe primarily for stress management and daily mindfulness. It’s my go-to app when I need quick breathing exercises during work breaks or when I’m feeling overwhelmed and want to reset my focus. The app is simple and practical, not feeling overwhelming or cluttered, making it easy to open and use even when stressed. I appreciate the guided breathing exercises being clear and well-paced, so I can just follow along and relax. I really like the short session lengths, even a 2–5 minute exercise makes a noticeable difference, which is perfect during work breaks or before sleep. The visual and audio cues are calming without being distracting, and the overall design feels soothing. Another standout aspect is the app's consistency. Breathe helps me build a daily breathing habit without feeling like a chore, supporting ongoing stress management and mindfulness with regular, repeatable use. The initial setup was very easy and quick, with a smooth and beginner-friendly experience, allowing me to use Breathe consistently from day one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

While Breathe works really well for basic breathing and relaxation, there are a few areas where it could be improved. One thing is the limited variety in exercises. The core breathing sessions are effective, but over time they can start to feel repetitive. Adding more advanced techniques or themed sessions for focus, anxiety, or energy would keep things more engaging. Another area is personalization. It would be helpful to customize session length, breathing pace, or goals based on personal needs. Right now, the experience feels more one-size-fits all. Lastly, some progress tracking or insights would add value. Being able to see streaks, usage patterns, or simple feedback on consistency could help with motivation. These aren’t major issues, but improving variety, customization, and tracking would make Breathe even more useful for long-term daily use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the Breathe app for its minimalist design, simplicity, and effectiveness in providing a quick, guided reset. It works exceptionally well as a simple, haptic-driven tool to 'reset' the nervous system, especially when paired with specific environmental conditions, settings, and complementary apps. I find it integrates well with several third-party tools to streamline HR processes, reduce manual data entry, and centralize information. The initial setup for learning proper breathing techniques, like diaphragmatic or deep breathing, is made to be very simple and accessible, often only taking a few minutes to get started. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Breathe HR is praised for its simplicity and affordability for SMEs, but there are areas frequently highlighted as needing improvement or not working as well for users. It could also enhance its functionality to improve user experience and scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I mainly use Breathe to manage employee leave, keep track of records, and handle basic HR activities like performance and payroll info. It helps me save time and stay organized. I don't have to chase paper or emails for leave requests or employee info, since it's all in one place. I love how simple and organized it makes HR stuff, with all I need just a few clicks away. The initial setup of Breathe is very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the reporting could be more detailed and a smoother mobile app would be great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Breathe has streamlined our HR processes and saved us time on admin. Breathe is incredibly user-friendly, even for those who aren’t tech-savvy. I especially like how clean and intuitive the interface is, everything from booking leave to reviewing performance is straightforward. It’s easy to navigate, requires very little training, and gives a clear overview of our team at a glance. The self-service functionality has empowered our team to manage their own records, which saves us so much time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are occasional limitations with customisation, especially around reporting and integrating with other systems. It would be great to have more flexible dashboards or more integrations with payroll tools. Sometimes the performance review templates can feel a bit rigid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is handy to keep all employee records in one place and makes it easier to track holidays/ sickness and breathe will even analyse the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It would be good if a calendar were included in the basic subscription, so that if changes are made in Breathe, they would also update on Outlook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find the platform incredibly easy to use and very intuitvie - its easy for the team to use and navigate and me myself as a HR administrator. I find the interface to be clean and simple, it's very flexible with all of the features you can add to, I like the idea of your whole employee profile with promotions etc being in one place. Automated reminders are really good for keeping things streamlined. I can see easily when someone has made a change in their profile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would love to be able to see all info on a staff member in one page rather than going to all the different tabs, maybe could do jump to X section instead? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's useful to see when other people in the company are off so you can choose your dates knowing that they are most likely to be approved. Sickness is also very easy to record and refer back. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I believe this an additional paid for feature, but cancelling holiday required authorisation before we can book anything else, which can lead to delays.

Also, HR Users dont show which the rest of the company you have to search for them seperately, and they also dont show in the group calendar so you can't see when they are off. In small businesses this is really useful to have the visibility of the entire company even if they are a HR user, or Managing Director. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User-friendly with an interface that is easy to navigate. The Intercom forum is very useful for finding instructions on how to do different things and how to use/navigate through the system. The customer support is also excellent and easy to get through to. Also integrates with Hireful, which is great for streamlined recruitment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reporting could do better, custom reports could be very useful. You can extract loads of data via full data reports, but this involves loads of filtering and data manipulation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to go from different client portals. Centralised documentation and an easy platform to navigate. Makes for an efficient relationship as a remote consultant when helping employees and the employers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not being able to change working patterns and holiday allowances in advance was a big one, but the recent update has changed this which is great.

I would like the Time and Attendance module to be a bit easier to understand! I have a lot of clients that using clocking in software and are therefore reluctant to move to BreatheHR as it doesn't quite fit their needs, nor do I understand it well enough to promote it. I have a call arranged with my Account Manager to hopefully resolve this too.

It would be good to be able to bulk upload Company Documents as this is time consuming! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's an easy platform to manage a team in one place with easy access to their profiles/documents/training. It hasuseful tools to help manage things like annual leave (such as displaying the % used vs the days worked etc). I can also upload all their paperwork into the system for only myself and them to see. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do find the layout a little tricky to navigate sometimes - I might find a page of useful info and then struggle to find it again a second time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.