Breath Bell
A bell of mindfulness.
A free Android app that rings a bell or vibrates to call you back to the present — through your day, on a schedule you choose.
Get it on Google Play Free · No ads · No subscription
Breath Bell
A free Android app that rings a bell or vibrates to call you back to the present — through your day, on a schedule you choose.
Get it on Google Play Free · No ads · No subscriptionWhat it is
It reminds you to breathe. It doesn't teach you to.
Most breathing apps guide a session. Breath Bell doesn't. It sits quietly in the background and, on a schedule you set, rings a bell or buzzes your phone to remind you to pause and notice your breath — then goes quiet again. Think of it as a mindfulness alarm clock, for the moments between sessions.
Why people use it
Built to survive the aggressive background-killing that silently breaks most reminder apps on Samsung, Xiaomi, and similar phones.
Every 20 minutes, a few times an hour, at exact clock times, or at random moments — so you don't brace for the next one.
A drag-and-drop pattern editor, plus presets like Box (4-4-4-4) and 4-7-8 that follow a breathing rhythm.
Including seven chakra bells, or import your own. Pair any bell with any vibration.
Different hours each day of the week, or set exact times like 07:15, 13:20, 18:22.
From a Quick Settings tile, with flexible resume — 30 minutes, an hour, until tomorrow.
See the app
Set the timing, choose the sound, or make a vibration pattern that feels right to you.
All features are free. There's an optional tip jar (€2 / €5 / €10) if you want to say thanks — it unlocks nothing.
From the developer
I built Breath Bell because of my own depression. Reading Thich Nhat Hanh's writing on the bell of mindfulness — a sound that says "be here now" — I wanted something simple on my phone: a bell or a vibration through the day that grounds me when my thoughts go dark. It's free, and I'm sharing it in case it helps someone else.
Made by Marko — DevOps by day, personal projects in his free time · breath.bell.app@gmail.com
Questions
A free Android app — a bell of mindfulness that rings or vibrates on a schedule to call you back to the present. Marko works in DevOps and builds personal projects in his free time; he made this one for himself while dealing with depression, anxiety, and attention difficulties. Not a guided breathing pacer or a course; it's a reminder, then it goes quiet.
Most meditation apps guide a session. Breath Bell doesn't guide anything — it rings a bell through your day so the awareness doesn't stop when a session ends, and there's nothing else in the app to open, scroll, or check.
No, and that's a personal choice, not a verdict on guided meditation. I tried guided apps first and found the voice and animation distracting for my own attention — you might well find that same guidance grounding.
Yes. Every feature is free — no ads, no subscription, nothing locked. There's an optional tip jar (€2, €5, or €10) if you want to say thanks, and it unlocks nothing extra.
A paired watch buzzes along with your phone's notifications, the same as any app. Breath Bell can't drive a smartwatch's own vibration motor directly — no third-party app can, on most watches.