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Work · January 11, 2026

Squair

I built Squair because my phone was giving me anxiety - and it was also the only thing in my pocket when anxiety hit. The problem: 4 cups of coffee just to focus. Then the anxiety kicks in. Chest tight. Racing thoughts. Scrolling reels to "calm down" made it worse. I Googled "anxiety relief" at 2am and found box breathing — same technique Navy SEALs use in combat. First time I tried it, I felt the difference within 2 minutes. No crash. No pills. Just breathing. So I built an app around it. 6 months. Solo dev with a full-time job. 112 builds. 2 App Store rejections. Finally live. What it…

Squair launched on January 11, 2026 with 162 votes, #183 of 14,585 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Your phone gave you anxiety. Now it gives you calm. Squair brings science-backed breathing protocols to your pocket: Box Breathing for stress, Zen Button for panic attacks, 4-7-8 for sleep. The same techniques Navy SEALs use - now in your pocket. Works offline. Built for anxious founders, overwhelmed creators and anyone who’s tried 4 cups of coffee just to focus. Free to start. No pills. No meditation journeys. Just breathe.

Find your calm with research-informed breathing techniques. From Navy SEALs to ancient yogis - stress management made simple.

Lower your heart rate in 90 seconds. No meditation experience needed. You can't THINK your way from stressed to calm. But you CAN breathe your way there. When you exhale longer than you inhale, you activate your vagus nerve . The vagus nerve is the direct control line to your parasympathetic system. Within 90 seconds, your heart rate drops 10-15 BPM. That's not meditation. That's measurable physiology. The symmetry synchronizes your nervous system. Navy SEALs use this before combat missions. ER doctors use it between traumas. Now it's on your phone. Panic hitting? Don't think. Just tap. Instant access to the breathing technique you need most. Works even when you can't think straight. Fast…from squair.app

In the maker’s words, at launch

I built Squair because my phone was giving me anxiety - and it was also the only thing in my pocket when anxiety hit. The problem: 4 cups of coffee just to focus. Then the anxiety kicks in. Chest tight. Racing thoughts. Scrolling reels to "calm down" made it worse. I Googled "anxiety relief" at 2am and found box…

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