OpenHybrid meditation + breathwork + movement appEvidence-based assessment
Open review
Updated 2026-10-10
7.2
/ 10
Best hybrid breathwork + meditation + movement experience — premium UX, blended modalities, live classes. Less pure-breathwork depth than Breathwrk.Best for users wanting a single premium app covering breathwork + meditation + movement rather than stacking three separate specialist apps.
Open is the premium hybrid app blending breathwork with meditation and movement into structured daily sessions. Backed by named instructors (Manoj Dias, Cory Muscara, others) and a polished UX. Live class layer similar to Othership. The hybrid model is the differentiator — Open is not a pure breathwork app, it’s breath + meditation + movement positioned as a daily practice platform.
How we tested: Evidence-based assessment — scored from Open app documentation, App Store listing and 2026 user reviews. Not hands-on tested by ONDA.
Solid library across breathwork, meditation and movement. Per-modality library smaller than category specialists (Breathwrk for breath, Calm for meditation) but stacks broader.
Technique coverage
7.0
Box, 4-7-8, Wim Hof rounds, coherent breathing on the breath side. Meditation and movement extend the coverage beyond pure breathwork.
Evidence grounding
7.0
Cites general breathwork and meditation research. Named instructor credentials are real (Manoj Dias, Cory Muscara). Less specific peer-reviewed citation than Breathwrk.
App experience
8.5
Premium UX with cinematic visuals, named-instructor video, live classes. Among the most polished apps in the breathwork space.
Biofeedback and integration
6.0
Apple Health integration, Apple Watch session tracking. No HRV-driven session adaptation.
Value
6.5
$120/year — premium tier. Justified by hybrid modality coverage and named-instructor production.
Pros
+Best hybrid breathwork + meditation + movement coverage in one app
+Premium UX with named-instructor production
+Live class layer similar to Othership
+Apple Watch native support
Cons
−Per-modality library smaller than specialists (Breathwrk for breath, Calm for meditation)
−$120/year — premium pricing
−Hybrid focus dilutes pure-breathwork depth
−Less Buteyko / clinical-modality breadth than Breathwrk
Price: $120 annual subscription; free trial available (as of 2026-05-28)
Where it leads
Open is the premium hybrid app — breathwork + meditation + movement in one polished daily-practice platform. Named-instructor production (Manoj Dias, Cory Muscara), cinematic UX, live class layer. The hybrid thesis is the differentiator: one app instead of stacking three specialists.
What are the downsides of Open?
Pure-breathwork depth. Open's per-modality library is smaller than specialist apps — Breathwrk has more breath sessions, Calm has more meditation content. The hybrid serves users who value modality stacking over depth in any one.
Who should buy Open?
Choose Open if you want one premium app for breath + meditation + movement rather than three specialist apps. For pure breathwork depth, Breathwrk. For cinematic music breathwork, Othership. For meditation depth, Calm or Headspace.
Open is worth it if you want one premium app covering breathwork, meditation and movement instead of stacking three specialist apps. It has named-instructor production, live classes and native Apple Watch support. Each modality's library is smaller than the specialists', such as Breathwrk or Calm.
How much does Open cost?
Open is listed at $120 per year as an annual subscription, with a free trial available. The review calls this premium pricing, justified mainly if you use all three modalities rather than just one. It also includes live classes.
What are the downsides of the Open app?
Open's per-modality library is smaller than specialists like Breathwrk for breath or Calm for meditation. At $120 a year it is premium-priced, its hybrid focus dilutes pure breathwork depth, and it has less Buteyko and clinical-modality breadth than Breathwrk.
Open vs Breathwrk: which is better?
Choose Open for breathwork, meditation and movement in one polished app with live classes and Apple Watch support. Choose Breathwrk if you want pure breathwork depth, including more Buteyko and clinical-modality breadth, since Open's hybrid focus dilutes that.
