Breathetastic uses your iPhone camera to pause the video whenever your child breathes through their mouth — retraining the nasal breathing habit after adenoidectomy.
From a dad who built the tool he couldn't find.
2 minutes free daily · No credit card required
Surgery clears the airway, but the brain often holds onto the habit of mouth breathing. This "Nasal Disuse" can lead to relapse of symptoms.
Removes the physical blockage.
Retrains the brain to use the nose.
As a father whose son struggled with mouth breathing after surgery, I built Breathetastic because I couldn't find a tool that actually fixed the habit — not just the blockage. Read the full story →
Launch Breathetastic and allow camera access for breathing detection
Select any YouTube video you want to watch
When you mouth breathe, the video pauses. Close your mouth to resume!
Watch your breathing improve with daily scores and trends
2 minutes free daily — no credit card, no commitment. Help your child breathe right.
Download Free on App Store
Apple ARKit face detection provides instant breathing pattern feedback
Practice with any YouTube video you love
On-device processing - no data stored or shared
Adjust sensitivity settings to match your needs
See your improvement over time with detailed stats
2 minutes free every day, unlimited with premium
Yes. Breathetastic requires an iPhone X or later, or an iPad with a TrueDepth front-facing camera (Face ID models), running iOS or iPadOS 16 or higher.
Absolutely. While designed with post-surgery children in mind, anyone with a mouth-breathing habit can use Breathetastic to retrain nasal breathing.
No. All face detection runs entirely on-device using Apple ARKit. No video, images, or biometric data are ever stored or transmitted outside your device.
Yes. The free tier gives you 2 minutes of practice per day with no credit card required, and it never expires. Upgrade to Premium for unlimited daily sessions.
The app works best for children aged 6 and older who can sit and watch a video independently. Younger children may benefit from having a parent nearby.
Children who still mouth-breathe after surgery, when the airway is clear but the habit persists.
Kids whose brain defaulted to mouth breathing from years of a blocked nose — now stuck in the pattern even without a blockage.
Parents who are exhausted from reminding their child to close their mouth. The app does the reminding, automatically.