Hey HN! I’m an NHS doctor and the founder of Pia (https://www.piahealth.co https://www.piahealth.co) which developed Lungy (https://www.lungy.app https://www.l

Hey HN! I’m an NHS doctor and the founder of Pia (https://www.piahealth.co https://www.piahealth.co) which developed Lungy (https://www.lungy.app https://www.lungy.app). Lungy is a mindful breathing app that uses the camera +/- microphone to respond to breathing, generating real-time visuals and tracking your breathing progress over the exercise. It’s initially a wellness app (for stress & anxiety), but we’re very close to having a medical device version ready for asthma & COPD - the two most common lung conditions. It’s been one year since Lungy launched (here’s the original ShowHN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34534615 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34534615) - I was delighted with the response. One year on, we have re-designed and rebuilt the whole interface, and added a real-time, 3D soft body solver which gives some really cool interactions like blobs / objects that expand and inflate as you breathe. My background is as a junior surgical trainee and I started building Lungy in 2020 during the first COVID lockdown in London. During COVID, there were huge numbers of patients coming off ventilators and patients are often given breathing exercises on a worksheet and disposable plastic devices called incentive spirometers to encourage deep breathing. This is intended to prevent chest infections and strengthen breathing muscles that have weakened. I noticed often the incentive spirometer would sit by the bedside, whilst the patient would be on their phone – this was the spark that lead to Lungy! Since making the first version we’ve made exercises fully customisable (you can dial in exact timings for each breath phase), added new breathing indicators, learning modules, e.g. self-care for anxiety symptoms, and lots of new visuals. The UI is now much nicer. The free version gives you access to a new breathing exercise each day, whilst premium ($14.99 per year, $39.99 unlimited) unlocks the full library of exercises. Thanks for reading - would love to hear any feedback! Version 2.0 here: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1545223887 https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1545223887