People-first publishing

BreathFriend editorial policy.

How we keep first-party app content useful, verifiable and honest about its purpose.

Purpose

The site exists to help Android and Wear OS users understand BreathFriend, try breathing tools and choose among available apps. Search visibility is a distribution goal, but pages should still answer a real question without requiring a click to Google Play.

Authorship and accountability

Comparison and guide pages are published by BreathFriend under the Vitality Trails publisher name. The product publisher remains accountable for corrections, product claims and commercial disclosures.

Research and AI assistance

Research and drafting tools, including generative AI, may be used to organize queries, compare source descriptions, draft structures and run technical checks. They are not treated as evidence. Product facts must be checked against linked primary sources, and generated text is reviewed for unsupported claims, duplication and misleading certainty.

Commercial disclosure

BreathFriend benefits when readers install the app. Every roundup or head-to-head page that includes BreathFriend discloses that relationship near the title. Competitors are included honestly, and an alternative is recommended when it better matches the use case.

Sources

Official app-store listings, developer sites, platform documentation and device-manufacturer support pages are preferred. Publication dates and “last updated” labels are preserved when relevant. Secondary reporting is used only when a primary source cannot answer a current market question.

Health claims

BreathFriend is a wellness app, not a medical device. Articles distinguish a breathing exercise from treatment and a wearable score from diagnosis. We avoid guaranteed outcomes and advise users to stop an exercise that causes dizziness, breathlessness, pain or distress.

Reviews versus comparisons

A page based on official feature descriptions is called a comparison, not a hands-on review. If future content includes direct testing, it should state devices, versions, test date, method and limitations.

Updates and dates

Dates change only after a significant content update: a new app version, material feature change, revised ranking, fresh sources or a substantial answer improvement. We do not refresh dates solely to appear recent.

Corrections

For corrections, use the contact method provided in the privacy policy. Include the URL and a current primary source. Material corrections are made in the page copy, metadata, schema and any affected comparison table.

Privacy and analytics

The free web timer stores preferences locally in the browser. Site interaction analytics may record aggregate events such as internal navigation, timer starts and Google Play clicks when analytics is configured; the timer does not need an account.