Shora 1.7: Spanish, new voices and breathing you can see

Shora 1.7 adds a full Spanish version with two new voices, paced breathing you can hear, see and feel, and a new English voice. iPad support comes in 1.7.1.

Bogdan Serbanescu October 12, 2026

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Shora 1.7 brings the app to Spanish speakers and changes how the breathing exercises feel. The whole app now works in Spanish, with two new Spanish voices. Breathing exercises now follow their exact rhythm in sound, in a breath orb on screen and, if you want it, in a gentle vibration. There is a new English voice too. And the next update, 1.7.1, brings Shora to the iPad.

The idea behind the app stays the same: it asks how you feel, then picks an evidence-based session for that moment. This release makes that work in a new language, and turns the breathing into something you can see and feel, not only hear.

Shora in Spanish

The whole app is now in Spanish, from the first screen to the reflection after a session.

Every guided session, across all twenty techniques, can be spoken by one of two new Spanish voices, Selena and Diego. A Spanish speaker gets the same check-in, the same library and the same matching as everyone else.

The App Store page is localized for Spain and Mexico as well, so people searching in Spanish can find the app and read what it does before they install it.

Breathing you can hear, see and feel

In 1.7, the breath sounds follow the exact rhythm of each exercise. You hear the inhale, the hold and the exhale at the moment they happen, and a breath orb grows and shrinks with them, so you can follow along with your eyes.

Box breathing in Shora: a dot travels around a rounded square over a painted sea while the screen counts Breathe in, Hold, Breathe out and Hold — Box breathing in Shora 1.7: a dot traces the square while the count runs, four counts for each side.

An optional gentle vibration follows the breath as well, so you can keep the rhythm with the sound off.

Paced breathing covers eight exercises, in English, Romanian and Spanish: box breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, cyclic sighing, diaphragmatic breathing, breath counting, the energizing breath, alternate nostril breathing, and the SOS reset for hard moments.

The SOS reset is the ninety-second exercise you open with one tap from your home screen when panic hits. In that moment, a pace you can see and feel asks less of you than words do.

Why the rhythm matters

Most breathing techniques work through their pace and proportions: how slow, and how long the exhale is compared with the inhale. A 2018 systematic review of slow breathing linked breathing below about ten breaths a minute with higher heart rate variability and more relaxation. In a 2023 Stanford trial, five minutes a day of cyclic sighing, which stretches the exhale, improved mood more than the same time spent in mindfulness meditation.

Both studies tested specific patterns. Counting in your head while stressed, it is easy to rush, so a sound, a shape and a vibration that keep time for you help you breathe the pattern as it was studied.

A new English voice

English sessions can now also be guided by Elias, a new voice.

Coming next: Shora on the iPad

The next version, 1.7.1, adds iPadOS support.

Get the update

Shora 1.7 is a free update. If you already use the app, update it from the App Store or Google Play. If you are new, you can download Shora and start without an account. You can also read how Shora picks a session for how you feel.