voo hum
2025A meditation app to calm the nervous system.
Voo Hum is a quiet meditation practice anchored in two vocal tones — a low ‘voo’ on the exhale and a soft ‘hum’ on the in-between. No streaks, no badges. Just breath, sound, and time.
the practice
Two minutes to twenty. You breathe in through the nose, exhale a low ‘voo’ until empty, then hum on the next out-breath. The app keeps time with a single tone and a thin progress arc — nothing else.
design
The whole interface is one circle, one number, and one tone. The screen dims to almost-black after thirty seconds. Apple Watch hands you the haptic without ever lighting up.
no leaderboard
There is no streak, no count of total minutes, no friends list. This was the feature I argued with myself about most. It’s the right call.