5 Minute Relaxation

It's easy to get stressed over nothing and it's hard to get back to a state of calmness, that is why an application such as 5 Minute Relaxation can come in handy for when you need a moment to just forget about everything.

Technical Specifications:

• Price: FREE


• Publisher: Olson Applications


• Sessions: Multiple options to choose from


• Duration: 5 minutes


• Sound: Soothing voice-overs and relaxing sounds

Characteristics:

Since the whole point of the application is to help you relax, it doesn't bother filling your head with unnecessary details, icons, tabs, and options. All you have to do is choose the session you want, and whether you want to end it by sleeping or walking, and the app will adapt accordingly. You will be accompanied by 5 minutes of soothing voice-overs and relaxing sounds, all of them designed to bring peace to your troubled mind.

For best results, 5 Minute Relaxation recommends you wear headphones for the entire duration of the session and, if possible, avoid any situation that might cause you to be disturbed.

Pros and Cons:

One thing that was noticed is that the voice seems to be computer-generated and monotonous, making the relaxation process less effective as opposed to how it would have been with a regular human voice. Another minor bug observed during testing was that the text from the "Information" tab repeated itself.

The last thing worth mentioning is that if you minimize the window within the first five or six seconds of beginning your session, the sound will pause and will only resume upon maximizing the window again. Taking into consideration all benefits but also limitations, we can say that 5 Minute Relaxation gets the job done. The interface is simple, the sounds are good, the idea itself is excellent, and with a little polishing, it could become a very good relaxation tool.