Comparison

Volt vs 5

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Volt

This app provides AI-powered, personalized strength and conditioning plans tailored to your sport, goals, and schedule. Developed by certified coaches, it adapts workouts as you progress, offering detailed exercise guidance and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-personalized training plans
  • Sport-specific and goal-oriented programs
  • Adaptive workouts based on progress
  • HD exercise demonstrations
  • Workout history and strength tracking
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Train with a real strength & conditioning plan built for your sport, your goals, and your life. Built by CSCS-certified coaches. Personalized by AI. Trusted by 2M+ athletes. Volt gives you more than workouts. You get a complete training plan designed around where you want to go — and intelligent guidance that adapts as you get stronger. Choose your sport or fitness goal, then tell Volt about your schedule, experience, equipment, training preferences, and timeline. Volt builds your plan. Cortex® AI personalizes your weights and adapts your training as you progress. REAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING — Built by certified coaches, not generated one workout at a time. BUILT FOR YOUR SPORT & GOALS — Train for Sport Performance, Fitness & Strength, or Tactical Readiness. PERSONALIZED TO YOU — Customized to your training experience, strength, schedule, available equipment, session length, training preferences, and timeline. AI THAT ADAPTS TO YOUR STRENGTH — No guessing what to lift. Cortex® AI learns your strength to personalize your exercises, sets, reps, and weights — and evolves your plan as you get stronger. SCIENCE-BACKED PROGRESSION — Volt applies proven strength & conditioning principles to progress your training over time. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TRAIN: • Personalized sets, reps, weights, and exercises • Flexible training schedules and session lengths • Equipment-based customization • Smart exercise substitutions • HD exercise demonstrations and coaching instructions • 1,500+ movements • Workout history and strength tracking • Estimated 1RMs and progress insights • Milestones and achievements • Apple Health integration TRAINING PROGRAMS: • All-Around Athlete • Baseball • Basketball • Football • Golf • Ice Hockey • Lacrosse • Lean & Mean • P.E. • Rugby • Soccer • Softball • Strength & Size • Swimming • Tactical Readiness • Track & Field • Volleyball • Weight Loss • Wrestling JOIN 2M+ ATHLETES TRAINING WITH VOLT — Download Volt and start your free trial. Volt is free to download. Continued use requires an active monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscription. All plans currently include a free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.voltathletics.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.voltathletics.com/privacy

About

5

Features
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Feel overwhelmed or anxious? Take a moment to ground yourself. 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding guides you through a simple, proven mindfulness technique used by therapists worldwide. By focusing on your five senses, you gently bring your attention back to the present moment — one sense at a time. HOW IT WORKS: - 5 things you see - 4 things you can touch - 3 things you hear - 2 things you smell - 1 thing you taste FEATURES: - Guided grounding flow with a calming breathing exercise to start - Voice or text input — speak your reflections or type them manually - Real-time speech recognition with tap-to-confirm — speak, then tap to count each item - Voice guidance with soothing audio prompts for each step - Save and revisit past reflections to track your mindfulness journey - Location tagging — remember where you found your calm - Beautiful themes — choose from Default, Cosmic Indigo, or Sakura - Ambient background music for a peaceful experience - Gentle haptic feedback throughout the experience - Record your own custom voice prompts - Completely private — all data stays on your device Whether you're managing anxiety, practicing mindfulness, or simply need a moment to pause, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding is your pocket companion for finding calm anywhere, anytime. No account needed. No ads. No tracking. Just breathe.

Screenshots

Volt4 screens
54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Volt at Free against 5's $0.99. Volt also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). 5's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Volt is free to download; 5 costs $0.99 up front. Volt sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Volt versus 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolt5
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVolt Athletics, Inc.DAN CAO

Bugs and requests

Volt

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and inability to retrieve password
  • Syncing problems causing workouts to reset

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add optional alert tone for rest periods
  • Integrate with Apple Health
  • Offer more than 3 days per week programming
  • Add injury-specific workouts
  • Provide more cardio and conditioning options
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  • Allow editing of workout history

5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Volt

Subscriptions10
  • Volt Training3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Volt Training7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Sport Performance Training3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Volt Training2 Months trial$14.991 Month
  • Sport Performance Training7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Training Monthly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Volt Training1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Training 3 Month Plan7 Days trial$39.993 Months
  • Sport Performance Training14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Training Yearly Plan14 Days trial$129.991 Year
None

5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Volt free?
Volt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 5 free?
5 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Volt or 5 have ads?
Neither Volt nor 5 shows ads.

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