XL Athlete vs AIRO Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XL Athlete
Log workouts, track progress, and access sport-specific drills and exercise videos. This app offers strength and speed training information developed by professional coaches for athletes and coaches at various levels.
- Workout logging
- Progress tracking
- Scheduled workouts
- Strength training information
- Sport-specific drills
- Exercise videos
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Log your XL Athlete workouts from anywhere with the XL Athlete workout logging app! View your completed and upcoming scheduled workouts. Track your progress and get the most out of your XL Athlete workouts! XL Athlete provides outstanding strength training information, workouts, sport-specific drills, and exercise videos for athletes and coaches at the high school and collegiate levels. The strength and speed training information available on this website has been developed by strength coaches working with athletes from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, the Olympics, and the NCAA. These very same methods have been applied to thousands of youth athletes from various levels with great success, and are now available for you as well. If you enjoy the XL Athlete app, we’d really appreciate if you took a second to leave a nice review because it helps us improve and also helps get the word out. Thank you!
AIRO Controller
Control your AIRO System for guided or self-guided workouts. Adjust oxygen concentration, monitor workout duration, and follow protocol instructions with built-in timers and cool-down periods.
- Wireless AIRO System control
- Protocol-guided workouts
- Self-guided workout options
- Oxygen concentration adjustment
- Workout time monitoring
- Built-in cool-down
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Connect to your AIRO SYSTEM and effortlessly control your workout! Features: - Wirelessly connect to and control an AIRO System - Select a protocol-guided workout or self-guided workout Self-guided workouts: - Start, pause, and stop your workout - Switch the AIRO System oxygen concentration effortlessly - Monitor the time spent at each oxygen concentration - Monitor the total workout time Guided protocol workouts: - Browse and inspect protocols - Select a protocol and start the workout - Follow the provided instructions at each part of the workout - Count down timer and next up give you a heads up about the next part of the workout - Built-in cool down at the end of each protocol By using this application, you consent to the AIRO System terms of service agreement, which is available at https://www.airosystem.com/terms-of-service Use of AIRO System products and services is at your own risk. Consult your doctor before using AIRO System products and services. AIRO System products are not medical devices. AIRO System products and services are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AIRO Controller at fortnightly against XL Athlete's every 19 months. AIRO Controller also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). XL Athlete's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for XL Athlete against 5.0 for AIRO Controller. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
XL Athlete ships an update every 19 months, AIRO Controller fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XL Athlete | AIRO Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Calvin Dietz | CBH Development, LLC |
Customer experience
XL Athlete
AIRO Controller
In-app purchases
XL Athlete
No in-app purchases
AIRO Controller
No in-app purchases
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