XPT Life® vs State
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XPT Life®
This app offers challenging workouts, patented breathing protocols, and expert-led research to enhance your performance, health, and resilience. Access diverse training programs, recovery routines, and educational content from a community of performance experts.
- Performance Breathing™ routines
- Goal-oriented training programs
- Unconventional workouts
- Recovery routines
- Expert knowledge drops
- Apple Health integration
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Push the limits of your performance with the XPT Life® app. Take on challenging workouts, explore XPT’s patented Performance Breathing™ protocols, and learn about cutting-edge research from global experts as you become a stronger, healthier, and more resilient version of yourself. XPT (Extreme Performance Training) is a performance lifestyle rooted in the most powerful human trait: the ability to adapt. With the XPT Life® app, no two days are the same. From sunrise to sunset, you’ll find programming that fits your goals, no matter where you are or how you hope to train. As a member of XPT Life® community, you’ll get: 70+ XPT Performance Breathing™ routines featuring the voices of the extended XPT team for sleep, stress reduction, training, focus, clarity, and more. Multi-week, goal-oriented training programs, targeting critical areas like functional hypertrophy, mobility, strength, and athleticism. An ever-growing library of fun, challenging, and unconventional workouts based on many years of training at XPT in-person experiences. Recovery routines featuring stretching, breathing and XPT’s popular ‘fire and ice’ protocols. Ongoing knowledge drops via videos, articles, podcasts, and more from the XPT team, ambassadors, and industry experts. Portrait and landscape orientation and Airplay support to share workouts to your big screen. Exclusive, member-only discounts to our partner brands. Early notice of upcoming XPT events. SUBSCRIPTION: Get started - the XPT Life® app is FREE to download: FREE 7-day trial for new members $99.99 for 12 months, billed once annually $14.99 for 1 month, billed monthly Email verification is required APPLE HEALTH INTEGRATION: Sync your workouts to Health App to see a picture of your daily activity. Privacy Policy: https://xptlife.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://xptlife.com/terms-of-use
State
This app offers guided breathing exercises designed to help you manage stress, improve focus, and enhance overall well-being. It personalizes exercises based on your needs and adapts over time, utilizing neuroscientific principles for effective self-regulation.
- Customizable breathing exercises
- Visual and auditory guidance
- Adaptive algorithm
- Progress tracking
- Neuroscience-based methods
- State-shifting exercises
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Accomplish More. Stress Less. Intuitive breathing exercises to shift your state in record time. State creates custom exercises based on your stress response and continues to evolve dynamically with use. When you change your breath, you can alter not just your state of mind, but your physical and emotional health as well. FEATURES Six exercises designed to create specific, desired physiological states: Feel calm, Feel alert, Be present, Wake up, Recover quickly, Fall asleep. - Breathing exercises supported by visuals and sound to let you focus/defocus efficiently - “Fingerprinting” that primes the exercises to your physical and emotional needs from the first time you use the app - The State algorithm keeps adapting and evolving the exercises the more you use the app - Track progress with key metrics - Helpful reminders to keep you in the state you want - Method based on the latest neuroscientific findings - Created by world-renowned strength and conditioning coach Brian Mackenzie SUBSCRIPTION AND PRICING State offers a subscription with a two weeks free trial. After the two weeks free trial this subscription automatically renews for $3.99 monthly or $34.99 yearly unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged at subscription automatic renewal. Your subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Read more about our terms and conditions and privacy policy here: https://shiftstate.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XPT Life® at 4.9 against State's 3.9. XPT Life® also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. XPT Life® sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and State sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
XPT Life® holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XPT Life® has 896 ratings behind it against 130, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of XPT Life®'s written reviews are positive against 50% of State's.
XPT Life® ships an update monthly, State every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | XPT Life® | State |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (896 ratings) — better | 3.9 (130 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 896 — better | 130 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MVMNT Inc. | My State |
Customer experience
XPT Life®
State
User reviews
XPT Life®
From 896 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Best workouts
- 👍 Great workout programs
- 👍 Cutting edge physiologists and workouts
- 👍 Practical tools and endless possibilities
- 👍 Clear instructions and easy to follow
Room to improve
- 🐛 Protocols not working
- 🐛 Buggy app with issues like pictures not loading
- 🔒 Locked out of premium account
- 🔒 Removed free exercises after update
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs in the app
State
From 130 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple, intuitive, and clean interface design
- 🎯 Effective breathing exercises for anxiety and stress management
- 🔄 Adaptive algorithm that adjusts difficulty based on user improvement
- ⚡ Quick, short exercises easy to incorporate into daily routine
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and immersive audio cues
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing ($30-35/year) compared to competitors
- 🐛 Audio/sound glitches and synchronization issues
- 🐛 Subscription recognition failures after payment
- 🐛 App crashes and requires frequent restarts
- ⚠️ Limited content (only 6 core breathing exercises)
Bugs and requests
XPT Life®
Reported bugs
5 issues- Protocols not working
- Buggy app with issues like pictures not loading
- Locked out of premium account
- Glitches and bugs in the app
- Inability to skip or reorder exercises during a workout
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to input and track weight & reps for each exercise
- Ability to skip exercises or reorder them during a workout
- More stretching or cool down at the end of workouts
- New content, especially for breathing exercises
State
Reported bugs
14 issues- Audio/metronome randomly stops or becomes out of sync with visuals
- Sound doesn't work without app restart
- Subscription payment processed but app doesn't recognize access
- Difficulty adjustment buttons (easier/harder) don't change exercise timing
- Algorithm doesn't properly adjust exercises based on max exhale test
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- Free trial not accessible after skipping initial onboarding
- Date of birth picker won't accept current date or future dates
- Tips screen text doesn't fit on smaller devices (iPhone SE)
- Day counter stops tracking at 397 days
- Password reset emails not received
- Subscription features not unlocking despite payment confirmation
- App freezes on payment confirmation screen
- Sound countdown rhythm changed and now confusing to users
- Transition sounds between breathing phases unclear
Requested features
10 requests- Customizable exercise duration (10-20 minute sessions)
- Apple Watch compatibility
- HealthKit/Health app integration for mindful minutes tracking
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Custom breathing pattern creation
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- Haptic feedback option for silent use
- Sound effect options/preferences
- In-app feature request submission tool
- Apple Health data export
- Longer meditation sessions for advanced users
In-app purchases
XPT Life®
- 1 month of XPT+7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- XPT Life® Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- 12 months of XPT+7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- XPT Life® Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
State
- Premium Protocols (Monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium Protocols (Annual)14 Days trial$34.991 Year









