Comparison

FD Static Trainer vs Static Apnea Trainer

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

Head to head
About

FD Static Trainer

Prepare for freediving training sessions with guided breathing and breath-hold exercises. Customize preparation, breathhold, and recovery times for effective O2 or CO2 tolerance training.

Highlights
  • Customizable preparation time
  • Adjustable breathhold duration
  • Configurable recovery intervals
  • O2 training mode
  • CO2 tolerance training mode
  • Multiple training rounds
Features
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Select your preparation time to get ready for the training session. A good value is 2 - 3 minutes to do pranayama breathing, reduce your heart-rate and mentally prepare for the training. Choose a breathhold time where you can comfortably hold your breath: A good value is 60-70% of your maximum breathhold time. Choose a recovery time that allows you to hold your breath for the same time as you did before. 1 minute is a good starting value. Set either an increase for your breathhold time (start with 10 seconds) for O2 Training or set a decrease of your recovery time (start with 15 seconds) for CO2 tolerance training. Select 8-10 rounds. Tap "start" to begin your training session. Never hold your breath under water without a qualified person supervising you and without proper freediving training/certification!

About

Static Apnea Trainer

This app helps you improve your breath-holding capacity through structured breathing exercises and apnea tables. It's designed to adapt your body to lower oxygen levels, beneficial for freediving, other sports, meditation, and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Breath-holding exercises
  • Apnea tables
  • Oxygen level adaptation
  • Meditation and relaxation
  • Sports performance enhancement
Features
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Learn to hold your breath for 3 minutes. Static Apnea Trainer provides breathing exercises that help your body to adapt to lower oxygen levels. Most of these exercises consist of breath holds and rests with specific lengths — apnea tables or static tables (apnea training based on repeated intervals of breath holds). They are mostly used in freediving but they can be very beneficial when practicing other sports or just for meditation and relaxation moments.

Screenshots

FD Static Trainer1 screens
Static Apnea Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

FD Static Trainer and Static Apnea Trainer both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FD Static Trainer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Static Apnea Trainer's. FD Static Trainer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). Static Apnea Trainer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Static Apnea Trainer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. FD Static Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FD Static Trainer against 5.0 for Static Apnea Trainer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of FD Static Trainer's written reviews are positive against 33% of Static Apnea Trainer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FD Static Trainer ships an update every 4 days, Static Apnea Trainer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FD Static Trainer versus Static Apnea Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFD Static TrainerStatic Apnea Trainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas HorvathStefan Scheler

Customer experience

FD Static Trainer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Static Apnea Trainer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

FD Static Trainer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Static Apnea Trainer

One-time2
  • Static Apnea Trainer Pro$2.99
  • Static Apnea Trainer Pro$3.99

Questions

Is FD Static Trainer free?
FD Static Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Static Apnea Trainer free?
Static Apnea Trainer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FD Static Trainer or Static Apnea Trainer?
FD Static Trainer and Static Apnea Trainer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do FD Static Trainer or Static Apnea Trainer have ads?
Neither FD Static Trainer nor Static Apnea Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FD Static Trainer or Static Apnea Trainer?
FD Static Trainer ships an update every 4 days, and Static Apnea Trainer monthly. Most recently, FD Static Trainer was updated on September 13, 2026 and Static Apnea Trainer on September 22, 2026.

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