Comparison

FD Static Trainer vs Apnea Comp

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

Apnea Comp

This app streamlines the entire process of running AIDA freediving competitions. It facilitates real-time connection for organizers, judges, and athletes, covering everything from check-in and judging to results and protests.

Highlights
  • Supports all freediving disciplines (Pool & Depth)
  • AIDA integration for start lists and results
  • Real-time judging with card scoring
  • Check-in and athlete tracking
  • Results, rankings, and awards
  • Protest management with e-signatures
  • Document submission and signing
Features
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Apnea Comp is a professional competition management app for AIDA freediving events, built by ELfreediving for the people who run them: Organizers, Main Judges, Judges, Safety and Media staff, and Athletes. From athlete registration through judging to official results, it replaces scattered spreadsheets, printouts, and manual data entry with one coordinated system, so every role works from the same live data and the whole operation stays in sync. Whether you are running a single pool session or a multi-day depth competition, Apnea Comp keeps results accurate, admin minimal, and everyone informed. • AIDA integration: import athletes and start lists from the AIDA system, then sync judged results back automatically for reliable official standings. • Event setup: configure Pool, Depth, and Team disciplines (STA, DYN, DYN-BF, DNF, CWT, CWT-BF, FIM, CNF), lanes, Official Tops (OT), intervals, break times, and multi-day schedules. • Check-in: register athletes with signature capture, handle late check-in and DNS, and apply automatic late handling. • Judging: enter realized performances (RP), award White, Yellow, and Red cards with penalty reasons, and use built-in distance and STA-average calculators, with unjudged athletes sorted first. • Live start lists: push start-list updates to athletes and staff in real time, and run Speaker Mode with a large countdown and audio cues for the MC. • Results and Rewards: rank athletes with configurable tiebreak rules, track WR, CR, and NR records, and export to CSV and XLSX. • Protests and re-swims: file protests under AIDA rules with athlete signature and jury decision, amend results automatically, and manage re-swim queues and openers. • Athlete Mode: give athletes their personal info, start list, results, rewards, in-app medical and liability forms with PDF export, and protest filing. • Built for every venue: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese, with light and dark themes, Sign in with Apple and Google, profile photos, and account deletion. From the first check-in to the final ranking, Apnea Comp gives your competition team one dependable place to run the event. Apnea Comp is an independent application by ELfreediving that integrates with the AIDA system; it is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by AIDA.

Screenshots

FD Static Trainer1 screens
Apnea Comp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Apnea Comp at 4 against FD Static Trainer's 2. Apnea Comp also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FD Static Trainer ships an update every 4 days, Apnea Comp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FD Static Trainer versus Apnea Comp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFD Static TrainerApnea Comp
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas Horvathjaehwan lee

Customer experience

FD Static Trainer

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

Apnea Comp

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

FD Static Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Apnea Comp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FD Static Trainer free?
FD Static Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apnea Comp free?
Apnea Comp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FD Static Trainer or Apnea Comp have ads?
Neither FD Static Trainer nor Apnea Comp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FD Static Trainer or Apnea Comp?
FD Static Trainer ships an update every 4 days, and Apnea Comp every 2 days. Most recently, FD Static Trainer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Apnea Comp on October 14, 2026.

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