AQ vs X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AQ
This app tracks fitness activities and analyzes health metrics to help athletes monitor their recovery and control training load. It uses heart rate variability and resting heart rate data to provide personalized insights into physical readiness for exercise.
- Fitness activity tracking
- Health metrics analysis
- Recovery monitoring
- Training load control
- HRV and RHR data collection
- Personalized recovery insights
- Integration with AQ Trainer
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AQ is a fitness activity tracker designed for athletes and fitness enthusiasts that analyzes health metrics and helps monitor recovery. This modern and scientific approach allows you to control your training load in order to maximize your potential. AQ collects heart rate variability (HRV) data and resting heart rate (RHR) from either Apple Health or wrist-worn sensors like the J Style V4. The app analyzes this information 24/7 using algorithms to provide personalized insights into your recovery level (Recovery) and physical readiness for exercise. The user-friendly interface, easy sensor setup, and intuitive recovery scale ranging from 0-100% make it simple to navigate and understand how well-prepared your body is for training sessions. Additionally, AQ integrates with the trainer’s application AQ Trainer, enabling coaches to track recovery data and manage personal workout diaries. Supported languages: English, Russian
X
This app offers specialized training programs for athletes and fitness enthusiasts, focusing on strength, functional fitness, and conditioning. It also provides EMS training, sports recovery, and injury prevention services to enhance performance and endurance.
- Strength training programs
- Functional fitness
- Conditioning workouts
- EMS training
- Sports recovery
- Injury prevention
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Спортивный клуб X-STREAM – силовая, функциональная и кондиционная подготовка спортсменов и любителей, ЕМS- тренинг, спортивное восстановление, профилактика травм. Развития силы, скорости и выносливости, а также мощности и координации.
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Verdict
AQ and X are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
AQ ships an update monthly, X every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AQ | X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ItSportPlus | SK STRIM, OOO |
Customer experience
AQ
X
In-app purchases
AQ
No in-app purchases
X
No in-app purchases
