Comparison

OneAthlete vs Kairo

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

Head to head
About

OneAthlete

Enhance athletic performance with tools for mental focus, presence, and faster recovery. Improve HRV, sharpen concentration, and utilize guided sessions for meditation, visualization, and sleep.

Highlights
  • Mental focus and presence training
  • HRV enhancement tools
  • Guided meditation and reflection
  • Visualization and box breathing
  • Power naps and sleep tools
  • Personalized AI coach
Features
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Handle pressure. Let mistakes go. Trust yourself when it matters. You train your body every week. OneAthlete trains the rest: an AI mental coach you can message any time, a journal that takes a minute, and 60+ guided audio sessions for nerves, focus, confidence and sleep. PREPARE. PERFORM. RECOVER. • Prepare: settle your nerves and lock in before you compete • Perform: music, beats and focus sounds for hard sessions • Recover: stop replaying mistakes and take the lesson instead • Sleep: switch off, fall asleep fast or take a power nap YOUR MENTAL COACH, ANY TIME Talk through whatever is affecting your game: the nerves before a competition, the mistake you cannot let go of or the doubt that shows up under pressure. Your coach responds with direct, practical support based on what you share. No appointment. No waiting room. A JOURNAL THAT TAKES A MINUTE Check in before and after practice, before and after you compete or at either end of the day. Rate how you feel, answer one short question and add anything else on your mind. Your coach responds with a brief, personal reaction based on what you wrote. Over time, see how you tend to feel before and after practice, competition and sleep. Your entries, sessions and coach conversations come together in one activity view. 60+ GUIDED SESSIONS Use box breathing, visualization, self-talk, meditation, focus sounds, training music, performance reflection and sleep sessions. Choose anything from a three-minute reset in the locker room to a full night’s wind-down. MENTAL SKILLS CAN BE TRAINED Confidence, composure, focus and your ability to reset after mistakes improve with practice. OneAthlete gives you a practical way to work on them throughout your week, alongside the physical side of your sport. BUILT FOR ATHLETES Any sport. Any level. Especially for athletes who perform better in practice than in competition, replay mistakes for days or cannot switch off the night before something that matters. OneAthlete supports mental performance and self-reflection. It does not provide medical or mental-health care and is not a substitute for a qualified professional. Terms of Use: https://oneathlete-legal.kildegaardp.workers.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://oneathlete-legal.kildegaardp.workers.dev/privacy

About

Kairo

This app offers personalized, on-demand guided visualization coaching for athletes. It uses AI and sports psychology to help you build confidence, visualize mastery, and perform under pressure. Tailored sessions adapt to your sport, goals, and mindset for consistent mental training.

Highlights
  • Personalized visualization sessions
  • AI-driven coaching
  • Sports psychology techniques
  • Confidence building
  • Pressure performance training
  • On-demand mental training
Features
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Kairo is a personalized, on-demand guided visualization coach built for athletes. The body follows where the mind leads. Kairo brings elite-level mental training into your daily routine, using proven sports psychology and AI to help you visualize mastery, build confidence, and stay locked-in under pressure. Whether you're training for your first marathon or competing at the highest level, Kairo gives you personalized visualization sessions tailored to your sport, your goals, and your mindset. No more generic audio. No fluff. Just consistent, effective mental training—whenever and wherever you need it. Train the vision. Trust the execution. Game on. HOW KAIRO WORKS 1. Tell us about what you want to focus on in your training. Include details about your sport, your level, and what's holding you back from achieving your goals. 2. Kai, your AI visualization coach, will create a hyper-personalized visualization tailored to your goals. 3. Close your eyes and engage your senses as Kai guides you through your scenario. 4. Share what worked and what didn't work. Kai will dial-in your next session. 5. Rinse and repeat. Mental reps are the same as physical reps, you’ve got to put in the work to see the gains. WHO IS KAIRO FOR? Kairo is for all athletes and those who play any sport or engage in any physical activity and want to perform at your best, including but not limited to: Baseball Basketball Boxing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Cycling Dance – ballet, hip-hop, modern, breakdancing, and contemporary Endurance Competition – Ironman, Hyrox Football, Flag Football Golf Hockey Ice Skating Lacrosse MMA Mountain Biking Rock Climbing Rowing Running – 5K or 10K races, marathons, trail running, ultras Skiing Snowboarding Soccer Swimming Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling SHARE APP FEEDBACK We’re building Kairo to give every athlete access to the world-class mental training elite competitors rely on. Help us make it even better for you by letting us know what you think: Fill out this survey, we'll ask you the questions: https://kairoapp.typeform.com/to/bhol21IP?utm_source=AppStore Email us your long, rambling thoughts: hi@kairoapp.co Text us to start a convo: +1 (323) 524-2487 Terms of Use: https://www.kairoapp.co/terms-of-use

Screenshots

OneAthlete4 screens
Kairo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OneAthlete at 5.0 against Kairo's 4.6. OneAthlete also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Kairo's advantage is ratings volume (54 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OneAthlete sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Kairo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OneAthlete holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kairo has 54 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of OneAthlete's written reviews are positive against 85% of Kairo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OneAthlete ships an update weekly, Kairo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
OneAthlete versus Kairo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOneAthleteKairo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (54 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings354 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter KildegaardAttention Technologies

Customer experience

OneAthlete

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kairo

All ratings54 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

OneAthlete

Subscriptions10
  • OneAthlete subscription$4.997 Days
  • OneAthlete2 variants$6.997 Days
  • Monthly plan$9.991 Month
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  • OneAthlete2 variants$29.993 Months
  • OneAthlete - 6 months (25%)7 Days trial$29.996 Months
  • OneAthlete - 6 months7 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • OneAthlete - 6 months trial6 Months trial$39.996 Months
  • OneAthlete subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • OneAthlete$59.991 Year
  • OneAthlete$79.991 Year
4 purchases

Kairo

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Kairo Membership (Monthly)$14.991 Month
  • Kairo Membership (Yearly)$99.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual14 Days trial$149.001 Year

Questions

Is OneAthlete free?
OneAthlete is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kairo free?
Kairo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OneAthlete or Kairo?
OneAthlete is rated higher. OneAthlete averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Kairo averages 4.6 from 54 ratings.
Do OneAthlete or Kairo have ads?
Neither OneAthlete nor Kairo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OneAthlete or Kairo?
OneAthlete ships an update weekly, and Kairo every 8 days. Most recently, OneAthlete was updated on October 12, 2026 and Kairo on October 14, 2026.

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