Comparison

Spartan Race vs FivePointFive

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

Head to head
About

Spartan Race

This app connects you to a global series of obstacle races designed to build physical and mental strength. Find and buy tickets for events, manage your race details, and access training programs to prepare for any challenge. Join a community and enjoy exclusive perks.

Highlights
  • Find and buy tickets for obstacle races
  • Manage race day details and tickets
  • Access dynamic training content
  • Prepare for specific race types
  • Connect with the Spartan community
  • Exclusive race day perks for subscribers
  • Discounts on gear and free shipping
Features
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Spartan is a series of globally held obstacle races with distances and difficulties varying from 3+ miles to marathon lengths. Spartan's mission is to empower individuals to lead lives without limits. Through the training and race events, participants can gain both physical and mental strength, enabling them to confront life's challenges with an unbreakable spirit. The Race series includes the Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing), the Super Spartan (6.2+ miles), the Spartan Beast (13+ miles), and the Ultra Beast (26+ miles), with challenging obstacles such as the spear throw, rope climb, barbed wire crawl and more. The Spartan App makes it easy to buy tickets, access your account, manage your race-day details and more. • Find races near and far and buy tickets for events • Manage your tickets and race day details including downloading your ticket • Don’t miss out on an event and specials - get alerts about new races, special events, sales and more. Spartan+ is the paid subscription which offers the best training, community and Spartan perks all at your fingertips. • Access to dynamic training content designed for individuals striving to become physically and mentally unbreakable including running, mobility, strength, and conditioning • Programs for specific race types that will prepare you for everything from training for you first race to setting a PR • Training and tips to help you learn to navigate and master the most challenging obstacles on the course. • Find others in your area, team up to train, discover events, and discuss with a community what challenges you need to prepare for to crush the course • Race day perks: Spartan+ member bag check, private bathrooms, changings tents, and more accommodations to bring comfort on your big day • Guaranteed start time for members in the open category • Save 20% on Gear, Free Shipping and Returns* – Enjoy new arrivals, bestsellers, and additional discounts throughout the year Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FivePointFive

Enhance athletic performance and recovery with science-backed breathwork exercises. This app offers guided sessions to improve focus, reduce stress, and deepen sleep, with real-time heart rate monitoring and personalized coaching insights.

Highlights
  • Guided breathwork sessions
  • Live heart-rate monitoring
  • AI Performance Coach
  • Performance and recovery tracking
  • Stress reduction
  • Improved focus
  • Deeper sleep
Features
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FivePointFive: Breathwork for Athletes What is FivePointFive The world’s first breathwork app built for athletes—used by Elite Athletes and a fast-growing community of Everyday Athletes. We turn cutting-edge breathing science into short, coached sessions that strengthen performance and recovery, improve focus and stress resilience, and deepen restorative sleep. Built on science. Made measurable. Peer-reviewed research links structured breathwork with higher VO₂-max, improved HRV, lower resting heart rate, and better sleep quality. FivePointFive translates that science into sessions you can see working: - Live heart-rate in class to watch your autonomic nervous shift in real time - AI Performance Coach with post-session insights and coach tips - Trends over time across HR, HRV, resting HR, and sleep Train the full system: Mind • Body • Sleep - Mind: Downshift stress fast, sharpen focus, and rebalance the nervous system—in as little as 90 seconds. - Body: Build breathing mechanics and CO₂ tolerance to increase endurance, boost stamina, and speed recovery. - Sleep: Lower nighttime cortisol and deepen restorative sleep so you wake recovered and ready to go. Backed by the best - Patrick McKeown -#1 functional breathwork expert globally and best-selling author, scientist and founder of ‘Oxygen Advantage’. - Jay T. Wiles - Global authority in HRV biofeedback, applied psychophysiology, and performance psychology. Founder of Thrive Wellness & Performance, working with elite athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, ATP, and MLS. - Marco Altini - World leader in HRV, Human Movement and High performance coaching. Founder of HRV4Training & Data Science Advisor to Oura. Editor of the Wearable Department of IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine. Privacy Your health data stays with you. We read/write to Apple Health with your permission and never sell personal data. Subscriptions Quarterly and Yearly plans with a free trial. Auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage in your Apple Account Settings. FivePointFive® — Breathwork for Athletes Not medical advice. Individual results vary. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spartan Race4 screens
FivePointFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FivePointFive at 4.8 against Spartan Race's 2.9. FivePointFive also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 24%) and ratings volume (5K vs 85). Spartan Race's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spartan Race sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FivePointFive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5K ratings behind it against 85, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Spartan Race's written reviews are positive against 58% of FivePointFive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spartan Race ships an update every 3 weeks, FivePointFive every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Spartan Race versus FivePointFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpartan RaceFivePointFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (85 ratings)4.8 (5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.2% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings855K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#110 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB826 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSpartan Race, Incfivepointfive

Customer experience

Spartan Race

All ratings85 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative51.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive24.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative57.6%

FivePointFive

All ratings5,008 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral9.8%
Negative31.9%

Bugs and requests

Spartan Race

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FivePointFive

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Can't log in, awful
  • Won't let me log in
  • Way too buggy
  • Faulty

Requested features

1 request
  • Record HRV measurements to Apple Health

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Spartan Race

Subscriptions3
  • Spartan Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Spartan Plus Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Spartan Plus Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Spartan Edge 90 Day$19.99
  • Spartan Edge 90 Days$19.99
5 purchases

FivePointFive

Subscriptions5
  • FivePointFive 3 Months$44.993 Months
  • FivePointFive 3 Months3 Days trial$44.993 Months
  • FivePointFive 1 Year Discount3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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  • FivePointFive 1 Year$89.991 Year
  • FivePointFive 1 Year3 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Spartan Race free?
Spartan Race is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spartan Race or FivePointFive?
FivePointFive is rated higher. Spartan Race averages 2.9 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while FivePointFive averages 4.8 from 5K ratings.
Do Spartan Race or FivePointFive have ads?
Neither Spartan Race nor FivePointFive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spartan Race or FivePointFive?
Spartan Race ships an update every 3 weeks, and FivePointFive every 5 days. Most recently, Spartan Race was updated on October 15, 2026 and FivePointFive on October 20, 2026.

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