Comparison

FivePointFive vs The Lifting Studio

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

Head to head
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/

About

The Lifting Studio

Easily purchase class packs and memberships, browse the class schedule, and manage your reservations. Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your fitness routine and stay committed to your goals.

Highlights
  • Purchase class packs and memberships
  • Browse class schedule
  • Filter classes by type
  • Manage reservations
  • Track upcoming classes
Features
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Features: -Purchase Class Packs and Memberships Easily browse and purchase our class packs or membership options -View our schedule Filter classes by type to find the perfect fit for your routine. -Manage your reservations Book your class reservations with ease. Keep track of your upcoming classes and manage your schedule to stay organized and committed to your fitness goals.

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
The Lifting Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Lifting Studio at none against FivePointFive's 5. The Lifting Studio also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (4.9K vs 35) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months. The Lifting Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FivePointFive against 4.9 for The Lifting Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 4.9K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, The Lifting Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FivePointFive versus The Lifting Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFiveThe Lifting Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.9K ratings)4.9 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better35
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size825 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperfivepointfiveThe Lifting Lab LLC

Customer experience

FivePointFive

All ratings4,944 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral9.9%
Negative31.5%

The Lifting Studio

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

The Lifting Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

The Lifting Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Lifting Studio free?
The Lifting Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or The Lifting Studio?
The Lifting Studio is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while The Lifting Studio averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or The Lifting Studio have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor The Lifting Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or The Lifting Studio?
FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, and The Lifting Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on October 15, 2026 and The Lifting Studio on October 4, 2026.

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