Comparison

FivePointFive vs Kotcha

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

Kotcha

This AI-powered running companion adapts to your body, goals, and life. Get personalized training plans, expert advice, and strength sessions designed by elite coaches. It's like having a full coaching staff available 24/7.

Highlights
  • AI-powered adaptive training plans
  • Personalized coaching based on your feedback
  • 24/7 expert advice on pacing, nutrition, and more
  • Runner-specific strength training sessions
  • Post-run debriefs and trend analysis
  • Syncs with popular smartwatches
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At Kotcha, we have an obsession. Find the best runners on Earth. Study how they train. Break it down. And hand you the playbook to outrun yourself. That's how Eliud Kipchoge & Kilian Jornet's methods ended up in your training plan. THE METHOD 1. PERFECT PLANNING TO PEAK ON D-DAY. Build phase. Intensity phase. Taper. Every week planned around A and B races to peak exactly on the big days. 2. DAILY ADAPTATION TO REAL LIFE. Paces and workouts update every week based on actual performance, not on rigid templates. 3. STRONGER LEGS. FEWER INJURIES. The Kotcha Strength & Conditioning is built into the plan. Kipchoge's own drills for an injury-free career. 4. THE SAME FUELING SYSTEM THAT BROKE RECORDS. Race-day nutrition strategy powered by Maurten, the fuel behind Kipchoge and Kilian. Now built into your plan, down to the gram, every km of the race. 5. CONSISTENCY BEATS INTENSITY. Getting faster without burning out is the hard part. Your coach tracks both: fitness going up, and power-to-heart-rate holding steady. The metrics used by the champions. --- ROAD. TRAIL. PERFORM ON EVERY TERRAIN. 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon, trail — every distance, every terrain. Or just a general plan to become a better runner. YOUR TEAM Built with Eliud Kipchoge and Kilian Jornet and their team — coach, personal trainer, nutritionist and data analyst. The minds that shaped the greatest careers in running. Now coaching you. YOUR GEAR Apple Watch, Garmin, Coros, Huawei & Strava — we sync with what you already use. No new gear needed. START FREE The first 7 days are on us. Then it's Kotcha Premium — monthly or yearly. Terms of use: https://kotcha.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy policy: https://kotcha.com/privacy-policy APPLE HEALTH USAGE: Kotcha uses your health data to provide accurate heart rate, distance and pace information during your runs and workouts on Apple Watch. AGE 18+ You may download and use our App provided you are aged 18 or older. We may delete your account (and associated data) if you are under such age.

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
Kotcha4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FivePointFive at 4.8 against Kotcha's 4.5. FivePointFive also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 252) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). Kotcha's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 58%). 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. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Kotcha sells 13 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

FivePointFive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5.1K ratings behind it against 252, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of FivePointFive's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kotcha's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, Kotcha weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FivePointFive versus Kotcha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFiveKotcha
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings) — better4.5 (252 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews75.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better252
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size871 MB115 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperfivepointfivePaceUp

Customer experience

FivePointFive

All ratings5,050 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative32.3%

Kotcha

All ratings252 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative14.5%

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

Kotcha

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
13 purchases

Kotcha

Subscriptions13
  • Monthly Pass7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Pass7 Days trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Pass3 Days trial$19.991 Month
Show 10 more
  • Launch Monthly Pass7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly Pass14 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • Quarterly Pass14 Days trial2 variants$44.993 Months
  • Yearly Pass$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Pass14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Yearly Pass Light14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Pass14 Days trial2 variants$119.991 Year
  • Annual Plan14 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • Launch Yearly Pass7 Days trial$119.991 Year

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kotcha free?
Kotcha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or Kotcha?
FivePointFive is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Kotcha averages 4.5 from 252 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or Kotcha have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor Kotcha shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or Kotcha?
FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, and Kotcha weekly. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on October 25, 2026 and Kotcha on October 25, 2026.

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