FivePointFive vs Purpose
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Guided breathwork sessions
- Live heart-rate monitoring
- AI Performance Coach
- Performance and recovery tracking
- Stress reduction
- Improved focus
- Deeper sleep
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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/
Purpose
This AI-powered mentor provides personalized guidance for personal growth and clarity. It offers a consistent mentoring rhythm through chat, helping users overcome obstacles and build momentum. Designed for self-improvers seeking feedback and perspective, it learns user patterns for attuned support.
- AI-powered personal mentoring
- Personalized insights and feedback
- Builds momentum for growth
- Remembers user themes over time
- Chat-based guidance
- Privacy controls
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Purpose 2.0 is your AI mentor for honest guidance, deeper self-understanding, and clear next steps. Now redesigned with a cleaner, more intuitive experience that makes reflection, insights, and progress easier to navigate. Co-founded by Mark Manson, 3x New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Purpose helps you make sense of what you’re facing — without generic motivation or one-off answers. Talk through a difficult decision. Work through a conflict. Understand why you keep repeating the same pattern. Set a goal and stay accountable. Purpose remembers what matters, connects the dots across conversations, and gives you guidance that becomes more personal over time. HOW PURPOSE WORKS • Chat anytime Bring whatever is on your mind — work, relationships, habits, goals, stress, or the feeling that something is off. • Get guidance built around you Purpose learns your values, patterns, goals, and blind spots so its responses reflect your life, not a generic script. • See what you may be missing Receive personalized insights into your strengths, recurring patterns, growth opportunities, and next steps. • Turn insight into momentum Use guided Quests and your personalized growth Journey to reflect, take action, and keep moving forward. WHY PURPOSE IS DIFFERENT • Mentoring, not generic chatbot advice Purpose is built for ongoing personal growth, not isolated questions. • Honest, compassionate feedback Get direct guidance that supports you, challenges you, and helps you think more clearly. • A mentor that grows with you The more you use Purpose, the better it understands the context behind your decisions and the kind of support that works for you. • Built on evidence-backed psychological frameworks Purpose turns reflection into practical guidance you can use in everyday life. • Privacy and control Your data is protected, and you can request deletion of your account and data at any time. PURPOSE CAN HELP WITH • Career decisions and growth • Relationships and difficult conversations • Habits, motivation, and accountability • Overthinking and mental clutter • Personal growth and self-reflection • Goals, direction, and everyday decision-making NOT THERAPY Purpose is a personal-growth mentoring tool, not a medical, clinical, or mental health service. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or crisis support. If you are in danger or experiencing a crisis, contact your local emergency services or crisis hotline immediately. SUBSCRIPTION & TERMS Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled through your App Store account settings. For support with a web subscription, contact support@purpose.app. Terms of Service: https://purpose.app/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://purpose.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
FivePointFive and Purpose both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Purpose's written reviews are positive against 58% of FivePointFive's. Purpose also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 447). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Purpose sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FivePointFive against 4.9 for Purpose. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5.1K ratings behind it against 447, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of FivePointFive's written reviews are positive against 75% of Purpose's.
FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, Purpose weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | FivePointFive | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) | 4.9 (447 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 447 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #102 | #84 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 871 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | fivepointfive | Why Not Now |
Customer experience
FivePointFive
Purpose
User reviews
FivePointFive
From 5.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great for daily breathwork
- 🚀 Simplifying breathwork
- 🚀 Excellent intro to breathwork methods
- 🚀 Low effort, high impact advantage
- 🚀 Best way to do breathwork
Room to improve
- 🐛 Can't log in, awful
- 💰 Subscription price
- 💰 Cool app, high price
- 🐛 Won't let me log in
- 💰 No pricing transparency upfront
Purpose
From 447 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and thoughtful app
- 🤖 Helpful AI-powered coaching
- 🧠 Provides deep insights and clarity
- 🧭 Trusted guide for personal and professional growth
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and missing features
- 💰 Potential overpricing compared to alternatives
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
Purpose
Reported bugs
2 issues- Doesn't work on some devices
- Inconsistent user experience
Requested features
3 requests- Conversation history that persists
- Web version for more flexibility
- Text-to-speech for audio support
In-app purchases
FivePointFive
- 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
Purpose
- Weekly Plan7 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Monthly Plan7 variants$19.991 Month
- Annual Plan$99.991 Year
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- Annual Plan3 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Reactivated Annual Subscription7 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Annual Plan1 Month trial$149.991 Year
- Annual plan14 Days trial$149.991 Year
- Annual Plan7 Days trial3 variants$149.991 Year
- Yearly$149.991 Year
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$239.991 Year









