FivePointFive vs Apollo Journal
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/
Apollo Journal
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Apollo Journal – Unlock Your Mind. Unlock Your Life. Most people aren’t held back by lack of effort—they’re held back by the noise in their own mind. Apollo Journal clears the clutter, quiets the chaos, and helps you create the life you know you’re capable of. This isn’t just another journaling app. Apollo is your personal AI-powered thought partner—helping you reflect, reframe, and rise above the patterns that keep you stuck. Every entry becomes a conversation that guides you to clarity, freedom, and momentum in your life. With Apollo Journal, you’ll experience: - Mental clarity on demand – untangle thoughts in minutes and see what really matters. - Inner peace & confidence – let go of stress, fear, and overthinking. - Breakthrough insights – spot hidden patterns and unlock solutions you couldn’t see before. - Peak performance flow – turn reflection into focus, discipline, and consistency. - A lighter, freer mind – so you can actually enjoy your journey, not just chase outcomes. Your journal becomes more than words—it becomes your coach, your mirror, your safe space to reset and realign. Whether you’re an athlete, entrepreneur, student, or simply someone who refuses to settle, Apollo Journal helps you feel complete today while building the future you want tomorrow. Why Apollo Journal? Because success without peace feels empty. And peace without progress feels incomplete. Apollo gives you both—so you can live with power, presence, and purpose. 100% Private. Always Yours. Your journal is your space. Apollo is ad-free, distraction-free, and stores your data securely in the cloud. You can export your entries anytime. Subscriptions & Pricing Apollo Journal is free to download and includes a 14-day free trial. After the trial, a paid subscription is required to continue accessing Apollo’s premium features. - Subscriptions are auto-renewing. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. - You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Privacy Policy: https://apollojournal.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FivePointFive at none against Apollo Journal's shown. FivePointFive also leads on chart position (#77 vs unranked). Apollo Journal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Apollo Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, Apollo Journal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FivePointFive | Apollo Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #77 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 825 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | fivepointfive | Raz Industries (WA) Pty Ltd |
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
Apollo Journal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Apollo Journal
- Apollo Journal (Monthly)14 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Apollo Journal (Yearly)14 Days trial$69.991 Year









