FivePointFive vs Speedo iQ
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/
Speedo iQ
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Speedo iQ' is the companion app for 'Vanquisher 3.0 Track with Speedo iQ technology' connected swim goggles. Built to help swimmers understand their technique and swim more efficiently, session by session. After each swim, your data syncs automatically to the app, where it’s turned into clear, easy to understand insights. You’ll see how you swam, where you’re strong, and where small changes could make a real difference in the water. Speedo iQ focuses on the details that matter most to your swim technique, highlighting specific areas to work on and recommending drills to help you improve efficiently. - Track and improve key elements of your technique: - Breathing angle and breathing timing - Head position through the stroke - Distance per stroke and overall efficiency - Turn carry angle and turn time Each metric is presented clearly, so you don’t need to be an expert to understand what’s going on. The app shows how small adjustments can lead to smoother, more efficient swimming and gives you practical drills to try in your next session. Whether you’re training for performance or swimming for fitness, Speedo iQ helps you focus on how you swim, not just how far. Key features: - Automatic sync with Speedo iQ goggles - Technique feedback across breathing, stroke, and turns - Drill suggestions for targeted improvement - Session history and performance tracking over time - A clean, intuitive experience designed for swimmers Speedo iQ turns swim data into actionable insight - so you can spend less time analysing, and more time mastering your technique.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speedo iQ at none against FivePointFive's 5. Speedo iQ also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). FivePointFive's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, 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
Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months. Speedo iQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | FivePointFive | Speedo iQ |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 825 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | fivepointfive | Flipper Inc. |
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
Speedo iQ
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
Speedo iQ
No in-app purchases









