Comparison

FivePointFive vs Annalemma

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

Annalemma

This app analyzes your sweat chemistry using a special sheet and your phone's camera to reveal your body's real-time needs. It provides personalized guidance on hydration, electrolytes, and recovery to help you optimize your performance and well-being.

Highlights
  • Real-time sweat chemistry analysis
  • Personalized hydration and electrolyte guidance
  • Recovery needs assessment
  • Session tracking with photos and context
  • Progress monitoring over time
  • Exportable journey reels
Features
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Your body has been giving you signals all along. The Annalemma Frame makes them visible. How it works After a workout, sauna, or any sweat session, press an Annalemma Frame to your skin. Reactive inks shift color in response to markers in your sweat. Open the app and scan your Frame. In about thirty seconds, your Read shows you what the Frame captured. No needles. No waiting. Your Read Each scan gives you a simple view of what your sweat is showing — including hydration, minerals, electrolytes, and pH — alongside general wellness guidance you can use to decide what to try next. One Frame captures one moment. Over time, your Reads help you build a personal baseline and see how your patterns change. Track your training Connect your Polar heart-rate strap or Apple Watch to follow your heart rate, zones, and time in each zone during a workout — even when your screen is locked. After your session, bring your workout and Read together to explore what to try next: hydration, fuel, recovery, or training. Choose a goal Paddle out stronger. Get dive-trip ready. Prep for a trail run. Build strength. Choose what you want to work toward and Annalemma helps you turn it into something you can practice day by day. Today's workout adapts to your goal. Your Journal lets you capture what you did, add photos, and record how you felt. When you use a Frame, your Read connects to that session so you can compare what your body showed with what you experienced. Learn what works for you Over time, Annalemma helps you notice patterns across your training, recovery, and Reads. See what changes when you train differently. When you recover differently. When you change what you drink or eat. Learn what seems to work for you — and what doesn't. A Frame captures your moment. Frames together tell your story. Share the experience Turn your workouts into Reels you can share with friends and your community. You choose the goal. Annalemma helps you learn what works for your body as you work toward it. Annalemma is for general wellness and educational purposes only. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition. Annalemma insights are not a substitute for professional medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional regarding medical questions or decisions.

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
Annalemma4 screens

Verdict

The call

FivePointFive and Annalemma both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Annalemma's written reviews are positive against 58% of FivePointFive's. Annalemma also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 7) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months. Annalemma 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 Annalemma. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5K ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of Annalemma's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
FivePointFive versus Annalemma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFiveAnnalemma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5K ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5K — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size870 MB90 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperfivepointfiveAnnalemma Labs

Customer experience

FivePointFive

All ratings5,038 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative32.3%

Annalemma

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Annalemma

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

Annalemma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Annalemma free?
Annalemma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or Annalemma?
Annalemma is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Annalemma averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or Annalemma have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor Annalemma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or Annalemma?
FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, and Annalemma every 5 days. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on October 23, 2026 and Annalemma on October 11, 2026.

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