Comparison

FivePointFive vs HYDROX

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

HYDROX

This app calculates your personalized daily hydration target based on body weight and training intensity, using scientific protocols. It offers one-tap logging, smart reminders, and advanced features for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Syncs with HealthKit and offers an Apple Watch app.

Highlights
  • Personalized hydration targets
  • Training intensity adjustment
  • One-tap logging
  • Smart reminders
  • HealthKit sync
  • Apple Watch app
  • Widgets for home and lock screen
Features
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Your hydration target, calculated. Not guessed. HYDROX uses your body weight and training intensity to set a daily target based on the same protocols used in elite athletic programs (combining guidance from the American College of Sports Medicine and published research from leading sports science researchers) Built for athletes who train: Barry's, HYROX, runners, cyclists, surfers, skiers, sports enthusiasts and everyday athletes. Not step-counter civilians SET YOUR BASELINE Your target comes from your body weight using the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) protocol, not a generic "8 glasses a day" number TRAINING MODE Select Easy, Moderate, or Hard and your daily goal adjusts using the Galpin equation based on body weight and workout intensity ONE-TAP LOGGING Tap the gauge to log, long-press for custom amounts, or log from your widget or lock screen without opening the app SMART REMINDERS Hourly pacing that adjusts to your progress, backs off when you're ahead, and nudges when you're behind HYDROX PRO • Apple Watch app with gauge and complications on any watch face • Log from your wrist in a single tap • Adaptive Hydration that reads workout data from HealthKit and adjusts your daily target automatically • Auto-intensity based on heart rate, so a hard session pushes your target up and a rest day keeps it at baseline THE SCIENCE Baseline from ACSM guidelines. Training intensity from the Galpin equation. Race Packs cite 16+ studies on sodium loading, HRV monitoring, and post-exercise rehydration. WHOOP research links hydration to higher HRV. And coffee counts as hydration (Killer et al 2014). EVERYTHING ELSE • HealthKit sync • Lock screen and home screen widgets • Quick actions from home screen • No account, no ads, data stays on your device Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://hydrox.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
HYDROX4 screens

Verdict

The call

FivePointFive and HYDROX both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of HYDROX's written reviews are positive against 58% of FivePointFive's. FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 4) and chart position (#85 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 HYDROX sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HYDROX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of FivePointFive's written reviews are positive against 100% of HYDROX's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, HYDROX weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
FivePointFive versus HYDROX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFiveHYDROX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size871 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperfivepointfiveBALL VENTURES LLC

Customer experience

FivePointFive

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

HYDROX

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

HYDROX

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
4 purchases

HYDROX

Subscriptions2
  • HYDROX Pro7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • HYDROX Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • HYROX Americas DC Race Pack$14.99
  • HYROX Miami Race Pack$14.99

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HYDROX free?
HYDROX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or HYDROX?
HYDROX is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while HYDROX averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or HYDROX have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor HYDROX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or HYDROX?
FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, and HYDROX weekly. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on October 27, 2026 and HYDROX on October 24, 2026.

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