Comparison

FivePointFive vs Macrobite

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

Macrobite

Effortlessly track your daily nutrition with AI-powered photo logging. Quickly log meals in under a minute with a clean dashboard and customizable notifications to help you achieve your macro goals.

Highlights
  • Instant photo food recognition
  • Log meals in under a minute
  • Visual macro dashboard
  • Customizable goal notifications
  • Barcode scanning
  • Smart meal history
Features
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Nutrition tracking shouldn't feel like a chore, and meal tracking apps shouldn't be AI slop. Most apps get in the way of your progress with incorrect results, endless searching, manual entry, and complicated databases. Macrobite is built by real humans for the real world. We’ve stripped away the friction to create the fastest logging experience ever made, so you can spend less time in the app and more time living your life. Why Macrobite? * Visual Logging: Just snap a photo. Macrobite identifies your meal and calculates your macros instantly. Supports barcodes too! * The 60-Second Rule: Log your entire day’s nutrition in under a minute. Our "Fast Fix" interface is designed for speed and precision. * Built for Accuracy: Easily refine your logs with intuitive controls. Macrobite adapts to your specific portions and favorite meals. * Sustainable Habits: By making tracking effortless, Macrobite helps you stay consistent. Consistency, not complexity, is the key to transformation. Key Features: * Instant Photo Recognition: Turn your camera into your food diary. * Clean Dashboard: See your remaining protein, carbs, and fats at a glance without the clutter. * Custom Notifications: Have Macrobite alert you before you miss your daily macro goals (or turn off notifications you don't want!) * Smart History: Quickly log recurring meals from your visual history. * Privacy First: Your data and photos belong to you. Terms: https://macrobite.app/terms

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
Macrobite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Macrobite at 100% against FivePointFive's 59%. Macrobite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 23) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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 Macrobite sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Macrobite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 4.5K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FivePointFive's written reviews are positive against 100% of Macrobite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, Macrobite every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FivePointFive versus Macrobite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFiveMacrobite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.5K ratings)5.0 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.5K — better23
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB100 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperfivepointfiveGriz

Customer experience

FivePointFive

All ratings4,537 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral10.2%
Negative31.2%

Macrobite

All ratings23 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 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

Macrobite

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
3 purchases

Macrobite

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Limited Time Offer$19.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Macrobite free?
Macrobite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or Macrobite?
Macrobite is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.5K ratings, while Macrobite averages 5.0 from 23 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or Macrobite have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor Macrobite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or Macrobite?
FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, and Macrobite every 4 days. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on October 5, 2026 and Macrobite on September 28, 2026.

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