FivePointFive vs Ramp4x4
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/
Ramp4x4
This app guides you through high-intensity interval training sessions designed to improve your VO2 max. It offers live heart-rate feedback and timing for your workouts, with options for both free and premium training plans.
- Norwegian 4x4 interval workouts
- Live heart-rate guidance
- Apple Watch integration
- Multiple training equipment options
- Workout performance review
- VO2 max estimate tracking
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Train your VO2 max with guided Norwegian 4x4 interval workouts. Ramp4x4 handles the timer, heart-rate guidance and coaching so you can focus on the effort. Four 4-minute hard intervals. Three-minute active recoveries. Warmup and cooldown included. Start the classic workout for free on iPhone or Apple Watch. KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT See your next session, recent workouts and cardio fitness in one clear Today view. Follow a structured 8-week plan with Ramp4x4+, progressing through Build, Overload, Peak and Taper. STAY WITH YOUR TARGET See whether your heart rate is below, within or above your target. Follow interval countdowns, voice cues and haptics without constantly watching the clock. Apple Watch is optional: use a compatible Bluetooth heart-rate monitor, supported heart-rate earbuds on iOS 26 or later, or Timer Only on iPhone. TRAIN WHERE YOU LIKE Run outdoors, use a treadmill, ride a bike, or train on a rower, elliptical, stair climber or SkiErg. Run a workout directly from Apple Watch, even when your iPhone is unavailable. MAKE EVERY INTERVAL COUNT Review completed intervals and your latest workout summary. Ramp4x4+ adds full workout history, interval breakdowns, time in target, heart-rate recovery and workout-quality insights to help you understand each session. FOLLOW YOUR CARDIO FITNESS See your latest available VO2 max estimate from Apple Health. Ramp4x4+ adds available Cardio Fitness history and workout trends. Ramp4x4 displays Apple Health estimates; it does not directly measure VO2 max or guarantee improvement. Indoor workouts do not generate Apple Watch Cardio Fitness estimates, and a new estimate is not guaranteed after every outdoor workout. START FREE - Unlimited classic Norwegian 4x4 workouts - iPhone and Apple Watch workout guidance - Standard voice cues, haptics and interval countdowns - Apple Health workout saving with permission - Your latest workout summary and available Cardio Fitness estimate GO FURTHER WITH RAMP4X4+ - Complete 8-week training plan - Full workout history and detailed interval analysis - Available VO2 max history and workout trends - Custom interval, recovery and warmup presets - Advanced heart-rate alert and coaching settings Ramp4x4+ is an optional auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Price and duration are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account settings. No account or login required. Heart-rate features require a supported source. Apple Health features require permission and available data. Supported heart-rate earbuds require compatible hardware and iOS. Ramp4x4 provides general fitness guidance, not medical advice. Build up gradually and speak with a clinician before high-intensity exercise if you have a health concern. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rampworkout.com/privacy/
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Verdict
FivePointFive and Ramp4x4 both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Ramp4x4's written reviews are positive against 58% of FivePointFive's. FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 2) and chart position (#123 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
Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Ramp4x4 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ramp4x4 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 2, 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 Ramp4x4's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FivePointFive | Ramp4x4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 871 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fivepointfive | Archline Labs LLC |
Customer experience
FivePointFive
Ramp4x4
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
Ramp4x4
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
Ramp4x4
- Ramp4x4+ Monthly$9.991 Month
- Ramp4x4+ Yearly$59.991 Year









