Comparison

FivePointFive vs Pactive

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FivePointFive

This app offers science-backed breathwork sessions designed for athletes to enhance performance, recovery, focus, and sleep. It provides real-time heart rate monitoring, AI coaching, and tracks key physiological trends.

Highlights
  • Coached breathwork sessions
  • Live heart-rate monitoring
  • AI Performance Coach
  • Performance and recovery tracking
  • Stress reduction
  • Improved sleep quality
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

Pactive

This app transforms gym workouts into a game with progress tracking, rewards, and social features. Log sets, build routines, earn trophies, and compete with friends to stay motivated and achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Log sets, reps, weight, and RPE
  • Customizable routines and exercise library
  • Streak tracking and trophy rewards
  • Train with friends in Pacts
  • AI-powered coach (Jim)
  • Advanced analytics and muscle breakdown
Features
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Pactive is a workout tracker built for people who actually go to the gym—and want progress to feel real, not buried in a spreadsheet. Log every set in a gym log built for progressive overload, with streaks, trophies, and a crew that keeps you showing up. WORKOUTS THAT FIT HOW YOU TRAIN • Log sets, reps, and RPE fast—no spreadsheet energy • Copy a friend's workout with one tap • Track personal records and muscle breakdowns • New: track calories burned per session STAY CONSISTENT • Hard and soft streaks that reward showing up • Trophies, coins, and rank up your baby ape • Trophy Road milestones keep the habit going TRAIN WITH YOUR CREW • Start a Pact with friends—shared goals and rankings • Social feed built around your circles, not vanity metrics • Check in after workouts so your crew sees you showed up MEET JIM • Ask Jim, your in-app AI coach—programming help in plain English • Jim reads your training history for personalized advice FREE VS PREMIUM Free includes logging, streaks, trophies, Pacts, and up to 6 custom routines. Pactive Pro adds Ask Jim, unlimited routines, advanced analytics, and custom Pacts. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial on monthly or annual plans. Trusted by lifters and their crews. 4.8 stars from early lifters. Make the gym a game—train together, rank up, and keep your streak alive. Terms of Use: https://pactive.com/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pactive.com/privacy/ Privacy: Your workout log stays yours. We use training data to power logging, streaks, and Pact features—you choose what your crew sees.

Screenshots

FivePointFive4 screens
Pactive4 screens

Verdict

The call

FivePointFive and Pactive both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Pactive's written reviews are positive against 59% of FivePointFive's. Pactive also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). FivePointFive's advantage is ratings volume (5.2K vs 28) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Pactive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.19 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 Pactive. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FivePointFive has 5.2K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of FivePointFive's written reviews are positive against 94% of Pactive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, Pactive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
FivePointFive versus Pactive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFivePointFivePactive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5.2K ratings)4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews94.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.2K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size873 MB64 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperfivepointfivePactive LLC

Customer experience

FivePointFive

All ratings5,187 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive58.7%
Neutral9.6%
Negative31.7%

Pactive

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%

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

Pactive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

FivePointFive

Subscriptions6
  • 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 Annual Paid Trial1 Month trial$89.991 Year
  • FivePointFive 1 Year$89.991 Year
  • FivePointFive 1 Year3 Days trial$89.991 Year
10 purchases

Pactive

Subscriptions6
  • Pactive Pro Monthly$4.191 Month
  • Pactive Pro Monthly$5.391 Month
  • Pactive Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Pactive Pro Annual$41.991 Year
  • Pactive Pro Annual$53.991 Year
  • Pactive Pro Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 50,000 Coins$99.99
  • Pactive Pro Lifetime$181.99
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  • Pactive Pro Lifetime$234.99

Questions

Is FivePointFive free?
FivePointFive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pactive free?
Pactive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FivePointFive or Pactive?
Pactive is rated higher. FivePointFive averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Pactive averages 4.9 from 28 ratings.
Do FivePointFive or Pactive have ads?
Neither FivePointFive nor Pactive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FivePointFive or Pactive?
FivePointFive ships an update every 4 days, and Pactive every 2 weeks. Most recently, FivePointFive was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pactive on November 1, 2026.

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