FivePointFive vs Running Route Planner
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/
Running Route Planner
Generate custom running routes of any distance that start and end at your current location. Explore new areas, hit specific training goals, or simply break free from your usual paths. Offers live guidance, run history, and GPX export for your favorite devices.
- Generate loop routes from your location
- Set custom distances (1-30 km/miles)
- Multiple route options per generation
- Live run tracking with turn guidance
- Save and export routes as GPX
- Run history and off-route warnings
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Tired of running the same streets, or driving somewhere just to find a route? LoopRun builds a fresh running route from wherever you are, for exactly the distance you want, and brings you back to where you started. Set your distance, pick a shape, and tap once. LoopRun maps loops on real roads and paths using Apple Maps, then hands you a few options to choose from. WHY RUNNERS LOVE IT - Loop routes that start and finish at your location - Out-and-back routes when you want a simple turnaround - Choose your distance from 1 to 30 km (or miles) - Head any direction, or point it north, south, east or west - Several route options every time, so you never repeat yourself - Distance and a rough run-time estimate at a glance - Start your run in the app: live map, upcoming-turn guidance, pace, distance and remaining - Voice cues speak upcoming turns, distance milestones and off-route warnings - Run history: every run saved on your phone with distance, time and pace - Off-route warning brings you back to the loop - Choose kilometers or miles in Settings TAKE IT WITH YOU Export any route as a GPX file and load it straight onto your Garmin, Apple Watch, Coros, Suunto or Strava. Save your favorites and open them again any time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your device. LoopRun does not collect your data, does not track you, and does not need an account. PERFECT FOR - Exploring a new city or neighborhood on foot - Hitting an exact training distance (5K, 10K, long run) - Breaking out of the same old loop - Walkers and cyclists too Try it free, then unlock unlimited route generation, saved favorites and GPX export with LoopRun Premium. LoopRun Premium is available as a weekly plan with a 3-day free trial, an annual plan, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. This app offers a weekly subscription with a 3-day free trial, and an annual subscription. A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available (non-renewing). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID Account Settings. Restore purchases from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.appharbour.com/looprun/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FivePointFive at 59% against Running Route Planner's 0%. FivePointFive also leads on chart position (#80 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
Both are free to download. FivePointFive sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $44.99 per 3 months and Running Route Planner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FivePointFive ships an update every 5 days, Running Route Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FivePointFive | Running Route Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #80 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 825 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fivepointfive | Charles Dapaah-Siakwan |
Customer experience
FivePointFive
Running Route Planner
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
Running Route Planner
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
Running Route Planner
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Annual Premium$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Unlock$29.99
Questions
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Is Running Route Planner free?
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