HQ.training vs FivePointFive
Breathwork for athletes, in the app you train with
FivePointFive is a polished iPhone app for athletes: coach-led breathwork classes, live heart rate, an AI coach and a BOLT score, from $44.99 a quarter. HQ’s Relax studio covers the same ground, with classes for body, mind and sleep, a plan, the BOLT test and live heart rate in class, free in every account and next to the training it supports.
What this page says about FivePointFive comes from FivePointFive’s own App Store listing, website and terms, read on 13 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check theirs before you decide.
The short version
HQ is the better pick if
- You want breathwork without another subscription: it is in every HQ account, the free one included.
- You train to a plan, and want breathwork beside the sessions, the fitness chart and the recovery data it is meant to help.
- You wear Oura or WHOOP, and want their HRV and sleep in the same place.
- You want classes that play offline, and reminders at the times you set.
- You coach athletes or run a gym and want breathwork for all of them: FivePointFive licenses each person separately.
FivePointFive is the better pick if
- You want coach-led video classes from a team that does nothing but breathwork.
- You want an Apple Watch app, with the class and its scores on your wrist.
- You want named advisors such as Patrick McKeown behind the programme.
- You want it on Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro.
HQ.training and FivePointFive, side by side
- Included
- Partly, or at extra cost
- Not offered
What sets them apart
The training and the breathing in one app
FivePointFive is a separate app with its own subscription. On HQ the breathwork sits next to the plan, the fitness chart and last night’s HRV, so a hard week and the recovery class that follows it are in one place.
What it costs
FivePointFive is $89.99 a year or $44.99 a quarter in the US, with no free tier. HQ’s Relax studio is in every account, including the free one.
Live heart rate in class
Both show heart rate live through the class. FivePointFive builds its scores from its Apple Watch app. HQ’s iPhone app reads a chest strap beat by beat, or an Apple Watch through Apple Health, draws the line over each breath in, out and hold, and keeps it with the class: how far your heart settled, and HRV (RMSSD) when the strap sends beat-to-beat data. Your coach sees it when you share it, and HQ reads Oura, WHOOP and Fitbit for the trend.
Where FivePointFive is ahead
Coach-led video classes from a team that does only breathwork, named advisors, performance scores from its Apple Watch app, and apps for Apple Watch, Mac and Vision Pro.
Moving from FivePointFive
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Start free
Make an account. The Relax studio is in it from the first day.
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Take the BOLT test
Set a baseline in the first week, then test once a week at the same time of day.
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Pick a goal
Build the 13-week plan, set your reminder times, and connect your ring, strap or watch.
Questions
- Can I track water intake from a LARQ bottle?
- Yes. Pair your LARQ Bottle PureVis 2 directly over Bluetooth in the HQ.training iOS or Android app, without LARQ’s cloud or Apple Health. See estimated water intake and a seven-day chart on your private profile, with optional bottle calibration. Account sync and Apple Health export imports are also available.
- Can I connect Eight Sleep?
- Yes. The unofficial beta imports your own sleep reports, stages and reported biometrics, and provides a private Pod dashboard. Temperature, schedule and alarm controls are supported; base, pillow and audio controls depend on what your hardware and account report. It works without Apple Health. Sleep Agent, Health Check alerts, proprietary Autopilot algorithms and device setup remain in the Eight Sleep app. Physical Pod 5/6 validation is still pending.
- Is HQ’s breathwork really free?
- Yes. The Relax studio, its classes, the plan and the BOLT test are in every account, the free one included. The note after a class uses HQ’s AI, which has a usage limit on every plan.
- Does HQ have instructors on video?
- No. HQ’s classes are led by a pacer and spoken cues and generated on your device, which is why they play offline and take almost no space.
- Can I use it on Android?
- In the browser today. The Android app is on its way.
- Does HQ save my practice to Apple Health?
- Yes, from the iPhone app. Each breathwork class and guided session is saved as mindful minutes, and the mindful minutes other apps save there count in HQ too, with time that overlaps counted once.
Sources
What this page says about FivePointFive comes from FivePointFive’s own App Store listing, website and terms, read on 13 October 2026. Prices and features change, so check theirs before you decide.
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