Comparison

upace vs GroupEx PRO

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

Head to head
About

upace

Control your recreation center workout schedule. Reserve classes, programs, and equipment easily. Stay informed with real-time updates and facility occupancy information.

Highlights
  • Create and reserve workout schedules
  • Find and book group fitness classes
  • View facility occupancy in real-time
  • Receive real-time alerts and reminders
  • Stay connected with your recreation center
Features
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Find your pace by downloading upace today. Upace allows you to control your workout schedule at your recreation center. You can now reserve classes and programs, find the time time to hit the gym and stay connected with your center through real-time updates. Main Features: CREATE YOUR SCHEDULE Easily find and reserve group fitness classes, events and equipment in advance to create your wellness schedule. FACILITY OCCUPANCY View the number of people in your recreation center to know the best time to lift weights, swim laps, or start a basketball game. STAY CONNECTED Stay up to date with what is happening at your recreation center by real-time alerts, push notification and reminders! Upace is made by you, for you. Please send us any feedback or feature requests at info@upaceapp.com!

About

GroupEx PRO

Manage your teaching schedule, request substitute instructors, and pick up open classes directly from your iOS device. Easily report attendance numbers and connect with colleagues. This app streamlines your instructor responsibilities by aggregating data from your accounts.

Highlights
  • View personal teaching schedule
  • Request substitute instructors
  • Pick up open classes
  • Report attendance numbers
  • Contact other instructors
  • Aggregate GXP account data
Features
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The GroupEx PRO Instructor App offers GXP users the most commonly used features of the desktop application on your iOS application. Features include a complete view of your personal teaching schedule, the ability to request subs, pick up classes, report your attendance numbers and contact other instructors quickly and easily. The app aggregates data from all of your GXP accounts making managing your teaching responsibilities a breeze. This app is specifically for instructors associated with clubs that have a paid subscription (that includes the GXP Schedule) to GroupEx PRO. This is not intended for club member use.

Screenshots

upace4 screens
GroupEx PRO3 screens

Verdict

The call

upace and GroupEx PRO both sit at 2.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 43% of upace's written reviews are positive against 19% of GroupEx PRO's. upace also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for upace against 2.2 for GroupEx PRO. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 39 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of upace's written reviews are positive against 19% of GroupEx PRO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

upace ships an update monthly, GroupEx PRO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
upace versus GroupEx PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterupaceGroupEx PRO
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (20 ratings) — better2.2 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better18.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2039 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttollo Technology LLCDaxko LLC

Customer experience

upace

All ratings20 ratings
Positive35.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative65.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

GroupEx PRO

All ratings39 ratings
Positive23.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative74.1%

In-app purchases

None

upace

No in-app purchases

None

GroupEx PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is upace free?
upace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupEx PRO free?
GroupEx PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, upace or GroupEx PRO?
upace is rated higher. upace averages 2.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while GroupEx PRO averages 2.2 from 39 ratings.
Do upace or GroupEx PRO have ads?
Neither upace nor GroupEx PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, upace or GroupEx PRO?
upace ships an update monthly, and GroupEx PRO every 4 months. Most recently, upace was updated on September 7, 2026 and GroupEx PRO on August 12, 2026.

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