Motivate Studios vs Playground LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Motivate Studios
Easily plan and schedule your fitness classes directly from your mobile device. View class schedules, sign up for sessions, and access studio location details. Optimize your time and maximize convenience with this fitness studio app.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Studio location information
- Optimize class planning
- Maximize convenience
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Download the Motivate App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!
Playground LA
Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your device. View class schedules, sign up, check promotions, and purchase merchandise. The app also provides studio location information for your convenience.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- View ongoing promotions
- Purchase merchandise
- View studio location
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Download the Playground LA App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, view ongoing promotions, purchase our exclusive Playground Merchandise as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Playground LA at none against Motivate Studios's shown. Motivate Studios's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Motivate Studios against 4.6 for Playground LA. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively.
Motivate Studios ships an update every 6 weeks, Playground LA every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Motivate Studios | Playground LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 190 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JC Fitness Studios, LLC | PLAYGROUND LA |
Customer experience
Motivate Studios
Playground LA
In-app purchases
Motivate Studios
No in-app purchases
Playground LA
No in-app purchases
Questions
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