Exercise Institute vs Thrive Carolinas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exercise Institute
Book and pay for specialized cycling, running, and swimming performance testing and training sessions. The app offers a convenient way to schedule your fitness assessments and training programs at their athlete lab.
- Book fitness sessions
- Pay for sessions
- Cycling testing
- Running testing
- Swimming testing
- Performance analysis
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Perth Exercise Testing and Training Specialists. Cycling, Running, & Swimming Testing and Training at our athlete lab in Perth WA. From specific baseline testing, through to individual prescription of exercise programming, we will ensure you have an enjoyable indoor training experience that fast tracks your fitness needs. You can use this app to book and pay for any of our sessions. These include cycling, running & swimming performance testing and training, lactic power testing, power testing and vo2 max testing for bike, swim and run. We have an advanced range of testing and training eqpt or you can bring your own bike to use on our computrainer systems in front of the big screen.
Thrive Carolinas
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Download the Thrive Healthcare App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view schedules, sign-up for classes and services, 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: Exercise Institute at none against Thrive Carolinas's shown. Exercise Institute also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Thrive Carolinas's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Exercise Institute ships an update every 2 months, Thrive Carolinas every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Exercise Institute | Thrive Carolinas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 194 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exercise Institute | Thrive Personalized Healthcare and Wellness |
In-app purchases
Exercise Institute
No in-app purchases
Thrive Carolinas
No in-app purchases
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