GroupEx PRO vs Upace Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View personal teaching schedule
- Request substitute instructors
- Pick up open classes
- Report attendance numbers
- Contact other instructors
- Aggregate GXP account data
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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.
Upace Connect
Manage your fitness class schedule, track member attendance, and handle waitlists efficiently. This tool is designed for instructors and trainers to streamline class management and enhance the member experience.
- View upcoming classes
- Track member attendance
- Efficient check-ins
- Manage waitlists
- Optimize group exercise
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Upace Connect is the essential app for fitness instructors and trainers (coming soon) to help you manage your schedule, track attendance, and connect with members effortlessly. Features: View Upcoming Classes: Easily check your schedule to stay prepared and organized. Member Attendance Tracking: Instantly see who’s registered and who’s on the waitlist, so you’re always in the know. Efficient Check-Ins: Quickly check in members upon arrival, ensuring a smooth start to every class with an option to input total group ex class occupancies at the end of the class. Manage Waitlists: With one click, move waitlisted members to into the group ex class. Take control of your schedule and optimize the group exercise experience for both you and your members. This app is available exclusively to Upace clients. Only instructors and trainers who have administrative access will be able to login to the app, if you need to request access to login, please contact your Upace administrator at your community rec center.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Upace Connect at monthly against GroupEx PRO's every 4 months. GroupEx PRO's advantage is rating (2.2 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (39 vs 13). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GroupEx PRO holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of GroupEx PRO's written reviews are positive against 17% of Upace Connect's.
GroupEx PRO ships an update every 4 months, Upace Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GroupEx PRO | Upace Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (39 ratings) — better | 2.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daxko LLC | Attollo Technology LLC |
Customer experience
GroupEx PRO
Upace Connect
In-app purchases
GroupEx PRO
No in-app purchases
Upace Connect
No in-app purchases









