Comparison

Burn Boot Camp vs Aqua

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

Head to head
About

Burn Boot Camp

This app offers a comprehensive fitness experience with live-streamed boot camps, on-demand workouts, and nutritional guidance. It focuses on building strength, confidence, and community for women and their families, including features for booking classes and tracking progress.

Highlights
  • Live-streamed boot camps
  • On-demand workout library
  • Nutritional support
  • Book classes and meetings
  • Track fitness progress
  • Purchase activewear and supplements
Features
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At Burn Boot Camp, we believe it's not what you lose; it's what you gain. Strength. Confidence. Community. We empower women and their families through challenging workouts, nutritional support, 1:1 Focus Meetings, and complimentary Childwatch, all backed by the best fitness community in the world. Your Training. Your Plan. Your Progress. Introducing My Plan, your personalized fitness hub inside the app. Track your personal records across exercises, follow periodized training cycles designed by our coaches, and get personalized macro and nutrition targets based on your goals. Whether you're focused on Max Loss, Body Recomposition, or Max Muscle, My Plan builds a plan around you. Connect Your Wearable. See Everything. Sync your wearable to automatically track steps, calories burned, heart rate, hydration, and daily workout activity all in one place. Live, On Demand, and More The app is home to Burn Boot Camp Live, our signature 45-minute boot camp live-streamed Monday–Friday at 9 AM EST. Work out at home or on the go with Burn On Demand. Choose from hundreds of videos, including 20-minute Quick Camps, Burst Training, Super Finishers, Form University, Kids Camps, and recovery content like stretching, foam rolling, and motion. Here's what else you'll experience: View the weekly protocol, book Camps, Body Scans, and Focus Meetings, and book multiple children into complimentary Childwatch · Track Camp streaks and lifetime Camps in our Keep Moving Club · Start a trial membership, purchase single gym or universal memberships, or no-commitment Fit Cards · Comment on and engage with workout videos alongside the Burn community · Refer friends and family to your gym with our built-in referral feature · Purchase Burn Boot Camp activewear and nutrition including Afterburn Protein, Ignite pre-workout, Replenish post-workout, and Creatine

About

Aqua

Easily manage your child's swim lessons with this app. View schedules, cancel classes, book make-up lessons, and receive reminders. Track your child's progress and ensure they gain water safety skills.

Highlights
  • View class schedule
  • Cancel upcoming classes
  • Schedule make-up lessons
  • Receive lesson reminders
  • Track child's progression
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Life is busy, but swim lessons should be easy! Parents have trusted Aqua-Tots to teach their children how to swim since 1991 at more than 130 convenient locations across 25 states. Today, managing your swim schedule is simple with the Aqua-Tots app, where you can view your schedule, cancel an upcoming class, schedule a make-up lesson, receive reminders, and so much more! With year-round lessons for children four months to 12 years old, parents can now breathe easier knowing their children are safe and confident around the water. View Your Schedule With so many activities to juggle, your swim schedule is at your fingertips. View upcoming classes and see which friendly instructor will be welcoming your tot into the pool. Cancel an Upcoming Class Whether your little one gets sick or you plan a well-deserved family vacation, cancel an upcoming class quickly and conveniently. Schedule a Make-up Lesson Aqua-Tots' make-up policy means that your missed lessons will be waiting for you. Reserve the days and times that work for your schedule, so your little one can continue their Swim Journey. Receive Lesson Reminders Day-to-day schedules can spin on a dime with little ones. Get notifications to keep your upcoming classes top of mind. Track Progression Your child’s Swim Journey is in your hands. Literally! Follow along on their Aqua-Card to see what skills they’ve mastered and which ones they’re still working toward on their journey to safe and confident swimming. (Aqua-Card access varies by location.)

Screenshots

Burn Boot Camp4 screens
Aqua4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Burn Boot Camp at 4.9 against Aqua's 2.8. Burn Boot Camp also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 30%) and ratings volume (17K vs 74). Aqua's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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

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

Burn Boot Camp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Burn Boot Camp has 17K ratings behind it against 74, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Burn Boot Camp's written reviews are positive against 30% of Aqua's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burn Boot Camp ships an update every 3 weeks, Aqua every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Burn Boot Camp versus Aqua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurn Boot CampAqua
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (17K ratings) — better2.8 (74 ratings)
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews — better29.7% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better74
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKLINE FRANCHISING, INC.AQUA-TOTS SWIM SCHOOL HOLDING LLC

Customer experience

Burn Boot Camp

All ratings17,085 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews489 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative22.7%

Aqua

All ratings62 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative51.6%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral8.1%
Negative62.2%

User reviews

Burn Boot Camp

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome workouts
  • 👍 User-friendly app
  • 💪 Supportive community
  • 🔥 Transformative results
  • 🎉 Motivating trainers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and login issues
  • ⚠️ Unreliable app performance
  • 💰 Expensive on-demand access
  • 📆 Lack of yearly attendance tracking
  • 🗓️ Calendar integration issues

Aqua

From 74 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Functional for basic needs
  • 👍 Good for tracking schedules
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Clean app layout
  • 👍 User-friendly screens

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Annoyingly buggy
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Scheduling difficult and confusing
  • 🐛 Fails to update progress
  • 🐛 App freezes frequently

Bugs and requests

Burn Boot Camp

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Membership not recognized
  • Inconsistent camp booking functionality
  • Syncing issues with Mindbody account

Requested features

5 requests
  • Yearly camp attendance tracking
  • Ability to book multiple childcare spots
  • Automated waitlist notifications
  • Customizable profile pictures
  • Option to review individual camps

Aqua

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Login buttons circling into nothingness
  • Same notifications pop up 5 times in a row
  • Latest app update broken Apple login
  • App keeps failing to update child's progress
  • App freezes and fails to load, requires reinstallation
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  • App stuck on loading screen after login
  • App asks to keep location on all the time
  • Cannot log in to the app
  • App won't update swimming progress via dials
  • Progress gauges are stuck
  • Unable to schedule makeup lessons properly
  • Login with Google spins eternally
  • Cannot view child's information, class schedule, journey history after login
  • Progress tab only general information, no physical cards on app
  • No enter or continue button after entering code
  • Makeups still show for previous level after child changed levels

Requested features

9 requests
  • Push swim lesson times to Apple/Google calendar
  • Export class schedule to calendar
  • Digital report cards
  • Preview makeup class availability before cancelling
  • Schedule makeup classes further than 1 week out
Show 4 more
  • See both older/younger group schedules for makeup classes
  • Show aqua card progress instead of level information
  • Instructor information and substitute notifications
  • Preview total makeups available

In-app purchases

None

Burn Boot Camp

No in-app purchases

None

Aqua

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burn Boot Camp free?
Burn Boot Camp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aqua free?
Aqua is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Burn Boot Camp or Aqua?
Burn Boot Camp is rated higher. Burn Boot Camp averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Aqua averages 2.8 from 74 ratings.
Do Burn Boot Camp or Aqua have ads?
Neither Burn Boot Camp nor Aqua shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burn Boot Camp or Aqua?
Burn Boot Camp ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aqua every 4 months. Most recently, Burn Boot Camp was updated on November 5, 2026 and Aqua on November 3, 2026.

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