ottonova vs BEAT81
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ottonova
This app provides a fully digital private health insurance experience. It allows users to directly contact their insurer and quickly get bills reimbursed without any paperwork.
- Fully digital health insurance
- Direct contact with insurer
- Quick bill reimbursements
- Paperwork-free process
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The health insurance that makes it easy. ottonova Krankenversicherung AG is Germany's first fully digital private health insurance. With the ottonova app you can always get in direct contact with your insurance and you get your bills reimbursed quickly and easily – without any paperwork.
BEAT81
Book tailored fitness classes, manage your schedule, and connect with coaches. Track your workout history and performance to monitor progress over time. Explore various training styles like BURN, BUILD, HYBRID, and RIDE.
- Book tailored workouts
- Manage schedule and share sessions
- Direct messaging with coaches
- Track workout history and performance
- Filter by training style, intensity, coach, location, time
- Explore BURN, BUILD, HYBRID, RIDE concepts
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BEAT your best. The BEAT81 app helps you book the right workouts, stay connected with coaches, and track your progress over time. What you can do in the app: Book workouts tailored to you Filter by training style, intensity, coach, location, or time — and find sessions that match your preferences. Manage your schedule View upcoming sessions, reschedule easily, and share workouts with friends. Speak directly with coaches Message your coach before or after class for guidance, questions, or feedback. Track your results over time See your workout history, heart-rate performance, and progress in one place — so you can stay consistent and improve. Train across BEAT81 concepts: - BURN: Maximise calorie expenditure and sweat - BUILD: Maximise calorie expenditure and sweat - HYBRID: Develop lean muscle and functional strength - RIDE: Develop cardiovascular endurance on the bike Structured group workouts. Clear coaching. Real progress. Workouts available in German and English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ottonova at 4.5 against BEAT81's 2.9. BEAT81's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, 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.
ottonova holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of ottonova's written reviews are positive against 56% of BEAT81's.
ottonova ships an update fortnightly, BEAT81 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ottonova | BEAT81 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16 ratings) — better | 2.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews — better | 56.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ottonova Technology Services GmbH | GRITSpot GmbH |
Customer experience
ottonova
BEAT81
In-app purchases
ottonova
No in-app purchases
BEAT81
No in-app purchases
