HOTWORX vs Comal Active
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOTWORX
This app helps members of a specific fitness studio track calories burned during workouts and the subsequent "after-burn" period. It calculates total calorie expenditure over a 100-minute session and integrates with the Health app.
- Track calories burned
- Monitor 1-hour after-burn
- Calculate total session calories
- Integrates with Health app
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The HOTWORX application is indented for members of our HOTWORX Studio facilities. The purpose of this application is to encourage users to track their total amount of calories burned during a HOTWORX workout session, and to track their "1-hour after-burn." A HOTWORX workout is 40 minutes, and the after-burn is 1 hour. The total session time will capture the calories burned for a total of 100 minutes. This app integrates with the Health app.
Comal Active
Manage your fitness journey with this app designed exclusively for members. Track workouts, RSVP for classes, connect with gym buddies, and stay updated on gym news and events. Future updates will include head-to-head challenges.
- RSVP for classes
- Track workout performance
- Graph workout data
- Private and group chat
- Gym announcements
- Head-to-Head challenges (coming soon)
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For Comal Active members only! Manage your classes, workouts, scores, PRs, gym buddies, and more: * RSVP for classes * Score, track, and graph performance of your workouts and individual movements * Private and group chat * Latest announcements on what's happening at the gym and on our adventures! * Coming later this year: Head-to-Head!
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Verdict
HOTWORX and Comal Active both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Comal Active's written reviews are positive against 8% of HOTWORX's. Comal Active also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). HOTWORX's advantage is ratings volume (31K vs 5) and chart position (#207 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 — 4.8 for HOTWORX against 4.8 for Comal Active. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HOTWORX has 31K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 8% of HOTWORX's written reviews are positive against 67% of Comal Active's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HOTWORX | Comal Active |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31K ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #207 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 159 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Planet Beach | Box Command LLC |
Customer experience
HOTWORX
Comal Active
Bugs and requests
HOTWORX
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Inability to record workouts and after-burn
- Inconsistent sync with Apple Watch and Fitbit
- Scheduled workouts disappearing from the app
- Incorrect calorie counting and data loss
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to book entire sauna room
- Seamless integration with fitness trackers
- Streamlined scheduling and booking process
- More detailed class descriptions in the app
- Automatic calorie tracking and recording
Comal Active
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HOTWORX
No in-app purchases
Comal Active
No in-app purchases
