Playground LA vs Spiraling Sam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playground LA
Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your device. View class schedules, sign up, check promotions, and purchase merchandise. The app also provides studio location information for your convenience.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- View ongoing promotions
- Purchase merchandise
- View studio location
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Download the Playground LA App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, view ongoing promotions, purchase our exclusive Playground Merchandise 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!
Spiraling Sam
This app provides online classes for dancers and movers in GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Methods, plus dance conditioning. It focuses on anatomy, embodiment, and artistic expression to enhance physical potential. Classes are available for home or on-the-go, with or without specialized equipment.
- GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® Method classes
- Dance Conditioning education
- Anatomy and embodiment focus
- Classes for home or on-the-go
- Suitable with or without equipment
- Community of movers
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An online studio for dancers and intentional movers, offering classes in The GYROTONIC & GYROKINESIS Methods + educational Dance Conditioning. Spiraling Sam’s Online Studio looks through the lens of anatomy, energetic embodiment, dance science and artistic expression to help you reach your full potential. Deepen your perspective and felt experience with new cues, concepts, and ways of thinking that can be embodied, both inside and outside of the studio. Whether you have access to Gyrotonic equipment, or are are looking to workout at home or on-the-go, there are a wide range of classes available for you. Join this vibrant community of dancers and intentional movers!
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Verdict
Playground LA and Spiraling Sam both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Playground LA's written reviews are positive against 50% of Spiraling Sam's. Playground LA also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Spiraling Sam's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 4.6 for Playground LA against 4.7 for Spiraling Sam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Playground LA's written reviews are positive against 50% of Spiraling Sam's.
Playground LA ships an update every 5 weeks, Spiraling Sam every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Playground LA | Spiraling Sam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLAYGROUND LA | Sutra Fitness, Inc. |
Customer experience
Playground LA
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In-app purchases
Playground LA
No in-app purchases
Spiraling Sam
No in-app purchases
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