KX Pilates vs STRONG Pilates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KX Pilates
Experience a high-intensity, 50-minute reformer Pilates workout designed to tone your body. Improve flexibility, balance, and coordination to maximize your time and enjoy life more.
- 50-minute reformer Pilates workouts
- High intensity training
- Body toning
- Increased flexibility
- Improved balance
- Enhanced coordination
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You don't need to spend more time working out, just more intensity while doing so! KX Pilates delivers a high intensity, body-toning, reformer pilates workout in just 50 minutes. It will help to increase your flexibility, balance and coordination, so you can spend more time doing what you love.
STRONG Pilates
Experience a full-body workout blending Pilates with cardio. Choose between rowing or riding on the exclusive Rowformer machine for a 45-minute session designed to build strength, mobility, and endurance.
- Pilates-inspired workouts
- Cardio infused
- Full body training
- Rowformer machine
- Strength building
- Mobility enhancement
- Endurance development
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Pilates inspired, cardio infused. Full body workout. REFORM? Always. ROW or RIDE? Your choice. For those who want more than Pilates. Australia’s fastest-growing Pilates franchise, STRONG is taking the world by storm. At the centre of a STRONG studio and workout is our exclusive Rowformer, part Pilates reformer, part rower or bike. Expect a sweat-dripping, heart-pounding, 45-minute session that builds strength, mobility and endurance. Download your STRONG.
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Verdict
KX Pilates and STRONG Pilates are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 — 4.9 for KX Pilates against 5.0 for STRONG Pilates. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of KX Pilates's written reviews are positive against 73% of STRONG Pilates's.
KX Pilates ships an update every 5 weeks, STRONG Pilates every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KX Pilates | STRONG Pilates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KX Pilates Franchising Pty Ltd | Strong Pilates Global Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
KX Pilates
STRONG Pilates
Bugs and requests
KX Pilates
Reported bugs
12 issues- App is very slow to load
- App crashes during registration (country selection)
- Purchased plans do not show expiry dates
- App crashes when selecting phone number during registration
- Multiple calendar bookings created for a single class
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- iCalendar not updating correctly
- App crashes with JSON parsing error
- App won't load past the initial loading page
- Calendar entries disappear after class completion
- Incorrect class day displayed (e.g., 'tomorrow' for current day)
- Waitlist number not updating without manual refresh
- Last-minute instructor changes not notified
Requested features
13 requests- More payment methods (e.g., Afterpay, PayID)
- Improve app speed and reduce loading times
- Fix bugs related to calendar synchronization
- Add option to mark studios as favorite
- Improve waitlist functionality to show number of people
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- Add notifications for instructor changes
- Allow users to request friends' schedules
- Option to save or favorite home workouts
- Connect with other KX users to see booked classes
- Show number of participants in a booked class
- Allow scrolling through dates (swipe left/right)
- Select multiple studios to view schedules concurrently
- Improve font size and icon visibility
STRONG Pilates
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KX Pilates
No in-app purchases
STRONG Pilates
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is KX Pilates free?
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