Comparison

Nautilus Plus vs Explore the World by Bowflex

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

Head to head
About

Nautilus Plus

Manage your gym membership, track workouts, and access personalized fitness and nutrition plans. View schedules, book appointments, and sync data from various fitness trackers. Stay connected with trainers and nutritionists through integrated messaging.

Highlights
  • Virtual membership card
  • Workout tracking and program access
  • Sync data from fitness trackers
  • Nutrition plan and tools
  • Group exercise class schedules
  • Appointment booking
  • Integrated messaging with trainers
Features
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You can now easily access all your Nautilus Plus membership information on your mobile or smartphone. Things like your virtual membership card, group exercise schedules, appointments with your personal trainer or nutritionist, record of workouts, your workout program, and more. Virtual Membership Card • Present your membership card by simply showing your phone Workout Session • Fix your weekly workout objective • Consult your weekly workout average • Consult your workout session total • Record of workouts (day, hour, club) • Sync your data from any trackers (Apple Health, Garmin, Fitbit, Strava, etc.) Workout Program • Consult your workout program • Complete your Fitness and Lifestyle Evaluation questionnaire • Consult the results of your Fitness and Lifestyle Evaluation questionnaire • Enter data during your workout session (duration, calories burned, number of reps, weights used) • Consult your workout data • Consult your workout calendar • Communicate with your personal trainer via integrated messaging Nutrition • Consult your nutrition plan • Consult different tools such as portion guide, your Healthy Plate, your Grocery List • Communicate with your nutritionist via integrated messaging Group Exercise Classes and Supervised Group Training Schedules • All class schedules in all clubs within our network • Refined search by type of class • Online registration Appointments • Book an appointment with your personal trainer, your nutritionist, your osteopath, or your massotherapist BOOMERANG Membership • Consult your accumulated credits

About

Explore the World by Bowflex

Virtually travel the globe from home while exercising. The app syncs with compatible fitness equipment to adjust video playback to your speed. Track your progress, explore new destinations, and stay motivated on your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Virtual global destinations
  • Adaptive video playback
  • Fitness data tracking
  • Sync with popular fitness apps
  • New destinations added monthly
  • Six free premium maps
Features
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FUEL YOUR FITNESS JOURNEY WITH A SENSE OF ADVENTURE The Explore the World™ App allows you to virtually travel the globe from the comfort of home and automatically adjusts in real-time to the speed of your Bluetooth® enabled Bowflex, Schwinn Fitness, and Nautilus fitness equipment. Take control of your journey with dozens of high definition destinations and course lengths to choose from, including 5K’s through the Japanese Countryside, 10K’s through the Scottish Highlands, full marathons through the streets of Prague, and many more. Challenge yourself to travel the entire globe, and stay motivated with new destinations added each month. Plus, Explore the World allows you to track time, distance, speed, calories, and heart rate, helping you stay on top of your fitness journey and celebrating your successes as you beat your best course times. You can even sync your fitness data with other popular apps like Strava®, UA Record™, MapMyRun®, Apple Health, and more. Explore the World™ today! FEATURES INCLUDE: • Dozens of locations from around the world (subscription only) • Six free premium maps for unlimited use • Adaptive video playback that matches your speed • Track and store your data • Sync your data with your Strava or MapMyRun account Note: The Explore the World app is only compatible with Bluetooth® enabled Schwinn, Bowflex, & Nautilus fitness equipment. Subscription necessary to unlock full suite of virtual courses and trails. IN-APP SUBSCRIPTION AVAILABLE - SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Yearly: SAVE with an Explore the World annual subscription at only $59.99 per year - a savings of over $59 compared to the monthly price! Monthly: A monthly Explore the World subscription is only $9.99 per month. Cancellation: You may cancel your subscription at any time and enjoy the use of your subscription through the remainder of your current subscription period, as applicable. See below for additional details. By completing your purchase in the Bowflex JRNY™ app, you are certifying that you are at least 18 years old and that you understand and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Read our full Terms of Use at (https://www.bowflex.com/global-assets/legal/terms-of-use.html) and our Privacy Policy at (https://www.bowflex.com/global-assets/legal/privacy-policy.html). Your subscription, whether yearly or monthly, will renew automatically for another month unless you cancel it at least 48 hours prior to the end of your current subscription period. Your account will be charged upon renewal of your subscription at the current applicable subscription rate. You can manage a subscription purchased in the Bowflex JRNY™ app, including cancelling it, in your Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Payments will be charged through your iTunes account.

Screenshots

Nautilus Plus4 screens
Explore the World by Bowflex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nautilus Plus at 3.0 against Explore the World by Bowflex's 2.1. Nautilus Plus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). Explore the World by Bowflex's advantage is ratings volume (315 vs 7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Explore the World by Bowflex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Nautilus Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nautilus Plus holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Explore the World by Bowflex has 315 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Nautilus Plus's written reviews are positive against 19% of Explore the World by Bowflex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nautilus Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, Explore the World by Bowflex every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nautilus Plus versus Explore the World by Bowflex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNautilus PlusExplore the World by Bowflex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings) — better2.1 (315 ratings)
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews — better19.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7315 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNautilus PlusTreo

Customer experience

Nautilus Plus

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral11.9%
Negative62.7%

Explore the World by Bowflex

All ratings315 ratings
Positive21.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative70.8%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive19.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative73.2%

User reviews

Nautilus Plus

From 7 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use (sometimes)
  • 👍 Good gym experience
  • 👍 Professional service
  • 👍 Useful for booking classes
  • 👍 Useful for checking Boomerang points

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App frequently crashes
  • 🐛 Login issues
  • 🐛 Server errors
  • 🐛 Slow performance
  • 🐛 Unreliable functionality

Explore the World by Bowflex

From 315 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works well with Schwinn bikes
  • 👍 Enjoyable scenery and visuals
  • 🌟 Great app for casual indoor cycling

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with various bikes
  • 🔍 Limited data and metrics displayed
  • 🔇 No audio or music in videos
  • 🧭 Repetitive and short video routes

Bugs and requests

Nautilus Plus

Reported bugs

76 issues
  • Reservations don't work
  • Messaging doesn't work
  • Gym crowd status not showing
  • App constantly logs out
  • Password reset emails not sent
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  • App connects to multiple tracking websites on login
  • Servers down for over a week
  • Error message: problem with the server
  • App crashes constantly
  • Login problems
  • Server issues
  • App not working half the time
  • Login issues every week
  • Error with Nautilus server
  • App crashes, error codes
  • Cannot load info or card
  • System is down
  • App not showing member card
  • Hard to login
  • DNS requests to Google advertising servers
  • Prevents login with ad blocker
  • Lost history of weights
  • Average number of weekly visits disappeared
  • Cannot log in
  • Error code: 'Error Try again later'
  • Server error
  • App is generally very slow
  • Workout programs not saved locally
  • Not working with the latest iOS
  • Error: 'Cannot read property ‘data’ of undefined'
  • Cannot access app
  • Boomerang doesn't work sometimes
  • Issues with client card and Boomerang
  • Does not work on iPhone 14 Pro Max
  • App unable to function on new iPhone
  • Impossible to finish workout
  • Error message: 'error with Nautilus Plus server'
  • Old programs harder to find
  • Membership card needs to be reloaded to wallet
  • Weight changes don't always save
  • Opening other app resumes workout a few sets back
  • Messages sent are deleted/not showing up
  • New version is worse than the old one
  • New update is not optimal
  • App is terribly slow
  • Resets randomly
  • Membership card difficult to access
  • Cannot add card to phone wallet
  • App always bugs when opened
  • Cannot install membership card in Apple Wallet
  • Buggy, crashes 99% of the time
  • Cannot open menu on the right-hand side
  • Top part overlaps phone status bar
  • Lack of retention for orientation to display membership card
  • Interface not adapted for Face ID phones
  • Entering values in workout program is frustrating
  • App not updated for new iPhone displays
  • Information not visible due to Dynamic Island
  • Impossible to add membership card to wallet app
  • Screen not sized properly for various iPhones
  • App not updated for 2 years
  • Buttons and menus not optimized for iPhone 14
  • Cannot add membership card to wallet
  • New update is worse than the previous version
  • More actions needed to execute training plan
  • UX needs review
  • Cannot add card to Apple wallet
  • App is not adapted to recent iPhones
  • Doesn't run easily
  • Apple Pay feature for card is impossible to make work
  • Multiple screens won't load
  • Add to Apple wallet is broken
  • Scanning still works but that's it
  • App is junk and abandoned
  • Doesn't work
  • Previous version was better

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add Apple Watch app for tracking workouts
  • Bring back average weekly visits on homepage
  • Allow users to choose preferred branches
  • Enable in-app membership renewal
  • Allow users to customize home screen buttons
Show 11 more
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve workout timer functionality
  • Allow users to disable auto-playing videos
  • Add option to save workout programs locally
  • Make app compatible with newer iPhone screens
  • Improve navigation for gym hours and attendance
  • Allow multiple preferred branches
  • Add ability to prepare workout entry during rest periods
  • Improve graphical clarity of the app
  • Allow users to add membership card to Apple Wallet
  • Improve account creation process

Explore the World by Bowflex

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Subscription issues and lack of support
  • Inaccurate data sync and reporting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more video routes and destinations
  • Improve data sync with Apple Health
  • Allow background mode and pause/resume
  • Integrate heart rate and cadence tracking
  • Add audio options like nature sounds

In-app purchases

None

Nautilus Plus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Explore the World by Bowflex

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Nautilus Plus free?
Nautilus Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Explore the World by Bowflex free?
Explore the World by Bowflex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nautilus Plus or Explore the World by Bowflex?
Nautilus Plus is rated higher. Nautilus Plus averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Explore the World by Bowflex averages 2.1 from 315 ratings.
Do Nautilus Plus or Explore the World by Bowflex have ads?
Neither Nautilus Plus nor Explore the World by Bowflex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nautilus Plus or Explore the World by Bowflex?
Nautilus Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, and Explore the World by Bowflex every 5 months. Most recently, Nautilus Plus was updated on September 17, 2026 and Explore the World by Bowflex on September 23, 2026.

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