Comparison

Nautilus Plus vs Essentrics Studio

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

Essentrics Studio

This app allows users to book and manage fitness classes at a Montreal studio. It offers a unique movement workout designed to stretch and strengthen muscles, improve joint mobility, and promote overall well-being. The app also provides access to class schedules, instructor information, and account management features.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes
  • View class schedules
  • Discover new classes and instructors
  • Manage account
  • Purchase classes
  • View recent bookings
Features
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Le Studio ESSENTRICS MTL Hôtel Honeyrose est un espace mouvement situé à Montréal, au Canada. Nous y offrons une variété de cours d’Essentrics qui visent à étirer et renforcer chaque muscle, réveiller chaque cellule et libérer chaque articulation. Le Studio ESSENTRICS vous aide à prendre soin de votre corps et de votre esprit par la pratique de mouvements dynamiques et transformateurs. Équipé d’immenses fenêtres surplombant la ville, notre lumineux studio est situé au 15e étage du magnifique hôtel HONEYROSE. Faites l’expérience de la puissance d'un cours Essentrics et accédez à l'extraordinaire grâce à cette technique d'entraînement unique qui répond aux besoins du corps humain à mesure qu'il vieillit. Essentrics vous rencontrera là où vous en êtes, quel que soit votre parcours personnel de santé et de bien-être. Profitez d’une expérience unique au studio! Suivez un cours avec un(e) ami(e) et prenez le temps de vous retrouver autour d’un lait frappé, d’un café ou d’un repas — le tout sous un même toit. Situé au cœur du Quartier des spectacles, en plein centre-ville de Montréal, l’hôtel HONEYROSE vous fera remonter dans le temps avec son univers rétro « Art déco » inspiré des années 1920, auquel se mêle l’art de vivre montréalais. L’hôtel dispose d’aires de détente ouvertes, de salles de réunion, de salons, de restaurants uniques, et bien plus encore. Cette application vous permet de: - Consulter les plages horaires et réserver des cours; - Découvrir de nouveaux cours et instructeurs; - Consulter vos réservations récentes; - Acheter des cours; - Gérer votre compte. Notre approche pionnière du conditionnement physique vise à redéfinir notre façon de bouger et d'atteindre l'équilibre dans notre corps. Téléchargez l'application dès aujourd'hui et venez bouger avec nous! 15e étage - Hôtel HONEYROSE, 355 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, MTL | Métro: Place-des-Arts Pour obtenir de l’information sur nos cours privés, événements spéciaux et cours corporatifs, nous vous invitons à nous contacter directement: [info@essentrics.com](mailto:info@essentrics.com). --- ESSENTRICS Studio MTL Honeyrose Hotel is a movement studio in Montreal, Canada. We offer a variety of Essentrics classes to stretch and strengthen every muscle, awaken every cell, and liberate every joint. ESSENTRICS Studio helps you to take care of your body & mind as you experience dynamic, transformative movement. Our bright studio space is located on the 15th floor of the luxurious HONEYROSE hotel, with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. Discover the power of Essentrics and unlock the extraordinary, with this unique movement workout that speaks to the needs of the human body as it ages. Essentrics will meet you where you are at, no matter what your personal health and wellness journey looks like. Enjoy a unique studio experience – take a class with a friend & catch-up over a coffee, smoothie or lunch – all under the same roof. Located in the heart of downtown’s Quartier des Spectacles, the HONEYROSE Hotel takes you back in time with vintage Art Deco design inspired by the 1920s mixed with Montreal’s art of living. It hosts open space lounge areas, meeting and event rooms, unique dining areas, and much more. With this app you can: - View class schedules & book a class - Discover new classes and instructors - See your recent bookings - Purchase classes - Manage your account Our pioneering approach to fitness aims to redefine how we move and achieve balance within our bodies. Download the app today and come move with us! 15th floor - HONEYROSE Hotel, 355 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, MTL | Metro: Place-des-Arts Please contact us directly to inquire about private sessions, special events and corporate classes: [info@essentrics.com](mailto:info@essentrics.com)

Screenshots

Nautilus Plus4 screens
Essentrics Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Essentrics Studio at 5.0 against Nautilus Plus's 3.0. Nautilus Plus's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Essentrics Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautilus Plus has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nautilus Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, Essentrics Studio every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nautilus Plus versus Essentrics Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNautilus PlusEssentrics Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB83 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNautilus Plus6228755 Canada Inc

Customer experience

Nautilus Plus

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

Essentrics Studio

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 71 more
  • 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

Essentrics Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nautilus Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Essentrics Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nautilus Plus free?
Nautilus Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Essentrics Studio free?
Essentrics Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nautilus Plus or Essentrics Studio?
Essentrics Studio is rated higher. Nautilus Plus averages 3.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Essentrics Studio averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nautilus Plus or Essentrics Studio have ads?
Neither Nautilus Plus nor Essentrics Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nautilus Plus or Essentrics Studio?
Nautilus Plus ships an update every 5 weeks, and Essentrics Studio every 3 months. Most recently, Nautilus Plus was updated on September 17, 2026 and Essentrics Studio on September 9, 2026.

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