B/SPOKE Studios vs FORMAT Virtual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
B/SPOKE Studios
Discover and book fitness classes designed to enhance your well-being. This app connects you with invigorating workouts that promote physical challenge, better health, and personal growth through a low-impact, full-body approach.
- Find and book fitness classes
- Low-impact, full-body workouts
- Promotes better health
- Supports personal growth
- Sustainable health path
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Find and book the classes that leave you feeling better using our convenient app. B/SPOKE is more than just a fitness studio, it's a lifestyle brand with a mission to provide an invigorating, low impact, full-body workout that physically challenges while also helping you find a sustainable path to better health and personal growth.
FORMAT Virtual
Access a variety of fitness classes like Barre, HIIT, and Strength anytime, anywhere. Engage with live and on-demand sessions featuring 2-way video, leaderboards, and community chat. Track your progress and heart rate by connecting wearable devices.
- Livestream and on-demand classes
- Barre, HIIT, and Strength workouts
- 2-way video functionality
- Leaderboard sweat points
- Community chat
- Wearable device integration for heart rate and calorie tracking
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Bring your Barre, HIIT, or Strength practice on the go. With the FORMAT Livestream and On-Demand app, you now have access to stream your favorite teachers any time, any where! Join us for some of our most popular classes! FORMAT Barre FORMAT HIITBarre FORMAT Strength FORMAT HIIT FORMAT HIIT30 With 2-way video functionality, leaderboard sweat points, community chat, and more, we are excited to bring you an immersive and engaging fitness experience. You can also connect your wearable* to track your heart rate and calories burned during live and on-demand workouts. Download the app today to get started! *Connecting your Apple Watch requires sharing your Health App health information to measure heart rate and calories, as well as earn higher leaderboard points in zone 2-4 max heart rate zones. Terms of Use: https://formatlive.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://formatlive.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: B/SPOKE Studios at 2.3K against FORMAT Virtual's 2. B/SPOKE Studios also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). FORMAT Virtual's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 — 5.0 for B/SPOKE Studios against 5.0 for FORMAT Virtual. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B/SPOKE Studios has 2.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
B/SPOKE Studios ships an update every 4 weeks, FORMAT Virtual every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | B/SPOKE Studios | FORMAT Virtual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mariana Tek Corporation | Format Fitness Corp |
Customer experience
B/SPOKE Studios
FORMAT Virtual
In-app purchases
B/SPOKE Studios
No in-app purchases
FORMAT Virtual
No in-app purchases
Questions
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