Comparison

CycleBar vs Karma Yoga App

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

Head to head
About

CycleBar

Manage your indoor cycling classes and track your fitness progress. View upcoming classes, book your favorite spots, and join waitlists. Monitor your performance over time and earn rewards through a loyalty program.

Highlights
  • Personalized home screen
  • Class schedule and booking
  • Waitlist functionality
  • Studio map and details
  • Activity tracking
  • Loyalty program with rewards
Features
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Welcome to the CycleBar App! Download the app to get the most out of your CycleBar experience. Your personalized home screen will put the info you want the most front and center: upcoming classes, weekly goal progress, and much more! You’ll also be able to keep up with all the classes at your favorite CycleBar studios using our schedule feature! Filter, favorite, and book your way to class. The Apple Watch app lets you view your schedule, check in for class, and track your workouts. Track your class stats from past classes to monitor your performance over time with the Activity Tracking app, and the integration with the Apple Health app allows you to see all your progress in one convenient place. • Check the My Schedule tab to see your upcoming classes and plan the rest of your week. • Bike best in a particular spot? Book and save your perfect spot for each class to get the most out of your ride. • Is your favorite class or instructor 100% booked? Add yourself to the waitlist and stay informed to get your workout in! • Traveling shouldn’t disrupt your health goals, so we’ve made it faster for you to find a local studio with our interactive studio map. • See one you like? Tap into our detailed studio pages to learn more and get booked into class. Join ClassPoints, our loyalty program! Sign up for free and accumulate points with every class you attend. Achieve different status levels and unlock exciting rewards, including retail discounts, access to priority booking, guest passes for your friends, and more! Get ready to ride!

About

Karma Yoga App

Manage your yoga account, book classes and events, and access on-demand content. Stay connected with the studio through direct messaging and a public feed for announcements and promotions.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class and event booking
  • On-demand content
  • Direct messaging
  • Public feed for announcements
Features
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The Karma Yoga app makes it very easy for you to manage your Karma Yoga account, book into our classes and events, watch our on-demand content, and keep in touch with us. You can easily message us if you have a question or want to share something with them. You can also follow our public feed to see any announcements we make, promos we run, or content we share.

Screenshots

CycleBar4 screens
Karma Yoga App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Karma Yoga App at free against CycleBar's free with in-app purchases. CycleBar's advantage is ratings volume (27K vs 13) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for CycleBar against 5.0 for Karma Yoga App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CycleBar has 27K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CycleBar ships an update every 2 weeks, Karma Yoga App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CycleBar versus Karma Yoga App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCycleBarKarma Yoga App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (27K ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXponential Fitness LLCMomence, Inc.

Customer experience

CycleBar

All ratings26,810 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative26.5%

Karma Yoga App

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CycleBar

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Add to Calendar feature not working consistently
  • Unlimited membership showing 0 rides available
  • App crashing on login for home studio

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to connect Fitbit to the app
  • Better data visualization and progress tracking
  • Option to toggle between multiple user accounts

Karma Yoga App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CycleBar

No in-app purchases

None

Karma Yoga App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CycleBar free?
CycleBar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karma Yoga App free?
Karma Yoga App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CycleBar or Karma Yoga App?
Karma Yoga App is rated higher. CycleBar averages 4.9 out of 5 from 27K ratings, while Karma Yoga App averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do CycleBar or Karma Yoga App have ads?
Neither CycleBar nor Karma Yoga App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CycleBar or Karma Yoga App?
CycleBar ships an update every 2 weeks, and Karma Yoga App every 3 months. Most recently, CycleBar was updated on November 6, 2026 and Karma Yoga App on November 3, 2026.

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