BU vs Core Barre Fit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BU
Control your Thermomasseur bath's hydro-thermo massage, heated seating, chromatherapy, and drying cycles directly from your mobile device. This app offers a convenient way to manage all therapy options for a personalized spa experience at home.
- Navigate therapy options
- Activate Hydro-thermo Massage®
- Set heated backrest/headrest temperature
- Select chromatherapy colors
- Program drying cycle
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With BainUltra’s BU-Touch control application, you can navigate through all your therapy options from your mobile phone or tablet. BU-Touch offers a more convenient way of setting all the functions and therapy options offered with the Thermomasseur bath: - Activate Hydro-thermo Massage® - Set heated backrest & headrest temperature - Select colors for chromatherapy - Program the drying cycle
Core Barre Fit
Manage your membership, sign up for classes, and stay updated on events. This app provides a personalized portal for all your studio needs.
- Personalized member portal
- Class sign-up
- Membership management
- Event updates
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Download this app and access your personalized member portal to sign up for classes, manage your membership, and stay in the know about the events of Core Barre Fit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Core Barre Fit at 5.0 against BU's 1.6. Core Barre Fit also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (9.0.0 vs 14.0). BU's advantage is ratings volume (21 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Core Barre Fit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BU has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BU ships an update every 22 months, Core Barre Fit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BU | Core Barre Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bains Ultra Inc | Core Barre LLC |
Customer experience
BU
Core Barre Fit
In-app purchases
BU
No in-app purchases
Core Barre Fit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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