Comparison

Pure Barre vs Scout Studios

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

Head to head
About

Pure Barre

Engage in low-impact, high-intensity workouts designed to sculpt and tone your body. Book, manage, and purchase classes directly from your phone, track your progress, and discover new studios and instructors. Join a loyalty program for rewards and exclusive benefits.

Highlights
  • Low-impact, high-intensity workouts
  • Class booking and management
  • Personalized home screen
  • Workout tracking with Apple Watch
  • Integration with Apple Health
  • Studio discovery and waitlist
  • ClassPoints loyalty program
Features
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Pure Barre workouts are focused on low-impact, high intensity movements that lift and tone muscles to quickly and safely burn calories and fat. Our app allows you to book, manage, and buy classes directly from your mobile phone. View your personalized home screen: - Your personalized home screen surfaces the information most important to you - View your upcoming classes - See your weekly goal progress Book classes: - Filter, favorite and find the perfect class at your studio - Book a Pure Barre class directly in the app - View your upcoming classes in your schedule - Manage your membership in the app Discover new workouts, instructors and studios: - Find new classes - View instructors at your studio - Use the interactive map to find a nearby studio Join a waitlist: - Is your favorite instructors or class 100% booked? Join the waitlist and get informed if spaces become available Workout Tracking: - Apple Watch app allow you to view your schedule, check-in for class, and track your Pure Barre workouts - Integrates with the Apple Health app so you can view all your progress in one convenient place 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! See you at class!

About

Scout Studios

Manage your Pilates account, book classes and events, and access on-demand content. Stay connected with announcements, promotions, and direct messaging. Follow the public feed for updates and shared content.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class and event booking
  • On-demand content access
  • Direct messaging
  • Public feed for announcements
  • Promotions and content sharing
Features
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The Scout Pilates app makes it very easy for you to manage your Scout Pilates 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

Pure Barre4 screens
Scout Studios4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pure Barre at 4.8 against Scout Studios's 4.0. Pure Barre also leads on ratings volume (42K vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Scout Studios's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (60% vs 45%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pure Barre sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Scout Studios asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pure Barre holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pure Barre has 42K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Pure Barre's written reviews are positive against 60% of Scout Studios's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pure Barre ships an update every 3 weeks, Scout Studios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pure Barre versus Scout Studios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPure BarreScout Studios
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (42K ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews45.2% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXponential Fitness LLCMomence, Inc.

Customer experience

Pure Barre

All ratings41,456 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews146 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral12.3%
Negative42.5%

Scout Studios

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Pure Barre

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes during use
  • Inconsistent syncing of class history and progress
  • Difficulties accessing account and billing information
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices and platforms

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to filter and search classes by length, instructor, and focus area
  • Option to pause or temporarily suspend membership
  • Integration with fitness tracking devices to monitor progress
  • Improved organization and navigation of on-demand class library
  • Seamless casting or mirroring functionality to TV devices

Scout Studios

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pure Barre

Subscriptions2
  • GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • All-GO Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Month
None

Scout Studios

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pure Barre free?
Pure Barre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scout Studios free?
Scout Studios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pure Barre or Scout Studios?
Pure Barre is rated higher. Pure Barre averages 4.8 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Scout Studios averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pure Barre or Scout Studios have ads?
Neither Pure Barre nor Scout Studios shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pure Barre or Scout Studios?
Pure Barre ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scout Studios every 2 months. Most recently, Pure Barre was updated on October 22, 2026 and Scout Studios on October 7, 2026.

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