RSTR vs The Garage Chicago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RSTR
Engage in 30-minute HIIT classes designed for all fitness levels, available both in-studio and on-demand. Plan your schedule, sign up for sessions, and explore current promotions and merchandise.
- 30-minute HIIT classes
- In-studio and on-demand options
- Workouts for all fitness levels
- Class schedule planning
- Class sign-ups
- Promotions and merchandise shopping
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Start transforming your body and mindset with our 30-minute HIIT classes. Join in-studio or on-demand classes to start your journey right now. Workouts tailored for any level of fitness. View and plan class schedules, sign up for classes, view ongoing promotions, as well as shop for our latest merch drops. Classes: Fight 30 Strength 30 Endurance 30
The Garage Chicago
Access strength, conditioning, and rebuilding programs with this app. Book group classes or personal training sessions, track your progress, and stay connected with the community. Explore various class types for different fitness goals.
- Class booking and management
- Progress tracking
- Real-time updates and alerts
- Community connection
- Personal training access
- Multiple class types
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The Garage Chicago App – Group Classes. Personal Training. Community. Your all-access pass to strength, conditioning, and rebuilding—right at your fingertips. Book classes, track progress, and stay locked in with everything happening at The Garage and The Apartment. The Garage is built for strength and endurance, featuring HEAVY AF, STRONG X, and HYBRID classes. Need a more personalized approach? Personal Training is available to help you level up. The Apartment is your space for rebuiding and mobility, offering infrared-heated yoga and movement-based sessions, including HOT AF, FLOW X, CHILL, and VIBES. GARAGE RUN CLUB – A free 5K for all paces, every Monday morning. What You Get: Easy Booking – Reserve and manage your classes in seconds. Progress Tracking – Stay on top of your training and recovery. Real-Time Updates – Get alerts on schedule changes, events, and exclusive offers. Community Connection – Stay plugged in with #TeamGarage. Train. Recover. Repeat. Download The Garage Chicago app now and get after it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Garage Chicago at none against RSTR's shown. The Garage Chicago also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (157 vs 9). RSTR's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 RSTR against 5.0 for The Garage Chicago. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Garage Chicago has 157 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
RSTR ships an update every 5 weeks, The Garage Chicago monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | RSTR | The Garage Chicago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 5.0 (157 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 157 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FBRK, LLC | Gina Caifano LLC |
Customer experience
RSTR
The Garage Chicago
In-app purchases
RSTR
No in-app purchases
The Garage Chicago
No in-app purchases
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