Mystryde Athletic Club vs FORMAT Virtual
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mystryde Athletic Club
This app offers a variety of fitness classes combining strength training and running, with sessions ranging from 35 to 60 minutes. It caters to all fitness levels, aiming to improve endurance, strength, and speed.
- Boutique fitness classes
- Strength training
- Running classes
- Endurance training
- 35-60 minute class options
- Suitable for all fitness levels
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MYSTRYDE combines boutique fitness with strength and running. Ranging from 35-60 minute classes to fit into your schedule, we offer different classes to help you reach your fitness goals. Good for all levels, our Endurance, Stryde and Strength classes are guaranteed to make you sweaty, stronger and faster!
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 update cadence: Mystryde Athletic Club at every 4 weeks against FORMAT Virtual's every 7 months. Mystryde Athletic Club also leads on ratings volume (597 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). FORMAT Virtual's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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 Mystryde Athletic Club against 5.0 for FORMAT Virtual. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mystryde Athletic Club has 597 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.
Mystryde Athletic Club ships an update every 4 weeks, FORMAT Virtual every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mystryde Athletic Club | FORMAT Virtual |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (597 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 597 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 7 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 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MYSTRYDE PARENT LLC | Format Fitness Corp |
Customer experience
Mystryde Athletic Club
FORMAT Virtual
In-app purchases
Mystryde Athletic Club
No in-app purchases
FORMAT Virtual
No in-app purchases
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