Comparison

HIIT | Down Dog vs Pilates Square

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

Head to head
About

HIIT | Down Dog

This app offers a dynamic high-intensity interval training (HIIT) experience with over 1000 unique exercises, ensuring you never do the same workout twice. It's beginner-friendly with customizable workout lengths, exercise types, and music to keep you motivated and prevent plateaus.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 unique exercises
  • Customizable workout length and intervals
  • Selectable exercise categories (upper body, core, etc.)
  • Preset and custom workout mixes
  • Dynamic music matching workout intensity
  • Choice of coach voices
  • Syncs across devices
Features
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With pre-recorded videos, you get bored, and so do your muscles! Avoid the dreaded workout plateau and get ripped with HIIT. With over 1000+ different exercises, you’ll never get the same workout twice! BEGINNER FRIENDLY If you’re brand new to HIIT, Level 0 is the perfect place to start! Use your own body weight to get your heart rate up and efficiently burn fat while building muscle - no fancy props required. Our high definition videos and clear instructions guide you through each HIIT exercise. It’s like having your own personal trainer! BUILD THE WORKOUT YOU WANT Set the total length of your workout Tailor the length of your Exercise Length and Recovery intervals Choose from 4 different levels of Upper Body, Lower Body, and Core to get exercises that challenge you MIX FEATURE Choose from presets like Leg Day, Cardio Killer, Total Body - No Jumps, or our favorite, Bringing Sexy Back, or create your own mix of aerobic, core, glutes, legs and upper body Exclude exercises that don’t work for you: Sore wrists? Say goodbye to table tops and planks. Tired of burpees? No problem, you’ll never have to hop back again. DYNAMIC CHANGING MUSIC Pick the type of music that gets you hyped, and we supply beats that match your movement and help you push hard to the last second of each interval. CHOOSE YOUR VOICE Select your favorite coach to keep you motivated as you sweat. SYNC BETWEEN DEVICES Automatically syncs across all your devices. Integrates with the Apple Health app! Down Dog's terms and conditions can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/terms Down Dog's privacy policy can be found at https://www.downdogapp.com/privacy

About

Pilates Square

This app supports your health and fitness goals by allowing you to create custom exercise routines or choose from pre-made programs. It facilitates communication with club staff, participation in challenges, and tracking progress through HealthKit integration.

Highlights
  • Customizable exercise programs
  • Pre-made workout selections
  • Fitness challenges
  • Direct staff communication
  • HealthKit integration
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Create your own exercise programmes or select from a range provided by the club - Take part in regular fitness challenges - Contact club staff directly - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Refer Friends to the club online Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.

Screenshots

HIIT | Down Dog4 screens
Pilates Square3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pilates Square at none against HIIT | Down Dog's 8. HIIT | Down Dog's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. HIIT | Down Dog sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Pilates Square asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HIIT | Down Dog against 5.0 for Pilates Square. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HIIT | Down Dog has 48K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HIIT | Down Dog versus Pilates Square: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHIIT | Down DogPilates Square
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (48K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings48K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoga Buddhi Co.TeamUp Sports

Bugs and requests

HIIT | Down Dog

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Connectivity problems
  • Inconsistent workout experiences

Requested features

6 requests
  • Preview of upcoming exercises
  • Warm-up and cool-down options
  • Ability to exclude certain exercises
  • More detailed exercise instructions and form cues
  • Offline workout downloads
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  • Integration with fitness tracking devices

Pilates Square

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

HIIT | Down Dog

Subscriptions5
  • HIIT Subscription$12.991 Month
  • All Access Subscription2 variants$12.991 Month
  • HIIT Subscription$99.991 Year
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  • All Access Subscription3 variants$99.991 Year
  • All Access Subscription$119.991 Year
None

Pilates Square

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HIIT | Down Dog free?
HIIT | Down Dog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilates Square free?
Pilates Square is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HIIT | Down Dog or Pilates Square?
Pilates Square is rated higher. HIIT | Down Dog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 48K ratings, while Pilates Square averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HIIT | Down Dog or Pilates Square have ads?
Neither HIIT | Down Dog nor Pilates Square shows ads.

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