Comparison

BEAT81 vs TK

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

Head to head
About

BEAT81

Book tailored fitness classes, manage your schedule, and connect with coaches. Track your workout history and performance to monitor progress over time. Explore various training styles like BURN, BUILD, HYBRID, and RIDE.

Highlights
  • Book tailored workouts
  • Manage schedule and share sessions
  • Direct messaging with coaches
  • Track workout history and performance
  • Filter by training style, intensity, coach, location, time
  • Explore BURN, BUILD, HYBRID, RIDE concepts
Features
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BEAT your best. The BEAT81 app helps you book the right workouts, stay connected with coaches, and track your progress over time. What you can do in the app: Book workouts tailored to you Filter by training style, intensity, coach, location, or time — and find sessions that match your preferences. Manage your schedule View upcoming sessions, reschedule easily, and share workouts with friends. Speak directly with coaches Message your coach before or after class for guidance, questions, or feedback. Track your results over time See your workout history, heart-rate performance, and progress in one place — so you can stay consistent and improve. Train across BEAT81 concepts: - BURN: Maximise calorie expenditure and sweat - BUILD: Maximise calorie expenditure and sweat - HYBRID: Develop lean muscle and functional strength - RIDE: Develop cardiovascular endurance on the bike Structured group workouts. Clear coaching. Real progress. Workouts available in German and English.

About

TK

Achieve all-round wellbeing with personalized plans for fitness, nutrition, and relaxation. Set goals, track progress with self-tests, and receive motivating tips and recipe suggestions. Integrates with smartwatches for a holistic health overview.

Highlights
  • Personalized coaching plans
  • Fitness exercises and audio coaching
  • Extensive recipe database
  • Meditation and mindfulness exercises
  • Smartwatch and fitness tracker integration
  • Progress tracking and self-tests
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Become fitter, move more, eat better or plan more time for relaxation – it’s not always easy to do it all, but the TK-Coach can help you find the right balance and achieve all-round wellbeing. In doing so, the TK-Coach focuses on your personal situation and your needs, as well as giving you motivating tips for staying on course and suitable nutrition suggestions. The TK-Coach will get you into top shape in the areas of fitness, diet and relaxation. It will help you to set specific goals and celebrate your successes – with simple recipes, sports exercises, guided meditations and lots more. Create your own plan to help increase your wellbeing week by week. Thanks to a smart suggestion logic, the app creates exactly the right coaching for you. Get started! Contents and features of the TK-Coach app • Self-tests to track your progress • A health profile that gives you an overview of your personal successes • Compatible with various smart watches and fitness trackers • Collect bonus points in the app for TK’s Bonus Plan. • Weekly and monthly reviews show your successes and give extra motivation • The app can be used in English too – provided the language setting of the device is set to English. • Download function to access content anytime Contents in the area of movement • Hip Hop Masterclass 1 • Audio coaching for running with targeted exercises and informational articles • Warm up and Cool down exercises • Circle training • Moving during your breaks • Pelvic training • Pilates • Back training • Yoga for beginners and advanced practitioners • 8-minutes workout • Connecting smartwatches and fitness trackers • Tasks to increase movement in everyday life Contents in the area of nutrition • Over 825 recipes • Specific goals for changing your diet • Questionnaire on your dietary habits • Nutrition Protocol: Receive personalised recommendations for your nutritional quality and specific calorie need • Health goal “Weight loss” for sustainable weight reduction Contents in the area of stress management • Interactive sleep podcast • Meditation and mindfulness exercises • Progressive muscle relaxation • Short breathing exercises • Short relaxation exercises • Antistress yoga • Mental health score: Using smart watches and fitness trackers, your individual mental strain can be measured. Security As a statutory health insurer, we are obliged to protect your health-related data as best as possible. The recorded data will not be passed on to TK, and entries are saved in an anonymised way. Further development We are continuously developing the app to include new functions. Your ideas and tips are the biggest help in this regard. Feel free to write to us directly via the following email address: technischer-support@tk.de. Prerequisites for access This free offer is available in unlimited form to all those insured with TK, who can obtain access to the free app via the password-protected area of the website, “My TK”. Those not insured with TK, but whose company is taking part in a TK promotional project can use the app free of charge for an unlimited period by way of a coupon code. Even if you are not insured with TK and do not have a coupon code, you can still avail yourself of the offer free of charge for four weeks by way of guest access. After four weeks, the app can only be used via the two ways mentioned above. Supported operating systems - iOS 16-18 Responsible party and operator Techniker Krankenkasse (TK)

Screenshots

BEAT814 screens
TK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TK at 4.2 against BEAT81's 2.9. BEAT81's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TK holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of BEAT81's written reviews are positive against 52% of TK's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BEAT81 ships an update every 3 weeks, TK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BEAT81 versus TK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBEAT81TK
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (7 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.0% of reviews — better51.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB68 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGRITSpot GmbHTechniker Krankenkasse (TK)

Customer experience

BEAT81

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative24.0%

TK

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral40.7%
Negative7.4%

In-app purchases

None

BEAT81

No in-app purchases

None

TK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BEAT81 free?
BEAT81 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TK free?
TK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BEAT81 or TK?
TK is rated higher. BEAT81 averages 2.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TK averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do BEAT81 or TK have ads?
Neither BEAT81 nor TK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BEAT81 or TK?
BEAT81 ships an update every 3 weeks, and TK every 2 months. Most recently, BEAT81 was updated on September 23, 2026 and TK on September 22, 2026.

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