Comparison

PoolFit vs Homemade Method・Meal Planner

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

Head to head
About

PoolFit

Engage in a variety of low-impact water exercises and in-home fitness routines led by expert instructors. Access over 225 workouts, download them for offline use, and create custom playlists to achieve your fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Over 225 water and in-home workouts
  • Workouts for all fitness levels
  • Downloadable videos for offline use
  • Customizable workout playlists
  • Led by certified fitness instructors
  • Low-impact exercises
Features
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Exercise in your own pool. Advanced to beginner, achieve your fitness goals with a wide variety of low-impact, challenging water workouts led by top instructors. OVER 225 POOL & IN-HOME WORKOUTS PoolFit currently has over 225 water exercise workouts to choose from. There are also in-home fitness workouts for when you can’t get in the pool. Two to three new videos are posted each month. Select from a wide variety of at-home water workouts, including water aerobics, deep water fitness, aqua boot camp, pool HIIT workouts, aqua arthritis, water walking, aqua Pilates & yoga, as well as pool workouts with noodles, foam dumbbells, Aqualogix equipment, webbed gloves and more. DOWNLOAD & GO Select your daily pool workout video, download to your device and then head to the pool and follow along with water fitness classes led by trained experts. NEW! You can now create a playlist of your favorite workouts that will play consecutively. Visit the PoolFit Mobile App page and watch some short video tutorials on how to use the Poolfit App features and resources, along with tips for exercising poolside with mobile & tablet devices, as well as Chromecast and Airplay enabled TVs. TOP WATER FITNESS INSTRUCTORS All PoolFit videos are led by certified fitness professionals, many of whom educate water fitness instructors across the globe. PoolFit is all about water exercise workouts for all fitness levels and we strictly adhere to safety and industry guidelines. TRY THE APP FOR FREE You can subscribe and receive a 7 day free trial. Just want to dip your toes into PoolFit? You can try out 8 sample workouts for FREE before subscribing for the trial period. SUBSCRIPTION/7 Day Trial & PRICING TERMS PoolFit offers two auto-renewing options: $15.99 monthly $159.99 yearly (12 months for the price of 10, or $13.34/month billed annually ) These prices are for subscribers in the USA and pricing may vary in other countries due to currency conversion. The subscription will automatically renew after your trial period until you cancel. You can cancel at any time in your iTunes Account Settings. You must cancel at least 24 hours before your next renewal date to avoid charges. Read more about our terms of use here: Terms & Conditions: https://poolfit.tv/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://poolfit.tv/privacy-policy

About

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

This app offers a women's cooking community focused on healthy eating for long-term weight loss and improved health markers. It provides weekly meal plans, nutritionist coaching, and community support to help users enjoy food without restrictive dieting.

Highlights
  • Weekly meal plans
  • Chef-guided cooking
  • Nutritionist coaching
  • Community support
  • Diet-free approach
  • Health improvement focus
Features
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Women over 50 listen up! Ready to Lose Weight Without Dieting? Homemade Method is a fun new way to lose-weight and lower high blood sugar/pressure/cholesterol for the long-term. Homemade Method is a women's cooking community, each week we: - Cook a meal-plan with our chef. Each plan is designed to be easy, tasty and healthy. - Learn how to give up dieting and start to really enjoying food #FoodFreedom - Get coaching from our team of nutritionists - Get support/inspiration from our community of amazing women who have transformed their health through food Download the app and try our starter meal-plan for free. --- SUBSCRIPTION TERMS A subscription will be billed to your iTunes account at the end of the trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. For more information, see our: Terms of Service: https://hmde.me/terms Privacy Policy: https://hmde.me/privacy

Screenshots

PoolFit4 screens
Homemade Method・Meal Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Homemade Method・Meal Planner at free with in-app purchases against PoolFit's subscription. Homemade Method・Meal Planner also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 470) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PoolFit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month and Homemade Method・Meal Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $46.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PoolFit against 4.8 for Homemade Method・Meal Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 470 and 2K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 97% and 97% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PoolFit ships an update every 2 weeks, Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PoolFit versus Homemade Method・Meal Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoolFitHomemade Method・Meal Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (470 ratings) — better4.8 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews96.6% of reviews96.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4702K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFitmotivation Inc.HOMEMADE COOKING INC.

Customer experience

PoolFit

All ratings457 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

All ratings1,997 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews446 reviews
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.2%

User reviews

PoolFit

From 470 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Variety of workouts
  • 👍 Challenging and fun workouts
  • 👍 Excellent instructors
  • 👍 Workouts for all levels
  • 👍 Refreshing and low-impact environment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Streaming issues and login problems
  • 🐛 Difficulty replaying downloaded videos
  • 🔋 High battery consumption when using app
  • 🔒 Security concerns with login and password issues

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🚀 Convenient shopping list feature
  • 💡 Helpful search and recipe organization
  • 👍 Delicious and healthy recipes
  • 🚀 Quick access to recipes and meal plans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional login/password issues
  • 🐛 Slow load times for some users
  • 🐛 Difficulty navigating past recipes

Bugs and requests

PoolFit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing or crashing during workouts
  • Incompatibility with older devices or operating systems
  • Difficulty downloading or accessing certain videos

Requested features

4 requests
  • More high-intensity cardio options
  • Ability to easily browse and organize workouts
  • Support for Apple TV or other smart TV platforms
  • Shorter warm-up and cool-down options

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add ability to save custom recipes
  • Improve search functionality
  • Provide more filtering/sorting options

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PoolFit

Subscriptions2
  • PoolFit Monthly7 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • PoolFit Annual7 Days trial$159.991 Year
2 purchases

Homemade Method・Meal Planner

Subscriptions2
  • Homemade Method - Monthly7 Days trial$46.991 Month
  • Homemade Method - Quarterly7 Days trial$124.993 Months

Questions

Is PoolFit free?
PoolFit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Homemade Method・Meal Planner free?
Homemade Method・Meal Planner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PoolFit or Homemade Method・Meal Planner?
PoolFit is rated higher. PoolFit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 470 ratings, while Homemade Method・Meal Planner averages 4.8 from 2K ratings.
Do PoolFit or Homemade Method・Meal Planner have ads?
Neither PoolFit nor Homemade Method・Meal Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PoolFit or Homemade Method・Meal Planner?
PoolFit ships an update every 2 weeks, and Homemade Method・Meal Planner every 10 days. Most recently, PoolFit was updated on October 24, 2026 and Homemade Method・Meal Planner on October 27, 2026.

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