Pilates vs BackMaxx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pilates
Achieve a strong, lean body with at-home Pilates routines. This app offers exercises focusing on core strength, flexibility, and posture, suitable for all experience levels. Target specific muscle groups with guided workouts.
- At-home Pilates routines
- Core strength development
- Increased flexibility
- Posture and alignment focus
- Targeted muscle group exercises
- Suitable for beginners and experienced users
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Looking to get a strong, lean body without spending countless hours doing exercises in the gym? A strong, toned body doesn’t always have to come from lifting weights. You can just as easily get a greatfull body strength workout at home with just your yoga mat and a Pilates routine. Pilates not only tightens and tones your muscles, it also strengthens your body and increases your core flexibility. It involves workouts with precise moves and specific breathing techniques. The best moves were selected because of the way the moves incorporate your entire body, engage your muscles, and promote good posture and alignment. This set of Pilates exercises is designed to provide you with an at-home routine and help you build familiarity with Pilates mat exercises, whether you are new or experienced. These exercises develop the core strength, stability, and flexibility for which Pilates is famous. The muscular focus for each exercise is noted so you can target your routine. Please keep in mind that almost all Pilates exercises engage the core abdominal muscles.
BackMaxx
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Build the back you actually want, and climb to 50 pull-ups in a row. BackMaxx scans your back with AI, builds a plan around what's lagging, runs a day-by-day pull-up program, and counts every rep with your camera. TODAY: WHAT TO DO, IN ONE SCREEN Open the app and Today shows exactly what's next: your pull-up day, your back session, or what to do on a rest day, each with the button that starts it. Doing both? Back sessions leave pull-ups to the program, so the two never double up. 50 PULL-UPS PROGRAM From your max today to 50 strict pull-ups in a row. Your max picks one of 11 tiers; each tier is 6 or 9 training days of 5 sets with rest days built in, then a retest that picks your next tier. Type the max you already know and Day 1 starts today, or test it with the camera. Missed a target? Choose where to pick the tier back up: Day 1, three days back, or retry the day. A calendar shows every session and test ahead. A CAMERA THAT COUNTS EVERY REP Prop your phone up and pull. A big live count, a shoulder-height graph and your pace, speed and time fill the screen, and every rep is counted out loud and judged: chin over the bar, arms straight at the bottom. Kipping, swinging and half reps are flagged, so your number is honest. Then see range of motion, pull speed and tempo for the set. It counts muscle-ups and push-ups too, and can keep counting through your rests for one total across a long session, or stop at a target. The camera is analyzed on your iPhone and never uploaded. SHARE YOUR SETS Turn on Replay and any set becomes a vertical 9:16 video with the scanner drawn over it, ready to post. You can also run a clip from your Photos through the scanner. Replays stay on your iPhone unless you share them. YOUR BACK SCORE One photo with the selfie camera and a 5-second self-timer. The AI scores six back zones and eight individual muscles 0-100, lights them up on a muscle map, and names your strongest zone and your priority. Climb nine ranks from Newbie to GOAT. A PLAN BUILT ON YOUR WEAK ZONES Your program comes from your scan, your goals, your gym or home kit and how many sessions a week you can train, with extra volume where you need it most, form cues on every movement and progressive overload targets. Dial any session to Easy, Standard or Hard, or build a 15-minute express session. GUIDED SESSIONS Warm-up, main work, cool-down. 124 back exercises, each with an animated guide, one lift at a time, rest timers that count you back in, swaps for the kit you have, personal records celebrated. PROVE IT'S WORKING Re-scan weekly: watch your score and rank climb, compare before/after photos and see your plan re-balance as zones catch up. Streaks, XP and trophies track every set, program day and rest day. BUILT PRIVATE Scan photos are analyzed transiently and never stored on our servers. Progress photos and rep scanner video stay on your device. No account required. No ads. Scores are visual estimates for training motivation, not medical measurements or advice. BackMaxx Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (weekly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://backmaxx.app/privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: BackMaxx at none against Pilates's shown. BackMaxx also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Pilates's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Pilates sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and BackMaxx sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pilates ships an update every 5 weeks, BackMaxx every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilates | BackMaxx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Samantha Roobol | Ludovic PUAUD |
In-app purchases
Pilates
- Exercises for beginners$1.99
- Exercises for a toned core$1.99
- Full Body Toning$1.99
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- Advanced Pilates Exercises$1.99
- Leaner Legs & Sculpted Butt$1.99
- Remove ads$1.99
- Ultimate Pilates Challenge$2.99
- Full Bundle$4.99
BackMaxx
- BackMaxx Pro Weekly$7.997 Days
- BackMaxx Pro Yearly Offer$24.991 Year
- BackMaxx Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
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