Comparison

Stages Studio+ vs Pole Masterclass

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

Head to head
About

Stages Studio+

This app allows home users to participate in fitness classes streamed from commercial studios. Connect your indoor cycle or heart rate monitor, sign into a class, and follow live instructors, pre-recorded videos, and intensity profiles.

Highlights
  • Stream fitness classes from home
  • Connect indoor cycle
  • Connect heart rate monitor
  • Live instructor streams
  • Pre-recorded video content
  • Intensity profile guidance
Features
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The Stages Studio+ app will be an extension to the Stages Studio web products and is designed to provide commercial fitness studios with an app that will allow home users to take fitness classes from home. The home user will log into the Stages Studio+ app, be able to connect their indoor cycle or heart rate monitor, sign into a class, and then take the class. Class content includes a combination of live stream instructor, pre-recorded video, and intensity profile (target exercise zone) that is streamed to the app.

About

Pole Masterclass

This app is a free social network for pole dance enthusiasts, offering online courses, coaching, and workshops. It fosters a community around the passion for pole sports and art, encouraging users to push their limits together.

Highlights
  • Free social network
  • Online courses
  • Coaching and workshops
  • Pole dance community
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Un réseau social gratuit qui respecte votre vie privée, des cours en ligne, du coaching et des ateliers : toute la pole dans une application mobile. Qui a dit qu'apprendre à se dépasser et à se réinventer n'était pas un sport d'équipe ? Et si vous vous unissiez autour de la passion, du pole, du sport et de l'art ? Rejoignez le premier réseau social dédié à l'univers de la pole dance !

Screenshots

Stages Studio+3 screens
Pole Masterclass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Stages Studio+ at monthly against Pole Masterclass's every 6 months. Stages Studio+ also leads on review sentiment (14% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stages Studio+ ships an update monthly, Pole Masterclass every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Stages Studio+ versus Pole Masterclass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStages Studio+Pole Masterclass
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSPIA Cycling IncPartikuls

Customer experience

Stages Studio+

All ratings20 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Pole Masterclass

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stages Studio+

No in-app purchases

None

Pole Masterclass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stages Studio+ free?
Stages Studio+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pole Masterclass free?
Pole Masterclass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stages Studio+ or Pole Masterclass have ads?
Neither Stages Studio+ nor Pole Masterclass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stages Studio+ or Pole Masterclass?
Stages Studio+ ships an update monthly, and Pole Masterclass every 6 months. Most recently, Stages Studio+ was updated on July 17, 2026 and Pole Masterclass on September 27, 2026.

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