Stages Studio+ vs The Flying Pickle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Stream fitness classes from home
- Connect indoor cycle
- Connect heart rate monitor
- Live instructor streams
- Pre-recorded video content
- Intensity profile guidance
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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.
The Flying Pickle
Easily find and join sports clubs with a streamlined booking system. Access 24/7 customer support and stay updated with club notifications and communication tools.
- Simplified booking process
- 24/7 Customer Support
- Live chat
- Club Notifications
- Communication tools
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Download our app today. Find your club and get started! - Simplified booking process - 24/7 Customer Support and Live chat - Club Notifications and communication tools
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Flying Pickle at 67% against Stages Studio+'s 14%. The Flying Pickle also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (141 vs 20). Stages Studio+'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Flying Pickle holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Flying Pickle has 141 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Stages Studio+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of The Flying Pickle's.
Stages Studio+ ships an update monthly, The Flying Pickle every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Stages Studio+ | The Flying Pickle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPIA Cycling Inc | PBC Labs |
Customer experience
Stages Studio+
The Flying Pickle
In-app purchases
Stages Studio+
No in-app purchases
The Flying Pickle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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