Stages Studio+ vs Groupset
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.
Groupset
This app simplifies mountain bike team management for coaches, admins, parents, and athletes. It offers features for scheduling, attendance tracking, performance analytics, secure payments, and team communication.
- Practice scheduling with map integration
- Attendance tracking and participation reports
- Performance analytics
- Real-time team chat
- Secure payment processing
- Strava integration
- Family dashboard
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GroupSet — Mountain Bike Team Management Made Simple GroupSet is the all-in-one mobile app designed specifically for mountain bike teams. Whether you're a team admin, coach, parent, or athlete, GroupSet keeps your entire team connected, organized, and performing at its best. For Coaches & Team Admins Schedule practices with customizable locations and venues Take attendance with ease and track participation over time Access powerful performance analytics to understand each athlete's strengths and areas for improvement Create and manage practice templates for recurring sessions Manage team rosters, groups, and athlete information with ease Set up team fees with flexible grade-based pricing Process payments securely through Stripe Create team announcements and send notifications Invite athletes and track pending invitations For Parents Register your athletes through a streamlined multi-step process View your children's attendance history and upcoming events at a glance Manage payments and track payment history Update medical info, emergency contacts, and consent agreements Communicate directly with coaches through team chat Control your communication preferences For Athletes View your personalized practice schedule and upcoming events Track your own attendance records Connect your Strava account to sync activities and view your performance metrics Access performance insights to understand your progress over time Stay connected with your team through real-time chat Key Features * Practice scheduling with map integration * Attendance tracking and participation reports * Performance analytics with customizable charts and metrics * Real-time team chat with file sharing and reactions * Secure Stripe-powered payment processing * Strava integration for activity sync and tracking * Family dashboard to manage multiple athletes * Offline support for attendance and data * Push notifications for practice updates, announcements, and more Streamline your mountain bike team's operations with GroupSet. Spend less time on admin work and more time on the trail.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Groupset at 100% against Stages Studio+'s 14%. Groupset also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). Stages Studio+'s advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Groupset holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stages Studio+ has 20 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Groupset's.
Stages Studio+ ships an update monthly, Groupset every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stages Studio+ | Groupset |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SPIA Cycling Inc | High Five Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Stages Studio+
Groupset
In-app purchases
Stages Studio+
No in-app purchases
Groupset
No in-app purchases









