The Pilates Class vs REFINE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Pilates Class
Access a comprehensive platform for transforming your body and mind through a blend of traditional Pilates and other fitness disciplines. Enjoy over 400 classes, custom programs, and a supportive community, with new content added weekly.
- 400+ on-demand classes
- 15 diverse class categories
- Custom workout programs
- Nutrition library
- Weekly new content
- Global community support
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Transform Your Body, Mind & Lifestyle with The Pilates Class Pilates is one of the most powerful ways to create sustainable, long lasting change, and The Pilates Class (TPC) takes it to the next level. Co-founder and head trainer Jacqui Kingswell, designed the TPC Method by blending the best of traditional Pilates with dance, yoga, barre, HIIT, boxing, and more. With TPC, you’ll find everything you need in one platform - one class for every ‘body’! As a TPC member, you’ll unlock: • 400+ classes you can do anytime, anywhere • 15 diverse class categories for every mood and goal • Custom workout programs and challenges • An extensive nutrition library to support your lifestyle • A supportive, worldwide community cheering you on Fresh content every week: • 1x new class from one of our 5 trainers • 2 x new weekly schedules (Chill to Satisfying and Satisfying to Intense) Flexible membership options: • Annual Membership: $139 USD (Best Value - Save 60%) • Quarterly Membership $59 USD (Save 33%) • Monthly Membership: $29 USD Class categories include: • Pilates Body • Pilates Essentials • Pilates Goals • Pilates Energy Boost • Pilates Technique • Pilates Calm • Pilates x HIIT • Pilates x Strength • Pilates x Yoga • Pilates x Barre • Pilates x Stretch • Reformer Pilates • Pre & Postnatal Pilates • Breathwork Discover the all in one platform that adapts to your lifestyle, keeps workouts fresh, and makes feeling your best easier than ever.
REFINE
Access over 350 strength and sculpt workout videos, including prenatal and postnatal programs. Stream or download workouts of varying lengths, from 5 to 50 minutes, to boost mood, energy, and flexibility. New content is added weekly.
- 350+ strength and sculpt workouts
- Prenatal and postnatal programs
- Stream or download videos
- Workouts 5-50 minutes
- New workouts weekly
- Live workout sessions
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Strength and Sculpt workout videos. The workouts are low-impact, challenging, efficient, effective, fun and can be streamed anywhere at any time. There are also prenatal and postnatal workout programs. Optional props needed: yoga mat, 3 lb hand weights, 8-10 lb hand weights, 15 lb hand weights, and 1-2 lb ankle weights Benefits of the workouts: -Sculpt and strengthen muscles throughout entire body -Boost mood and energy -Feel your best mentally and physically -Increase flexibility -Practice self-love/self-care -Better show up for life What you get: -Access to 350+ workouts at all times -New workouts every week -Workouts that range from 5 - 50 minutes -Wide variety of exercises -Challenges and Programs Features: -Stream anywhere in the world at any time -Ability to download videos for offline viewing -Join us for LIVE workouts Start your 14 day free trial today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: REFINE at none against The Pilates Class's 3. The Pilates Class's advantage is ratings volume (515 vs 7) and review sentiment (93% vs 75%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Pilates Class sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.00 per month. REFINE asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Pilates Class holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Pilates Class has 515 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of The Pilates Class's written reviews are positive against 75% of REFINE's.
The Pilates Class ships an update every 6 weeks, REFINE every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Pilates Class | REFINE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (515 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Pilates Class Online, LLC | Sutra Fitness, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Pilates Class
REFINE
Bugs and requests
The Pilates Class
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Inability to rotate or view in full screen on iPad
- Casting functionality not working
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view workout history
- Categorization by muscle groups or class types
- Apple TV app integration
- Improved user interface and navigation
REFINE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Pilates Class
- The Pilates Class Subscription7 Days trial$29.001 Month
- The Pilates Class Subscription7 Days trial$59.003 Months
- The Pilates Class Subscription7 Days trial$139.001 Year
REFINE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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