Comparison

Basic vs Circle Club

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

Head to head
About

Basic

This free app for members offers personalized workouts, training plans, and audio-guided sessions to help you build fitness habits and achieve your goals. Track progress, access nutrition tips, and find club information to support your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Personalized workouts
  • Audio coach guidance
  • Training plans
  • Progress tracking
  • Nutrition tips & recipes
  • Club finder & popular times
  • QR code entry pass
Features
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The Basic-Fit App is there to complete your personal fitness journey (and it is free for all members)! Find everything you need in one app; explore personalized workouts and inspiration, while accessing guidance and support. Easily build your own fitness habits and reach your goals by keeping track of your progress, getting health and nutrition tips, doing audio-guided workouts, and so much more! Making fitness your basic is not a journey you have to do alone. Let’s make fitness a basic together: anywhere, anytime, and Go For It! FEATURES: • QR code entry pass • Club & Home workouts • Training plans • Mind & Recovery • Audio coach workouts • Workout builder • Equipment tutorials • Workout reminder • Nutrition & Lifestyle • Personal profile page • Achievements (badges & streaks) • Progress page • Tips and tricks from the coach • Club finder • Club Popular Times • Overview of live classes EXTRA(S): • Personal Online Coach • Personal training intro • Find your coach or physiotherapist GET STARTED: Choose between various fitness goals to access a complete fitness experience with content tailored to your needs and level: • Weight loss • Muscle building • Get fit • Shape & Tone • Improve performance WORKOUTS: Whether you are a beginner or professionalTRAINING PLANS: Fitness plans for different fitness goals and with different duration. Train outdoor, at home only or combine home training & in-club training. Workout anywhere anytime to reach your goals and test your limits. AUDIO COACH: Put your headphones on and Go For It! With the Audio Coach you are always motivated when you do your workout. Have fun and stay motivated with a wide range of workouts with or without equipment and club machines. NUTRITION BLOGS & RECIPES: A healthy lifestyle is not all about working out, but also maintaining healthy nutrition habits. Take a look at our healthy and tasty recipes. Need a boost before or after your workout? Together with NXT Level, Basic-Fit provides you with several sports nutrition options to help you reach and maintain your fitness goals. PERSONAL TRAINERS: Find your personal trainer and book a session to get professional guidance! That way you can broaden your training knowledge and bring your fitness journey to the next level. Check out the articles written by our coaches in the tips & tricks category. PROGRESS: Track your progress such as the number of calories burned and your number of club visits. Keep an eye on your progress by connecting your devices and completing workouts or programs in the app. Check the overview of your daily progress and your latest achievements. The Basic-Fit app can be connected with Apple Health, which enables the collection of personal data from different Apple devices, such as iPhone and Apple Watch. CLUB POPULAR TIMES: gives you a prediction of the crowdedness of your home club, as well as all your favorites clubs. athlete, the app offers a variety of club & home workouts, anywhere, anytime. Find the perfect workout that matches your needs, based on your own level, fitness goals, and preferences.

About

Circle Club

This app allows users to view their club's schedule, search for classes by date, activity, or coach, and book sessions. It also manages subscriptions, passes, and individual sessions directly from a personal account.

Highlights
  • View club schedule
  • Search and filter classes
  • Book sessions
  • Manage subscriptions and passes
  • Access booking history and invoices
  • Receive club news and updates
Features
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Consultez le planning de votre club, recherchez votre prochain cours en filtrant par date, activité ou coach et réservez la session qui vous convient. Ajoutez directement vos réservations à votre agenda et gérez ainsi facilement vos réservations mais également vos abonnements, cartes ou séance unitaire depuis votre compte personnel. Retrouvez facilement votre historique de réservations et vos factures. Restez informé de toutes les actualités de votre club comme un événement ou un nouveau cours.

Screenshots

Basic4 screens
Circle Club4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Circle Club at 100% against Basic's 55%. 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

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Basic versus Circle Club: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasicCircle Club
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (206 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings206 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBasic-FitSHADOBOX

Customer experience

Basic

All ratings206 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral23.3%
Negative21.7%

Circle Club

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Basic

No in-app purchases

None

Circle Club

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic free?
Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circle Club free?
Circle Club is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic or Circle Club have ads?
Neither Basic nor Circle Club shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic or Circle Club?
Basic ships an update weekly, and Circle Club weekly. Most recently, Basic was updated on October 30, 2026 and Circle Club on October 30, 2026.

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