The Grind MPLS vs Blooma
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Grind MPLS
This app connects you to a premium indoor cycling, sculpt, and stretch studio. It offers group fitness classes with a focus on endurance, strength, and flexibility. Some classes feature infrared heaters to enhance your training experience.
- Book indoor cycle classes
- Schedule sculpt workouts
- Reserve stretch sessions
- Group fitness class finder
- Infrared heater enabled classes
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The Grind MPLS is a premium indoor cycle, sculpt, and stretch studio located in the heart of the North Loop neighborhood in Minneapolis, MN. Having two studios in their space allows for a strong focus on endurance, strength, and flexibility training in a group setting. Some of the classes will have added infrared heaters to deepen one's fitness levels and goals in a natural setting.
Blooma
Easily manage your account, book classes and events, and stay connected with the studio. Send messages, view announcements, and access shared content directly from your device.
- Account management
- Class and event booking
- Direct messaging
- Public feed for announcements
- Content sharing
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The Blooma app makes it very easy for you to manage your Blooma account, book into our classes and events and keep in touch with us. You can easily message us if you have a question or want to share something with us. You can also follow our public feed to see any announcements we make, promos we run, or content we share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Grind MPLS at 142 against Blooma's 10. The Grind MPLS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Grind MPLS against 5.0 for Blooma. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Grind MPLS has 142 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Grind MPLS ships an update monthly, Blooma every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Grind MPLS | Blooma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (142 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Grind Cycle Sculpt Stretch | Momence, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Grind MPLS
Blooma
In-app purchases
The Grind MPLS
No in-app purchases
Blooma
No in-app purchases
