Beam Benefits vs BLU Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam Benefits
Access your insurance details, including cards and plan information, all in one place. Track claim statuses and find dental providers with cost estimation tools.
- Access insurance cards
- View plan information
- Track claim statuses
- Find dental providers
- Estimate costs
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The Beam app offers a convenient way to access benefit details, including insurance cards, plan information, claim statuses, and tools for finding dental providers and estimating costs.
BLU Coach
Access personalized workout programs and track your fitness journey. Monitor workouts, nutrition, habits, and measurements with real-time coach messaging and progress photos. Earn badges for achievements and sync with wearables for comprehensive health tracking.
- Personalized workout programs
- Workout and exercise video tracking
- Meal and nutrition tracking
- Habit tracking and goal setting
- Real-time coach messaging
- Body measurement and progress photos
- Wearable device integration
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With the BLU Coach App, you will have access to workout programs designed specifically to help you reach your fitness and health goals! You can follow & track your workouts, your nutrition, your lifestyle habits, measurements and results–all with the help of your coach. FEATURES: - Access training plans and track workouts - Follow along to exercise and workout videos - Track your meals and make better food choices - Stay on top of your daily habits - Set health and fitness goals and track progress towards your goals - Gain milestone badges for achieving new personal bests and maintaining habit streaks - Message your coach in real-time - Track body measurements and take progress photos - Get push notification reminders for scheduled workouts and activities - Connect your Apple Watch to track workouts, steps, habits, and more right from your wrist - Connect to other wearable devices and apps like the Apple Health App, Garmin, Fitbit, MyFitnessPal, and Withings devices to track workouts, sleep, nutrition, and body stats and composition Download the app today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Beam Benefits at 3.5K against BLU Coach's 1. BLU Coach's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
BLU Coach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beam Benefits has 3.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Beam Benefits ships an update monthly, BLU Coach every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Beam Benefits | BLU Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beam Technologies | THRIVEWELL MEDICAL, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Beam Benefits
Reported bugs
5 issues- App not loading properly
- Inability to log in or create account
- Brush not recognized by app
- Battery cap won't open
- Inconsistent brush tracking
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to see brushing history and data
- Bring back gamification and rewards
- Option to remove users
- Ability to unpair devices
- Zoom display mode support
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BLU Coach
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Beam Benefits
No in-app purchases
BLU Coach
No in-app purchases
