The Studio (MDR) vs GROW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Studio (MDR)
Plan and schedule your fitness classes directly from your phone. View schedules, sign up for sessions, and purchase class packages with ease. Access location information and connect with social media pages.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Buy class packages
- View location information
- Connect to social media
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Download The Studio (MDR) App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, buy class packages, as well as view The Studio (MDR)'s location information. You can also click through to our Facebook and Twitter pages! Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your phone by downloading this App today! Also be sure to check out our website at: www.theStudioMDR.com
GROW
This app helps children develop a growth mindset through interactive journals, quizzes, and daily check-ins. It aims to foster resilience, improve academic performance, and enhance happiness in young users.
- Three different journals
- Growth Mindset Quiz
- Daily Check-Ins
- Interactive Chatbot
- Resilience building
- Academic improvement focus
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GROW is a project created by Naomi (12) and Elise (10). We have been working on GROW for two years and submitted to the National Invention Convention in 2024 and 2025. GROW offers kids three different journals, a Growth Mindset Quiz, Daily Check-Ins, and interactive Chatbot all focused on helping kids develop a Growth Mindset. Students taught the Growth Mindset are more resilient, do better in school and feel happier! We identified the problem that many kids have mental health needs for which they do not receive enough help. There are 50 million kids in the US aged 6-17, and the rate of kids feeling depressed increased by 40% between 2009 and 2019. There are only 75,000 school counselors in the US, leaving each counselor responsible for the care of over 700 kids. There is not enough mental health help for everyone who needs it. Not everyone has access to or can afford to hire a private counselor. Most teachers and parents do not have mental health training and often have other responsibilities. Creating GROW was a complex journey starting with initial designs that we tested and refined many times based on feedback from friends, counselors, teachers, and experts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GROW at 5.0 against The Studio (MDR)'s 4.5. GROW also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). The Studio (MDR)'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.4). 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.
GROW holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Studio (MDR) has 143 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Studio (MDR) ships an update every 3 weeks, GROW every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Studio (MDR) | GROW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilates Pro Marina Del Rey, Inc. | Scott Marshall Linton-Kanas |
Customer experience
The Studio (MDR)
GROW
In-app purchases
The Studio (MDR)
No in-app purchases
GROW
No in-app purchases
