The Studio (MDR) vs Vero Strength
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Studio (MDR)
Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your phone. View schedules, sign up for sessions, and purchase class packages. Access location information and connect with social media pages.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Buy class packages
- View location information
- Access social media links
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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
Vero Strength
This app acts as a personalized strength coach, creating and adapting workout programs based on your goals, schedule, equipment, and real-time performance. It explains the reasoning behind every adjustment, ensuring your training plan remains executable and effective.
- Personalized program creation
- Real-time workout adjustments
- Explanation for every change
- Performance tracking and trends
- Adapts to user's style and constraints
- Structured phases and progression
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Vero is a strength coach for serious lifters. It builds a real program around your goals, schedule, equipment, and constraints, then shows the why behind every change it makes. Describe your situation in plain English: "5/3/1 but only 3 days", "limited equipment", "need to avoid overhead pressing", "back to training after time off". Vero creates the program, then updates it session to session based on what you actually lift. KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO TODAY - Open the app to today's session: exercises, loads, reps, and target RPE already set - Structured phases and progression, not random workouts - Rest timers with next-set targets, so you never guess between sets ADJUSTS IN REAL TIME - Mid-workout adjustments based on what you hit today - Difficulty adapts to your performance and how you feel today - Respects the limitations you set and works around them EVERY CHANGE HAS A WHY - Proposed changes appear as a review: what's changing and the reasoning behind it - Nothing rewrites silently. You see the change, then apply it - Your program holds unless there's real evidence to change it. No churn. BUILT FROM YOUR DATA - Considers training history, available equipment, how you feel today, and long-term progression - Watch your lifts climb: e1RM trends, volume, and PRs from every session WORKS WITH YOUR STYLE Whether you run 5/3/1, conjugate, PPL, or your own approach: Vero adapts to the structure you want, not a generic template. Stop forcing life into rigid templates. Train with a program that stays executable. Subscription info Vero Premium is a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.vero.fitness/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vero Strength at 100% against The Studio (MDR)'s 0%. Vero Strength also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). The Studio (MDR)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (143 vs 3). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Vero Strength sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. The Studio (MDR) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vero Strength 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Studio (MDR)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Vero Strength's.
The Studio (MDR) ships an update every 3 weeks, Vero Strength every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Studio (MDR) | Vero Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (143 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 143 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pilates Pro Marina Del Rey, Inc. | Marco Mariscal |
Customer experience
The Studio (MDR)
Vero Strength
In-app purchases
The Studio (MDR)
No in-app purchases
Vero Strength
- Vero Premium Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Vero Premium Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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