Comparison

Balance It vs Gopher AssessTech™

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

Head to head
About

Balance It

This app transforms physical education by gamifying balance skill development. It offers individual, partner, and group challenges, progress tracking, and a routine maker. Interactive games and curriculum-aligned resources enhance engagement for students and educators.

Highlights
  • Individual, partner, and group balance challenges
  • XP tracking and achievement milestones
  • Custom routine creation tool
  • Interactive balance games
  • Curriculum-aligned lesson plans
  • Printable teaching resources
Features
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Balance It is the balance-skills platform for PE: 67 hand-drawn balance challenges, games, a routine maker and curriculum-aligned lesson plans, now with live class sessions that connect every student device to the teacher. BALANCE IT IS NOW A PLATFORM (PHASE 1) One teacher account, one Class Pack and live sessions that work in the app and on the web: - Teachers run live sessions from the app or from balanceit.app: start a class, show a six-character code, and students join on their own devices. No student accounts. - One Class Pack (30 or 100 student seats) unlocks everything for the teacher and for every joined student, in the app and on the web. - The same account works everywhere. Buy on the App Store or at balanceit.app; your classes, sessions and pack stay in sync. FREE FOR EVERYONE - Individual and Pairs balance challenges - XP, levels and progress tracking - Students join any live class free with their teacher's code, with every pose and game unlocked while the class runs THE CLASS PACK (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) - All 67 balances: Individual, Pairs, Small Groups, Medium Groups, Extra Large and Other Activities - Balance Flip, Balance Timer and Balance Battle games - Routine Maker: build and perform custom balance sequences - Teacher Tools: curriculum-aligned lesson plans, printable balance cards and a routine assessment sheet - Live class sessions with 30 or 100 concurrent student seats - Web dashboard for teachers at balanceit.app/app Already bought the Teacher Pack? Everything stays unlocked and you are grandfathered a 30-seat Class Pack. HOW A CLASS SESSION WORKS 1. The teacher taps Run a class and starts a session. 2. The code appears full screen (mirror it to a projector if you like). 3. Students open Balance It, tap I'm a student and enter the code. 4. Every pose and game unlocks on their devices until the teacher ends the session. CURRICULUM Mapped to PE curricula in Australia, the UK, USA, New Zealand, Canada and the IB. See the full mapping at https://www.balanceit.app/curriculum-mapping Built for PE teachers, coaches and classroom teachers who want balance activities that are engaging, measurable and easy to run.

About

Gopher AssessTech™

This application monitors and analyzes real-time heart rate data for a whole class or group. It displays key metrics like beats per minute and calories burned, and allows for the generation of individual or group reports.

Highlights
  • Real-time heart rate tracking
  • Group and individual data analysis
  • Beats per minute display
  • Calories burned tracking
  • Target zone graphing
  • Session reports
Features
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Gopher AssessTech™ app is the easiest way for tracking and monitoring heart rate for an entire class or group! Gopher AssessTech™ Group Fitness App. gathers and analyzes data in real time. Custom real-time display highlights beats per minute, calories burned, and graph of time in target zones. At the end of the session, generate reports for the entire class or an individual participant. Get started using the Gopher AssessTech™ Group Fitness Application by downloading the instructions at: www.gophersport.com/software Gopher Optic™ • View/Download the Gopher AssessTech™ application instructions. THIS APP REQUIRES SEPARATE HARDWARE PURCHASE FOR THE APP TO FUNCTION.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Balance It at 57% against Gopher AssessTech™'s 0%. Balance It also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Gopher AssessTech™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price and ratings volume 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. Balance It sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Gopher AssessTech™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Balance It holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Balance It's written reviews are positive against 0% of Gopher AssessTech™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Balance It ships an update every 5 months, Gopher AssessTech™ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Balance It versus Gopher AssessTech™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalance ItGopher AssessTech™
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better1.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnectedPE Pty ltdGopher

Customer experience

Balance It

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Gopher AssessTech™

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Balance It

One-time3
  • Teacher Pack$12.99
  • Class Pack - 30 seats$29.00
  • Class Pack - 100 seats$49.00
None

Gopher AssessTech™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Balance It free?
Balance It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gopher AssessTech™ free?
Gopher AssessTech™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Balance It or Gopher AssessTech™?
Balance It is rated higher. Balance It averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Gopher AssessTech™ averages 1.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Balance It or Gopher AssessTech™ have ads?
Balance It shows ads; Gopher AssessTech™ does not.
Which is updated more often, Balance It or Gopher AssessTech™?
Balance It ships an update every 5 months, and Gopher AssessTech™ fortnightly. Most recently, Balance It was updated on September 22, 2026 and Gopher AssessTech™ on October 20, 2026.

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