Comparison

Smart Barre vs Barre | Britsbarre Studio

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

Head to head
About

Smart Barre

Plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your iPhone. View schedules, sign up, purchase class packages, and access studio information. Optimize your time and convenience for booking workouts.

Highlights
  • View class schedules
  • Sign up for classes
  • Buy class packages
  • View promotions
  • Studio location and contact info
  • Access social media pages
Features
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Download The Smart Barre iPhone App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this iPhone App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, buy class packages, view ongoing promotions, as well as view studio’s location and contact 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 iPhone! Download this App today! Also be sure to check out our website at: http://www.smartbarrebody.com

About

Barre | Britsbarre Studio

This app offers online barre workouts designed by a former professional ballerina and celebrity trainer. It provides a variety of class lengths and focuses, including prenatal and postnatal options, to build lean muscle, endurance, and flexibility through low-impact, high-rep movements.

Highlights
  • New classes added weekly
  • Weekly workout calendar
  • Unlimited access to virtual library
  • Beginner and prenatal modifications
  • Baby-wearing postnatal classes
  • Offline video downloads
  • No equipment classes
Features
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The Britsbarre Virtual Studio is the #1 online barre workout designed to empower you to have a passionate relationship to movement. Created by former professional ballerina, celebrity trainer and pre/postnatal specialist, Brit Shimansky, Britsbarre classes develop endurance based, lean muscle definition through low impact, high-rep movements. Barre classes include modifications for all levels, pre/postnatal modifications and alignment-focused demonstrations. You do not need to workout for an hour a day to feel AND see the benefits of moving your body! Brit will support you in moving from a place of power and appreciation for what your body can do as you go after your goals. When movement becomes something you look forward to instead of something you "have to" do....that's where the magic happens.  WHAT’S INCLUDED  New barre classes added every week that develop lean muscle definition, endurance, strength, flexibility, balance and better posture. An easy-to-follow weekly calendar of barre workouts that take the guesswork out of your schedule.  Unlimited access to the Britsbarre Virtual Library of hundreds of barre classes ranging from 5-50 minutes. The Britsbarre Basics Video for barre beginners to prep you for your first barre class. The Britsbarre Prenatal Modifications Video where Brit shows you how to safely approach her classes while pregnant with modifications for every trimester so you can take your prenatal barre classes with confidence. Brit is a pre/postnatal certified trainer and mom.  Britsbarre Bebe: a baby-wearing, postnatal barre class designed for new mamas.  WORKOUT ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Stream barre workouts from your device at home or on-the-go. No wifi? Download videos on the app to play offline so you can do them anytime, anywhere. Maintain consistency with your barre workouts and achieve your fitness goals at home, at the gym or on-the-go.  No Equipment classes included to support you in staying consistent with your workouts while traveling.  SIGNATURE CLASS CATEGORIES Britsbarre Signature: Full body, musically-driven, low impact, high-rep barre workout in 40-50 minutes. Full Body Express: Full body Britsbarre experience in 30 minutes or less. If you are crunched for time but still want to target every muscle, this is the class for you. This class is the busy mom’s best friend! Upper Body Express: Upper body focused exercises in under 20 minutes.  Lower Body Express: Lower body focused exercises in under 20 minutes. Upper + Lower Body Express: A combination of upper and lower body exercises in under 20 minutes.  Core Express: Classes to develop deep core strength in under 20 minutes. Britsbarre Strength: Beat-based barre workouts specifically programmed to build strength using 10lb+ dumbbells.  Britsbarre Stretch + Restore: Feel-good recovery classes.  RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT Hand weights, resistance bands, a 9in pilates ball, sliders, ankle weights and yoga blocks. Ballet barre not required. Classes can be modified to no equipment.  --- ▷ Already a Member? Sign-In to access your subscription. ▷ New? Try it for free! Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Britsbarre Virtual Studio offers auto-renewing subscriptions. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. Subscription automatically renews each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period, or the trial period (when offered). Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://britsbarre.com/terms-of-service/ -Privacy Policy: https://britsbarre.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Smart Barre4 screens
Barre | Britsbarre Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Barre at none against Barre | Britsbarre Studio's 2. Smart Barre also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Barre | Britsbarre Studio's advantage is ratings volume (132 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Barre | Britsbarre Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Smart Barre asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Barre against 5.0 for Barre | Britsbarre Studio. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barre | Britsbarre Studio has 132 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Barre ships an update every 2 months, Barre | Britsbarre Studio every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Smart Barre versus Barre | Britsbarre Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart BarreBarre | Britsbarre Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better5.0 (132 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2132 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMINDBODY, IncorporatedBritsbarre, LLC

Customer experience

Smart Barre

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Barre | Britsbarre Studio

All ratings130 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smart Barre

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Barre | Britsbarre Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Britsbarre Monthly7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Britsbarre Yearly7 Days trial$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Smart Barre free?
Smart Barre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Barre | Britsbarre Studio free?
Barre | Britsbarre Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smart Barre or Barre | Britsbarre Studio?
Smart Barre is rated higher. Smart Barre averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Barre | Britsbarre Studio averages 5.0 from 132 ratings.
Do Smart Barre or Barre | Britsbarre Studio have ads?
Neither Smart Barre nor Barre | Britsbarre Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Barre or Barre | Britsbarre Studio?
Smart Barre ships an update every 2 months, and Barre | Britsbarre Studio every 5 weeks. Most recently, Smart Barre was updated on November 1, 2026 and Barre | Britsbarre Studio on November 7, 2026.

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