ChooseActiv vs Pilates by Andi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChooseActiv
This app offers personalized workout and meal plans, progress tracking, and direct communication with a coach. It integrates with fitness trackers and health kits for comprehensive health monitoring.
- Personalized workout plans
- Customized meal plans
- Progress tracking and analytics
- Wearable device integration
- Direct coach messaging and video calls
- Daily check-ins
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Kick-start your fitness journey with ChooseActiv. Together with Michael Bernard Woods, you'll have the best combination of nutrition & exercises available on a single app. With ChooseActiv, you can begin your fitness journey in no time. Get a fully personalized workout and meal plan tailored to your fitness goals. Progress tracking gets easier when you log your daily workout, record meals, update your check-ins and connect your fitness band & health kit, and get real-time updates via advanced analytical tools. Everything that contributes to your fitness goals gets captured in one place. To top it all, use the inbuilt 1-1 chat feature to have all your queries addressed on the go. You deserve to be the best. That’s why ChooseActiv have packed so many features in a single app to help you achieve your fitness goals. Start your journey today! Features that will help you achieve your fitness goals include: * Personalized Workout Plan: Get a fully personalized fitness plan tailored to your goals, whether it is to gain weight, lose weight, gain muscles, or simply wish to work on your general fitness. * Nutrition, Hydration & Habits: Access meal plans assigned by your coach and log your food intake to keep a close track of your calorie intake and macros. You can also track your hydration, steps and calories burnt on the app. * Instant messaging & video calls - Message your coach in real-time and schedule video sessions directly from the app. Stay connected with your coach to improve compliance and get better results. * Check-ins: Gain complete insight into your overall performance with easy check-ins and real-time updates. * Progress: Stay on top of your progress with powerful analytics. * Wearable integration: Get the bigger picture of your progress by connecting your fitness band & health kit thereby enabling real-time updates. Note regarding Apple Health: The app integrates with Apple Health to show your daily activity - distance, steps, active energy, and flights to help you better achieve your goals. App also uses Apple Health to track energy burned and heart rate during a workout session, if an Apple Watch is used. Workout metrics are shared with the coach to better design your workout schedule. DISCLAIMER: Users should seek a doctor’s advice before using this app and making any medical decisions.
Pilates by Andi
Access on-demand mat Pilates workouts with a modern approach to classical practice. Enjoy flexibility to exercise anywhere, anytime, with features like progress tracking and offline sync. Subscription options are available for full access.
- On-demand mat Pilates workouts
- Modern take on classical Pilates
- Workout anywhere, anytime
- Progress tracking
- Offline sync
- Subscription plans available
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Join Pilates by Andi and have access to on-demand mat Pilates workouts. Andi’s Pilates workouts are a modern take on a classical practice. Workouts can be done from anywhere and at anytime. INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Pilates by Andi is free of charge. Should you use Pilates by Andi app to access in-app content, we offer one of the following options: Subscription based plan(s) - a recurring payment will be charged to your credit card after the trial period ends and when a subscription renews. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. There is no increase in price when renewing. Subscription(s) can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. One-time purchase based plan(s) - a payment will be charged to your credit card only once. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ChooseActiv at none against Pilates by Andi's 3. ChooseActiv also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Pilates by Andi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $21.99 per month. ChooseActiv asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChooseActiv against 5.0 for Pilates by Andi. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChooseActiv has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
ChooseActiv ships an update every 6 weeks, Pilates by Andi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChooseActiv | Pilates by Andi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Woods | DNA Fitness LLC |
Customer experience
ChooseActiv
Pilates by Andi
In-app purchases
ChooseActiv
No in-app purchases
Pilates by Andi
- On-demand workouts7 Days trial$21.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$99.001 Year
- Lifetime$199.00
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