Comparison

Bold Studios vs Tandem Pilates

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

Head to head
About

Bold Studios

Experience a 50-minute, low-impact, high-intensity full-body workout using the Megaformer machine. Expert instructors guide you through controlled resistance training for an effective fitness journey.

Highlights
  • 50-minute full-body workout
  • Low impact, high intensity
  • Megaformer machine training
  • Experienced instructors
  • Controlled resistance training
Features
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BOLD is a Lagree Fitness Studio that offers a 50 minute full-body workout that is low impact and high intensity. Our experienced team of instructors will guide you through slow and controlled resistance training on a machine called the Megaformer. While large and robust in size, the Megaformer ensures that you are both supported and safe, while challenging you throughout your Megaformer fitness journey. Here at BOLD, we feel passionately that the Lagree Fitness Method is hands down the most effective full-body workout there is.

About

Tandem Pilates

Manage your account, book classes, and stay connected with your studio. Easily message instructors, view announcements, and access shared content. This app simplifies your studio experience.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Class and event booking
  • Direct messaging
  • Studio announcements
  • Content feed
Features
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The Tandem Pilates app makes it very easy for you to manage your Tandem Pilates account, book into our classes and events and keep in touch with us. You can easily message us if you have a question or want to share something with them. You can also follow our public feed to see any announcements we make, promos we run, or content we share.

Screenshots

Bold Studios4 screens
Tandem Pilates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tandem Pilates at free against Bold Studios's free with in-app purchases. Bold Studios's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (127 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bold Studios against 5.0 for Tandem Pilates. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bold Studios has 127 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bold Studios ships an update monthly, Tandem Pilates every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bold Studios versus Tandem Pilates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBold StudiosTandem Pilates
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (127 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings127 — better10
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBold (CA)Momence, Inc.

Customer experience

Bold Studios

All ratings127 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tandem Pilates

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bold Studios

No in-app purchases

None

Tandem Pilates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bold Studios free?
Bold Studios is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tandem Pilates free?
Tandem Pilates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bold Studios or Tandem Pilates?
Bold Studios and Tandem Pilates are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 127 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Bold Studios or Tandem Pilates have ads?
Neither Bold Studios nor Tandem Pilates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bold Studios or Tandem Pilates?
Bold Studios ships an update monthly, and Tandem Pilates every 4 months. Most recently, Bold Studios was updated on October 13, 2026 and Tandem Pilates on October 5, 2026.

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