Comparison

Lively vs RIVE Pilates

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

Head to head
About

Lively

This app helps users understand and align with their menstrual cycle, offering personalized daily tips for nutrition, sports, and self-care. It supports users through all cycle phases, pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause/menopause, with an option for partners to sync and share insights.

Highlights
  • Personalized daily tips by cycle phase
  • Nutrition, sports, and self-care guidance
  • Partner Syncing for shared insights
  • Pregnancy and postpartum support
  • Perimenopause and menopause tracking
  • Integration with Apple Health
Features
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Meet Lively Cycle, the premier app for aligning with your cycle to enhance every day. Personalised daily tips are tailored to your menstrual phase and hormone levels, empowering you to navigate each day with confidence and ease. Lively® Cycle app offers guidance on nutrition, sports, and self-care, ensuring you feel supported and nurtured throughout your entire cycle. Unlike men, who function on a 24-hour cycle, women experience a unique 28-day cycle that influences their mood, energy, and well-being. Enjoy Lively with your partner using the "Partner Syncing" feature. Share cycle phases and moods in a private setting to deepen your connection. This unique app experience keeps you in tune with each other’s needs, enhancing understanding and closeness. Your menstrual cycle has four phases, and we've got your back through them all: MENSTRUAL: Time to shed the uterine lining and start anew! Focus on rest, self-care, and light exercise. FOLLICULAR: Feel the energy and creativity boost! Let's set goals, plan, and enjoy nourishing foods. OVULATORY: Embrace your peak fertility and energy. This is the perfect time for socializing, working out, and maintaining a balanced diet. Lively also supports your Pregnancy and Postpartum journey. As your body changes, Lively provides expert-backed insights on nutrition, movement, and self-care tailored to each stage of pregnancy and postpartum recovery. Stay informed about your baby’s growth, track key milestones, and receive gentle reminders to support your well-being. With Partner Syncing, your partner can also access guidance on how to be there for you, making this journey smoother for both of you. LUTEAL: Time to unwind and reflect. Indulge in nurturing activities and satisfy cravings with healthy alternatives. Perimenopause, Menopause Tracker - Discover patterns over time, and better understand what may be happening in your body. When periods are no longer the center of your health journey, Lively continues to support you. What sets Lively apart is not just its comprehensive cycle tracking but also its inclusion of a unique aesthetic period tracker and an ovulation tracker, designed with elegance and sophistication. Lively ensures your health data stays in sync with Apple Health, allowing for an integrated approach to managing your well-being. With Livelyby your side, you'll stay in sync with your body's natural rhythm, optimizing your well-being, energy, and mood. We'll help you make the most of your 28-day cycle and enhance your daily life. From nourishing your body with the right foods to finding the best exercise routines and practicing self-care, Lively has you covered. Ready to start your journey? Join the Lively® community today and let's begin syncing your cycle to transform your everyday life! Join community: IG: @livelycycle Terms and conditions: https://livelycycle.com/terms-conditions/ Privacy policy: https://livelycycle.com/privacy/ Subscription pricing and terms: Payment will be charged to the credit card connected to your iTunes Account when you confirm the initial subscription purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be identified. You may manage your subscription and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. If we receive a refund request for an in-app purchase, we may provide Apple with information about the user's in-app purchase activity. This could include details such as time since app installation, total app usage time, an anonymous account identifier, whether the in-app purchase was fully consumed, whether it included a trial period, the total amount spent, and the total amount refunded."

About

RIVE Pilates

Book Reformer, Mat, and Private Training sessions, manage memberships, and stay connected to the Rive community. This app helps you move with intention and reconnect with your body, offering a ritual of connection, clarity, and growth.

Highlights
  • Book Reformer, Mat, and Private Training
  • Manage memberships and credits
  • View schedules and bookings
  • Access member events and offers
  • Connect with community and instructors
Features
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Where arrival meets transformation. Rive Pilates is a boutique studio rooted in presence and driven by motion—now accessible anywhere through the Rive Pilates app. Thoughtfully designed to help you stay connected to your practice, the app makes it simple to book classes, manage memberships, and move with intention wherever you are. At Rive, we believe in the power of arriving—not just in a space, but in the present moment. Our small-group Reformer and Mat classes blend mindful movement, alignment, and strength to help you feel grounded, strong, and centered. Each session is guided by expert instructors who meet you where you are, offering personalized adjustments, thoughtful pacing, and supportive cues that help you grow with confidence. Through a modern, welcoming environment and intentionally designed programs, Rive invites you to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with your body. From your first private session to your most advanced flow, each experience at Rive is designed to cultivate presence, balance, and transformation—on and off the reformer. With the Rive Pilates app, you can: • Book Reformer, Mat, and Private Training sessions • Manage memberships, credits, and waitlists with ease • View schedules and upcoming bookings • Access exclusive member events, workshops, and special offers • Stay connected to the Rive community and your instructors Whether you’re beginning your Pilates journey or deepening your practice, Rive offers more than movement—it’s a ritual of connection, clarity, and growth. With every session, you’ll find strength in stillness, energy in motion, and space to evolve into the best version of yourself. Rive Pilates — the place you’ve been looking for.

Screenshots

Lively4 screens
RIVE Pilates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RIVE Pilates at none against Lively's 10. Lively's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (56K vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Lively sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. RIVE Pilates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RIVE Pilates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lively has 56K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lively ships an update every 11 days, RIVE Pilates every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lively versus RIVE Pilates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivelyRIVE Pilates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (56K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings56K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB121 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLively Cycle, LLCSutra Fitness, Inc.

Customer experience

Lively

All ratings55,567 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1,014 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral10.8%
Negative37.2%

RIVE Pilates

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lively

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Logging issues and data loss
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health
  • Inconsistent app performance

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add custom symptom tracking
  • Improve partner syncing for LGBTQ+ couples
  • Integrate temperature/ovulation tracking
  • Provide more detailed hormone insights
  • Include pregnancy/postpartum tracking

RIVE Pilates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lively

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly membership3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly membership$4.991 Month
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  • premium$14.991 Year
  • Annual Membership$18.991 Year
  • premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • premium7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium membership7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

RIVE Pilates

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lively free?
Lively is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RIVE Pilates free?
RIVE Pilates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lively or RIVE Pilates?
RIVE Pilates is rated higher. Lively averages 4.8 out of 5 from 56K ratings, while RIVE Pilates averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lively or RIVE Pilates have ads?
Neither Lively nor RIVE Pilates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lively or RIVE Pilates?
Lively ships an update every 11 days, and RIVE Pilates every 10 months. Most recently, Lively was updated on November 10, 2026 and RIVE Pilates on October 30, 2026.

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