Comparison

The Movement Lab On vs No Excuses

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

Head to head
About

The Movement Lab On

Access a library of Pilates and Barre classes from industry-leading instructors. This subscription service provides weekly full-length studio classes and shorter elective content for all levels, ideal for personal practice or instructor inspiration.

Highlights
  • Weekly full-length studio classes
  • Shorter elective content
  • Classes for all levels
  • Instructor sequencing inspiration
  • Merithew student observation hours
  • Master instructor classes
Features
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The Movement Lab is an industry leading Pilates and Barre studio based in Cape Town, South Africa. We are a Merrithew Licensed Training Centre, offering STOTT PILATES courses and continuing education. Our instructors are all internationally qualified with their own unique style and flair of teaching. By subscribing to our app, you have access to 5 full length in-studio classes a week from our master instructors, including Merrithew Lead Instructor Trainer Lisa Palmer as well as shorter weekly elective content at all levels. Our subscription is also a great option for instructors looking for creative sequencing inspiration and Merrithew students wanting to complete their observation hours.  All app subscriptions auto-renew and can be cancelled at any time. T&Cs apply. https://TheMovementLab.gcph.tv/terms

About

No Excuses

Features
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No Excuses is a nutrition, training and recovery app for people who are done guessing. FIVE RINGS, NOT JUST CALORIES Most apps stop at calories. No Excuses tracks protein, carbs, fat, fiber and sodium as five live rings that update the moment you log. Protein and fiber fill toward a floor. Carbs, fat and sodium turn amber when you go over. You always know what the rest of your day has room for. LOGGING THAT TAKES SECONDS Search a database of more than 10,000 foods, scan a barcode, or photograph your plate and let the app estimate it. Quick-add when you are in a rush. Your recent foods stay one tap away. TRAINING THAT COUNTS Build and run workouts, log your sets, and see your training sitting next to the food that fuels it. Progress, weigh-ins and trends in one place instead of four apps. RECOVERY FROM YOUR WATCH Connect Apple Health and No Excuses turns your HRV, resting heart rate and sleep into daily Recovery, Strain and Sleep scores. A hard day and a flat day stop looking the same, so you can train when you are ready and back off when you are not. WORK WITH A REAL COACH If you train with a coach, connect them and choose exactly what they see. Your daily check-in stays yours until you decide otherwise, and cycle tracking is a separate opt-in that is off by default. NUMBERS WE STAND BEHIND A calorie app is only worth the data inside it. Our food database is checked every night, and anything we cannot stand behind is hidden rather than shown to you as a fact. We would rather give you no number than a wrong one. FREE, WITH AN OPTIONAL PRO PLAN The core app is free: food logging, macro tracking, training, progress and your health scores. Pro adds the AI layer: - Coach chat: ask anything, log by talking - Describe a meal and let AI find the macros - AI-built training programs, tuned to you - Smart suggestions that fit your day Clients of a coach on No Excuses get Pro for free. Pro is offered as a monthly or annual subscription with a 7 day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings. Privacy policy: https://noexcuses.health/privacy Terms: https://noexcuses.health/terms No Excuses is for adults aged 18 and over. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat or prevent any condition.

Screenshots

The Movement Lab On4 screens
No Excuses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Movement Lab On and No Excuses are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. The Movement Lab On sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and No Excuses sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Movement Lab On ships an update monthly, No Excuses every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
The Movement Lab On versus No Excuses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Movement Lab OnNo Excuses
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB4 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGlobal Fitness Holdings Ltdblndr Agency

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Movement Lab On

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$249.991 Year
2 purchases

No Excuses

Subscriptions2
  • No Excuses Pro7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • No Excuses Pro7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is The Movement Lab On free?
The Movement Lab On is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is No Excuses free?
No Excuses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Movement Lab On or No Excuses have ads?
Neither The Movement Lab On nor No Excuses shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Movement Lab On or No Excuses?
The Movement Lab On ships an update monthly, and No Excuses every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Movement Lab On was updated on November 4, 2026 and No Excuses on October 31, 2026.

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