Steelyard Gym vs UpDown Method
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Steelyard Gym
Manage your gym membership, book fitness sessions, and access your digital pass. Stay informed with club announcements and track your progress towards fitness goals. Integrates with Apple Watch and HealthKit.
- Digital membership pass
- Book appointments
- View session balance
- Edit personal information
- View membership details
- Club announcements
- Apple Watch connectivity
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With the Steelyard Gym App, you can manage your membership details and book appointments as you work to achieve your fitness goals. - Access digital membership pass - Book appointments and view session balance - Edit personal information and view membership details - Stay up-to-date with announcements from your club Download the app today! Features connectivity to Apple Watch (synced to HealthKit app)
UpDown Method
This app offers a unique, gentle approach to mindfulness with short, customizable intervals that adapt to your practice. It's designed to make meditation an enjoyable and sustainable habit for all levels of experience. Track your progress and maintain a consistent practice with its simplified interface and clear guidance.
- Customizable session durations
- Mindfulness check-ins
- Progress tracking
- Session history
- Journaling
- Simplified UI
- Step-by-step instructions
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Transform your meditation experience with the UpDown Method. Our unique approach makes mindfulness engaging and accessible with short, gentle intervals that grow with you. Designed for both beginners and seasoned practitioners, the UpDown Method ensures meditation is a joyful and sustainable habit. Key features include: • Customizable session durations and rounds • Regular mindfulness check-ins • Progress tracking with session history and journaling • Simplified UI for enhanced user experience • Clear, step-by-step instructions for effective meditation practice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UpDown Method at every 4 days against Steelyard Gym's every 2 months. UpDown Method also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). Steelyard Gym's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Steelyard Gym against 5.0 for UpDown Method. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpDown Method has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Steelyard Gym ships an update every 2 months, UpDown Method every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Steelyard Gym | UpDown Method |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steelyard, LLC | Ibsa Barisa |
Customer experience
Steelyard Gym
UpDown Method
In-app purchases
Steelyard Gym
No in-app purchases
UpDown Method
No in-app purchases
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