Comparison

Black Mat vs JF Coach

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

Head to head
About

Black Mat

Features
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BLACK MAT โ€” YOGA + STRENGTH The Black Mat app is home to Black Mat Yoga + Black Mat Strength. All in-person class bookings across both studios are made through the app. Use the app to in-person book classes, keep track of your upcoming bookings, easily cancel or rebook classes, and stay up to date with what's happening across both studios. Two studios. One Black Mat app.

About

JF Coach

Features
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JF Coach is the client app for Jamie Fitness, a personal training team across Melbourne, Geelong and Sydney. Everything you do with your trainer lives in one place: TRAINING See your program, track every set and rep, and watch your strength go up. Your session history fills itself in, so you and your trainer always know where you're at. YOUR HEALTH SCORE One simple number that shows how you're really going, built from your training, nutrition, habits and progress. Tap it to see exactly what's helping and what to do next. NUTRITION Your meal guide from your trainer, an AI camera that logs a meal from a photo, a food diary and a full food tracker. No spreadsheets, no guesswork. PROGRESS Your weight, measurements and progress photos over time, with your goal always in view. CHALLENGES Earn points for training, steps and habits, level up, take on weekly challenges and see where you rank on the leaderboard. WELLBEING Rate your mood in one tap, set a mood goal and take a guided breathing break when you need one. APPLE WATCH Start a workout on your iPhone and JF Coach opens on your wrist. One exercise per screen, tick off each set or type your reps, rest timer included. Rate the workout and finish it without touching your phone. APPLE HEALTH Connect Apple Health once and your steps, workouts, heart rate and calories flow in automatically. Nothing to log twice. YOUR COACH, ALWAYS THERE Message your trainer, see your upcoming sessions, keep your habits on track, and get a hand from JFI, the Jamie Fitness intelligent assistant, any time you need it. New to Jamie Fitness? Create your account right in the app. Already training with us? Log in with your email.

Screenshots

Black Mat4 screens
JF Coach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: JF Coach at every 2 days against Black Mat's every 6 weeks. JF Coach also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Mat ships an update every 6 weeks, JF Coach every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Black Mat versus JF Coach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack MatJF Coach
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size58 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMomence, Inc.Jamie Fitness PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Black Mat

No in-app purchases

None

JF Coach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Mat free?
Black Mat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JF Coach free?
JF Coach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Black Mat or JF Coach have ads?
Neither Black Mat nor JF Coach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Mat or JF Coach?
Black Mat ships an update every 6 weeks, and JF Coach every 2 days. Most recently, Black Mat was updated on October 18, 2026 and JF Coach on October 24, 2026.

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