Black Mat vs JF Coach
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Black Mat
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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.
JF Coach
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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.
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Verdict
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.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Black Mat | JF Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Momence, Inc. | Jamie Fitness PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
Black Mat
No in-app purchases
JF Coach
No in-app purchases









