ActivityBuddy vs Studio Nightshade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActivityBuddy
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App for booking Activity Group sessions at the Club, School and Holiday Camps. Members can enroll themselves and family members in the app. Members can add any of family members to the individual sessions and make payment using Stripes, BACS. Discount features - Early Payment, Sibling, Full Course, One Off, etc. New version is much of more interactive. Member should be able to send notification to coach from App itself. Two way communication within the app between coach and member.
Studio Nightshade
This app helps you manage your health and fitness journey by allowing you to book classes, connect with staff, and engage with other members. It integrates with Apple Health to track your daily activity and data from wearable devices.
- Book classes online
- Contact club staff
- Connect with members
- Apple Health integration
- Track steps, distance, calories
- Import wearable device data
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Contact club staff directly - Interact and get to know your fellow members Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ActivityBuddy at every 5 weeks against Studio Nightshade's every 6 months. Studio Nightshade's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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.
ActivityBuddy ships an update every 5 weeks, Studio Nightshade every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and July 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActivityBuddy | Studio Nightshade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ActivityPro Ltd. | TeamUp Sports |
In-app purchases
ActivityBuddy
No in-app purchases
Studio Nightshade
No in-app purchases
