Backyard Boston vs Classd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backyard Boston
This app connects users with a fitness community and instructors in Boston. It allows you to book classes, monitor your fitness journey, and engage with fellow members. The platform emphasizes a supportive environment where hard work and presence are valued.
- Book fitness classes
- Track fitness progress
- Connect with community
- Fitness instructor-created
- Boston-based community focus
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Welcome to the New Backyard Boston in Fort Point! Backyard was created by three Boston fitness instructors that strive to create a place where everyone feels seen and that serves as a second home to all. A place where GRIT meets PLAY and hard work is understood rather than repeatedly requested. A place where being there serves a greater purpose and that purpose is understood and supported by everyone else. Backyard is deeply entrenched in the Boston community and is dedicated to giving back to the very city that it serves. With the Backyard Boston app, you are able to book your classes, track your progress and connect with your community!
Classd
This social fitness app helps you discover and rate boutique fitness classes. Track your favorite studios and instructors, see what your friends are rating, and find new workouts based on trusted reviews.
- Rate classes out of 10
- Track studios and instructors
- Follow friends' ratings
- Discover studios by city
- Filter by class type and instructor
- Save favorite studios
- Build a workout streak
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Rate classes. Trust friends. Find your vibe. Classd is the social fitness app for boutique class culture. Score your workout, track your studios, follow your friends, and finally know which classes — and which instructors — are actually worth it. Moving to a new city? Traveling for work? Trying to break out of your routine? Stop guessing which studio is worth your time. Classd shows you what people you trust are loving — and what's overhyped. Why Classd? You've spent enough money on classes that weren't worth it. You've taken a class with an instructor your friend warned you about — after the fact. You've moved to a new city and had no idea where to start. You've spent hours scrolling reviews from strangers who don't share your taste. Classd fixes that. What you can do Score every class out of 10 — instructor, vibe, music, intensity. Tag heated vs. not heated. Add a note. Snap a photo. Follow your friends — see what they're rating in real time. No more group-text reviews lost in the void. Discover studios in any city — perfect for traveling, moving, or just expanding your routine. Filter by Pilates, Cycle, HIIT, Barre, Yoga, Boxing, and more. Filter by instructor — see which teachers actually deliver. Real reviews from real people. Save your favorites — bookmark studios you love, build a wishlist of ones you want to try. Build your streak — log consistently, climb the archetypes from "Just Getting Started" to "Luxury Pilates Maxxer." Find your people — see followers, following, and friends who've been to your studio. Tap any review to dive into a profile. Made for studio culture Classd is built for how you actually talk about classes. A 7/10 class is genuinely good. A "5-star" review tells you nothing about whether the instructor talks too much or whether the studio runs heated. We made the rating system match the conversation. Every studio profile shows real ratings, top instructors, friend visits, vibe tags, and reactions. Every review is honest, opinionated, and from someone whose taste you trust. Currently live in: Boston · New York City · Los Angeles · Miami · Chicago · Atlanta · Portland · Tampa More cities coming soon. If your city isn't here yet, sign up anyway — you can still log classes and we'll add it. Download Classd. Find your vibe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Classd at monthly against Backyard Boston's every 10 months. Classd also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Backyard Boston's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Classd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Backyard Boston ships an update every 10 months, Classd monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Backyard Boston | Classd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sutra Fitness, Inc. | Madeline Abramson |
Customer experience
Backyard Boston
Classd
In-app purchases
Backyard Boston
No in-app purchases
Classd
No in-app purchases
Questions
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