Plush Pilates vs Balanced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plush Pilates
This app helps Pilates instructors plan classes, manage clients, and organize their business. It offers a comprehensive exercise library, client tracking, invoicing, and a community forum for professionals.
- Class Builder with exercise library
- Client Management
- Customizable Exercise Flows
- Integrated Calendar
- Invoicing and Payment Tracking
- Community Feed for Instructors
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Plush Pilates — Built for Instructors, by Instructors Whether you're running a busy studio or teaching private sessions, Plush Pilates gives you everything you need to plan, organise, and grow your Pilates business from one beautifully designed app. Class Builder Create detailed class plans in minutes. With over 200 exercises, choose from a comprehensive exercise library covering Reformer, Mat, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, and Spine Corrector. Each exercise includes spring recommendations, teaching cues, injury alerts, and pregnancy modifications so you can plan with confidence. Save your classes, organise them into folders, and access them anytime. Client Management Keep track of all your clients in one place. Store contact details, session notes, injury history, and preferences. Never walk into a session unprepared again. Flows Build custom exercise flows and save them for quick access. Organise your flows into folders and reuse them across multiple class plans to save time. Calendar Schedule your classes and sessions with a clean, intuitive calendar view. See your upcoming week at a glance and stay on top of your teaching schedule. Invoicing Create and manage invoices directly within the app. Track payments, send invoices to clients, and keep your business finances organised without needing separate software. Studios Manage multiple studio locations with addresses and details all stored in one place. Community Feed Connect with Pilates professionals from around the world. Share class plans, exchange ideas, post tips, and discover new exercises from other instructors. Follow your favourite professionals and build your network. The community feed is moderated with automated content filtering to keep the space professional and welcoming. Custom Exercises Create your own exercises to add alongside the built-in library. Personalise your class plans with exercises unique to your teaching style. Beautiful Themes Make the app your own with three carefully crafted themes — Blush, Noir, and Rose. Switch between them anytime to match your mood or style. Achievements Track your milestones as you build classes, grow your client list, and engage with the community. Celebrate your progress as a Pilates professional. Free and Pro Plans Get started for free with access to core features. Upgrade to Plush Pro to unlock unlimited classes, clients, flows, studios, invoices, calendar events, custom exercises, full community feed access, all three themes, and detailed exercise information including spring recommendations, teaching cues, injury alerts, and pregnancy modifications. Plush Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://plushpilates.com.au/privacy Terms of Use: https://plushpilates.com.au/terms
Balanced
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Every Pilates teacher deserves to walk into a class prepared. Balanced is where you plan your classes, teach them, log your hours and run the business behind it — in one place, on your phone. PLAN PROPERLY Build class plans with springs, reps and cues. Save them, reuse them, and stop teaching the same six exercises on repeat. A library of 104 reformer exercises with setup and cueing for every one. TEACH PREPARED Open your plan on your phone and teach straight from it. Your timings and your music, live, with no paper to lose. EVERY HOUR COUNTED Log teaching and observation hours as you go. Watch your certification progress build, with a record you can actually show your training provider. THE BUSINESS, SORTED Venues and rates saved once. Earnings totalled automatically. Invoices raised with your own logo and sent from your phone in under a minute. Know what you earned and who still owes you. STUDY THAT MAKES SENSE Anatomy and human movement written by a working teacher, in plain English, with diagrams — for trainees studying and qualified teachers refreshing. YOUR RECORDS, SAFE Everything syncs to your account. Change phone and lose nothing. Built by Pilates teachers, for Pilates teachers. SUBSCRIPTION Balanced Instructor Pro is £11.99 per month or £69 per year, with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://certiscott.github.io/balanced-instructor-legal/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://certiscott.github.io/balanced-instructor-legal/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Plush Pilates at daily against Balanced's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Plush Pilates sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Balanced sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Plush Pilates ships an update daily, Balanced every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plush Pilates | Balanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Taylor | Certi technologies ltd |
In-app purchases
Plush Pilates
- Plush Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
- Plush Pro Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Balanced
- Balanced Instructor$11.991 Month
- Balanced Instructor1 Year trial$69.001 Year









