Comparison

Rō Instruct vs Balanced

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

Head to head
About

Rō Instruct

Features
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Rō Instruct is the calm, considered class planner built for Pilates instructors. Plan classes in minutes. Teach them with total presence. Keep every session you've ever taught at your fingertips. — WHY INSTRUCTORS CHOOSE RŌ INSTRUCT — Most planning tools were built for spreadsheets, not studios. Rō Instruct is different. Every detail - from the spring changes to the prop cues - has been designed by instructors, for instructors. No clutter. No noise. Just the tools you actually need. — BUILD BEAUTIFUL CLASS PLANS — • Drag-and-drop warm-up, main and cool-down phases • Pre-loaded library of Reformer and Mat exercises • Add your own custom exercises with notes, springs and props • Organise plans into folders by client, level or theme • Duplicate and adapt past plans in seconds — TEACH WITH CONFIDENCE — • Flow View walks you through your plan one exercise at a time • Built-in timers for each phase • Spring change reminders so you never lose your place • Works offline - no signal needed in the studio — REMEMBER EVERY CLASS — • Teaching history logs every session you deliver • Revisit what you taught, when, and to whom • Favourite the exercises you return to most • Trash and recovery so nothing's ever truly lost — DESIGNED FOR REAL TEACHING LIFE — • Clean, distraction-free interface • Light and dark themes • Sync across all your devices • Your data is private - only you can see your plans Whether you teach one class a week or twenty, Rō Instruct gives you back the headspace to do what you love: teach beautiful Pilates. — FOR QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS — Rō Instruct is a planning tool designed for use by qualified Pilates instructors. It does not provide medical or exercise advice. Questions? We'd love to hear from you: info@rosculpt.com Privacy: roinstruct.com/privacy Terms: roinstruct.com/terms

About

Balanced

Features
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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

Screenshots

Rō Instruct4 screens
Balanced4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rō Instruct and Balanced are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rō Instruct sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rō Instruct ships an update every 3 weeks, Balanced fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rō Instruct versus Balanced: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRō InstructBalanced
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBethan HansonCerti technologies ltd

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Rō Instruct

Subscriptions2
  • Rō Instruct Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Ro Instruct Pro Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
2 purchases

Balanced

Subscriptions2
  • Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$69.001 Year

Questions

Is Rō Instruct free?
Rō Instruct is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Balanced free?
Balanced is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Rō Instruct or Balanced have ads?
Neither Rō Instruct nor Balanced shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rō Instruct or Balanced?
Rō Instruct ships an update every 3 weeks, and Balanced fortnightly. Most recently, Rō Instruct was updated on October 4, 2026 and Balanced on October 14, 2026.

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