Olara vs Balanced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Olara
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Olara, your gentle companion for IBS Built by Zak Edmundson, a UK-qualified nutritionist who specialises in IBS. Olara helps you navigate the lower FODMAP approach with warmth, not jargon. No spreadsheets, no clinical lectures. Just a thoughtful companion in your pocket, every day. What's inside • 65 lower FODMAP recipes, designed for real life, scaled to your servings, with a shopping basket that organises everything for you. • Snap a meal, menu, or label. Point your camera, and Olara reads ingredients, estimates portions, and tells you what is likely to suit you. • My Gut. Track your gut score, sleep, and stress in seconds a day. Olara learns your patterns and surfaces what is working. • Trigger profile. Six FODMAP groups, your personal thresholds, built up as you log. • Reintroduction guide. A six-week protocol to find your own limits, paced gently with check-ins from Zak. Who it's for Olara is for adults living with IBS and gut sensitivities. It is not a medical device, not a diagnostic tool, and not a substitute for medical advice. Please speak to a doctor or dietitian if your symptoms are new, worsening, or alarming. Free trial then £9.99/month A 7-day free trial gets you full access. After that, £9.99 per month. No tiers, no upsells, no hidden costs. Cancel anytime; your data is preserved. Subscription details Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you start a paid subscription. Privacy: https://www.zakthenutritionist.com/olara/privacy Terms: https://www.zakthenutritionist.com/olara/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 ads: Balanced at none against Olara's shown. Olara's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Olara sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 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.
Olara ships an update every 3 days, Balanced every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Olara | Balanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZAK MATTHEW EDMUNDSON | Certi technologies ltd |
In-app purchases
Olara
- Olara Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
Balanced
- Balanced Instructor$11.991 Month
- Balanced Instructor1 Year trial$69.001 Year









