Formly Pilates vs Balanced
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Formly Pilates
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Formly is a complete teaching companion for Pilates instructors, built to support you from planning a class to reflecting on how it went. Plan every class in detail: - Set class type (Mat, Reformer, or Both), difficulty, and duration - Flag important reminders, like a client's injury or pregnancy - Organise exercises into sections like Warm Up, Main and Cool Down - Add reps or timed durations, cues and notes to every exercise - Use progressive layers (Foundation, Develop, Full, Challenge, or your own) to adapt on the fly - Link a playlist from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal or SoundCloud - Get an automatic equipment checklist for every plan Your exercise library, built your way - Start with 96 built-in Mat and Reformer exercises, complete with cues and modifications - Build your own exercises with photos, spring settings, and body focus tags - Filter and sort by modality, body focus, or equipment - Favourite the exercises you use most Teach with confidence, hands-free - Run classes in Teaching Mode with a live countdown timer - Tap to complete exercises as you go - Expand cue and modification panels mid-class - Add live notes during the session - Classes save to your history automatically when you finish, and build your teaching streak Know your clients - Keep a client list with contact details, injuries, modifications and goals - See client context right on the class you're about to teach - Build automatic session history for every client over time Stay organised, every week - Manage your schedule in a full calendar view - Book sessions against saved plans and link clients - Set weekly repeats and class reminders - Save teaching locations as Studios with their own equipment lists Learn and connect - Discover plans and instructors from the Formly community - Follow the teachers who inspire you - Share your own plans for others to learn from - Message other instructors directly Make it yours - Choose from multiple app themes - Customise your home screen with the widgets that matter to you - Get a guided tour of every feature when you're ready Formly subscription: $12.99 AUD per month, auto-renewing, 7-day free trial. Privacy Policy: https://www.formlypilates.com.au/terms-of-service-privacy-policy-1. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Plan. Teach. Inspire.
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 โ 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 โ 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 ยฃ11.99 per month or ยฃ69 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: Formly Pilates at every 3 days against Balanced's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Formly Pilates sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 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.
Formly Pilates ships an update every 3 days, Balanced fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Formly Pilates | Balanced |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days โ better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Katherine Wallace | Certi technologies ltd |
In-app purchases
Formly Pilates
- Formly Founding Instructor7 Days trial$7.991 Month
Balanced
- Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Balanced Instructor7 Days trial$69.001 Year









