Comparison

Bobclass Studio Manager vs Calendar

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

Head to head
About

Bobclass Studio Manager

Manage your boutique fitness studio with an all-in-one app designed for independent instructors. Handle scheduling, client management, payments, and retail sales seamlessly from your phone or tablet. Keep your clients feeling personal while streamlining your business operations.

Highlights
  • Group class and private session scheduling
  • Client self-booking via custom page
  • Class passes, memberships, and retail sales
  • Stripe payment integration
  • Personalized client notes and history
  • Contact clients via WhatsApp, email, SMS
Features
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Bobclass is the all-in-one class scheduling and studio management app built for independent instructors and boutique studios. Whether you run a Pilates studio, fitness studio, yoga studio, dance school, or work as a personal trainer, music teacher, or tutor — Bobclass replaces your calendar, spreadsheets, and clipboards with one simple app. Class & appointment scheduling Schedule group classes and private appointments side by side. Set recurring schedules and manage your calendar from your phone. Your clients can book themselves through your online booking page, reducing admin and filling classes automatically. Payments & packages Sell class passes, memberships, and retail items. Track every payment, send invoices with Stripe, and match attendance to packages automatically. Accept credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. No percentage fees — ever. Client management Keep your full client base in one place. Store contact details, take personal notes, view attendance history, and track packages and payments per client. Filter and segment your client list for targeted follow-ups. No separate CRM needed. Progress tracking Keep a diary of notes for each client, including images, videos, and documents. Make training personal by reviewing what you covered last session — whether you teach Pilates, give piano lessons, or do personal training. Why studios choose Bobclass over Mindbody, Eversports, and other studio software: * Built for small studios and independent instructors, not gym chains * No percentage fees on payments or bookings * Fast and simple — you will be up and running in an hour * Online booking page for your clients to self-book classes and appointments * WhatsApp integration — fast and personal communication with your clients * No percentage fees. No hidden costs that the sales rep hides from you until you signed the 1-year contract * Real native apps for iOS, iPad, and Mac and other platforms. This means highly secure, fast, push notifications and running your business in the studio or on the go. A complete app ecosystem for your studio * Bobclass Studio Manager is the hub for studio owners. Your team and clients each get their own app: * Bobclass Team — your instructors and staff see their upcoming classes, client lists, and rosters without accessing your full database. * Bobclass Go — your clients book classes, manage appointments, purchase packages, and view their progress notes — all from their phone. Who uses Bobclass? Pilates instructors, yoga teachers, personal trainers, fitness coaches, dance teachers, music teachers, piano teachers, martial arts instructors, tutors, beauty professionals, and other independent service providers who schedule classes or appointments and want a simple, affordable alternative to complex studio management software. Download Bobclass and start managing your studio today. BOBCLASS PRO, STUDIO and UNLIMITED There are three optional upgrades available as in-app subscriptions which will be charged to your credit card through your Apple ID. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings on the device. • Privacy policy: https://bobclass.slite.page/p/HCt0uczFXm8MQw/Privacy-Policy • The system is not intended for medical or clinical environments and does not provide HIPAA‑compliant data storage or processing. • EULA: https://bobclass.slite.page/p/fVv1sB7XeF7FtH/EULA

About

Calendar

Organize your entire schedule in one place. View events from multiple accounts, manage tasks, and plan gatherings with others. Stay on top of appointments, holidays, and birthdays with customizable views and shared calendars.

Highlights
  • Unified schedule view
  • Event creation and editing
  • Task management integration
  • Calendar sharing
  • Multiple calendar support
  • Customizable views
Features
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Calendar Plan your time, and coordinate with others using the Calendar app. See a holistic view of your schedule with events from all your different calendar accounts, alongside reminders, holidays, birthdays and subscription calendars. Invite others to events, respond to invitations, or share entire calendars to make plans with colleagues, family, and friends. Your Complete Schedule Keep track of all your events from different calendar accounts together in the Calendar app. Connect accounts from iCloud, Exchange, Google and others. Organize your events using multiple calendars with different colors. And view all your events alongside each other in List, Day, Week or Month views. Event Planning Create and edit events, appointments, and meetings. Add an alert to be reminded of an event, a location to receive a notification when it’s time to leave, a link to a video call to quickly connect, related attachments, notes and more. Easily send and receive events through invitations using iCloud, Exchange and other calendar accounts. Reminders in Calendar Manage your tasks easily with reminders. Create, view, edit and complete reminders from the Reminders app right alongside all your other meetings and appointments in the Calendar app. Shared Calendars Share an iCloud calendar with family, colleagues or friends. They can easily see events, add more events, receive alerts, or make changes to the calendar. Even More Calendars Add other calendars to keep track of even more events. Holiday Calendars show up-to-date information about global holidays. See contacts’ birthdays with the Birthdays calendar. Events recognized by Siri in apps like Mail appear in the Siri Suggestions calendar. And you can even subscribe to calendars for your favorites sports teams, TV shows and more from the web.

Screenshots

Bobclass Studio Manager4 screens
Calendar3 screens

Verdict

The call

Bobclass Studio Manager and Calendar both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of Bobclass Studio Manager's written reviews are positive against 37% of Calendar's. Bobclass Studio Manager also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Calendar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (1.5M vs 92). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bobclass Studio Manager sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bobclass Studio Manager against 4.9 for Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calendar has 1.5M ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Bobclass Studio Manager's written reviews are positive against 37% of Calendar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bobclass Studio Manager ships an update weekly, Calendar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bobclass Studio Manager versus Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBobclass Studio ManagerCalendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (92 ratings)4.9 (1.5M ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews — better37.3% of reviews
Number of ratings921.5M — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCourt Four Ltd.Apple

Customer experience

Bobclass Studio Manager

All ratings92 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.2%

Calendar

All ratings1,514,779 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews3,211 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral13.7%
Negative49.0%

User reviews

Bobclass Studio Manager

From 92 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 🚀 Efficient scheduling and booking management
  • 💰 Affordable pricing with one-time fee (no monthly subscription)
  • 📱 Multi-device sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • 💬 Automated email and text confirmations to clients

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional syncing issues between devices
  • 🔐 Data loss when app logs out unexpectedly
  • ⚠️ Requires in-app purchases to be enabled
  • 📱 Limited functionality on Mac compared to iOS
  • 🔔 Reminder features not fully automatic

Calendar

From 1.5M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Essential app for staying organized
  • 👍 Clean, intuitive, and easy to navigate
  • 🔒 Seamless sync across devices
  • 👍 Helpful integration with other apps
  • 👍 Ability to set multiple alerts, share events, and color-code calendars

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Autofill suggestions overwrite event time
  • 🔍 Search function not reliable
  • 🔍 Inability to delete past/declined events
  • 🔍 Confusing interface, cluttered month view
  • 🔍 Lack of customization options for alerts and reminders

Bugs and requests

Bobclass Studio Manager

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App logs out unexpectedly causing data loss
  • Syncing failures between multiple devices
  • Text confirmation feature broken on Mac after updates
  • In-app purchase requirement blocking app access
  • Display issues (white text on white background)
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  • Occasional booking sync failures between devices
  • Password reset email not sending

Requested features

8 requests
  • Automatic reminder messages for clients
  • SMS text message reminder option
  • iCal/external calendar synchronization
  • Ability to duplicate appointments more easily
  • Client goal tracking feature
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  • Individual client-specific reminders
  • Dark mode color options
  • Automatic class duplication for recurring sessions

Calendar

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Time zones not handled properly, causing appointment time issues
  • Recurring events not deleted properly
  • Inability to delete events, leading to a cluttered calendar
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Search function not working as expected

Requested features

9 requests
  • Attachment option to add files, photos, PDFs, etc. to events
  • Integration with Reminders app to schedule and view tasks
  • Week view in portrait mode
  • Option to select which reminder lists show in the calendar
  • Openings and proposals feature
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  • Ability to change colors of individual events
  • Cash flow diary to track expenses/income
  • Monthly calendar view
  • Ability to highlight the entire week with a color

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bobclass Studio Manager

Subscriptions3
  • Bobclass Pro$19.991 Month
  • Bobclass Studio$34.991 Month
  • Bobclass Unlimited Subscription$44.991 Month
None

Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bobclass Studio Manager free?
Bobclass Studio Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Calendar free?
Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bobclass Studio Manager or Calendar?
Calendar is rated higher. Bobclass Studio Manager averages 4.8 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Calendar averages 4.9 from 1.5M ratings.
Do Bobclass Studio Manager or Calendar have ads?
Neither Bobclass Studio Manager nor Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bobclass Studio Manager or Calendar?
Bobclass Studio Manager ships an update weekly, and Calendar every 4 months. Most recently, Bobclass Studio Manager was updated on September 21, 2026 and Calendar on September 25, 2026.

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