Glofox vs IBfit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Glofox
Manage your fitness studio or gym experience seamlessly. Browse class schedules, book sessions, and handle payments for services and products directly from your mobile device.
- Browse studio/gym schedule
- Book fitness sessions
- Pay for memberships
- Purchase services and products
- Manage fitness activities
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Welcome to ABC Glofox, the ultimate state-of-the-art app to help you get the best experience from your fitness studio or gym. Browse your studio or gym’s schedule, book your next session and pay for your membership's services and products, all from the palm of your hand.
IBfit
This app provides personalized workout plans, habit tracking, and nutrition coaching from certified coaches. Athletes can log workouts, track food intake with a barcode scanner, access recipes, and communicate with their coaches and other users. It integrates with smartwatches for seamless data synchronization.
- Custom workout programming
- Habit and nutrition coaching
- Live progress tracking
- Food logging with barcode scanner
- Recipe library with macros
- Coach and client communication
- Smartwatch integration
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The IBfit app delivers a unique experience to each athlete by combining custom workout programming with habit and nutrition coaching. IBfit coaches have the ability to track client progress live and communicate with clients through messenger and video. IBfit coaches can confidently manage client progress from anywhere, giving you even more access! On the client side, athlete’s pursue their habit and fitness goals daily and receive feedback from their coaches, track workouts live, log food directly inside the app, participate in group challenges, and so much more to stay motivated. Clients can connect their apple watch to the app and data shows up on their profile. The IBfit app is for anyone who is participating in an IBfit online program. Clients must have a current program running with an IBfit coach or attending the IBfit gym to have access. Features of the app You receive your own calendar that contains your scheduled workouts, habits and nutrition goals to check off each day. Your coaches can build custom workout programs for you and can share master programs with you for challenges. You can record your workout progress live or later on. Your workouts contain video demos of movements. You can log your food directly in the app. The app features a barcode scanner to make tracking calories and macronutrients easier and faster. You have access to a full library of recipes with macros. You can also receive meal plans custom from your coaches or built from the app. You can communicate with other clients in the group chat on the app and can communicate with your IBfit coaches. You can connect your smart watch to the app so your data reflects in the app and coaches can watch you reach your fitness goals and celebrate wins! You can store your progress pictures directly in the app. You can book your spot in a workout or book a virtual meeting with your coaches.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IBfit at 5.0 against Glofox's 4.5. IBfit also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Glofox's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 42). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IBfit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glofox has 272 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Glofox ships an update every 2 months, IBfit every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Glofox | IBfit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (272 ratings) | 5.0 (42 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 272 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glofox | Incredibly Bulk |
Customer experience
Glofox
IBfit
Bugs and requests
Glofox
Reported bugs
5 issues- Classes not loading or displaying correctly
- Login and password reset issues
- Inconsistent date/time display and booking
- Calendar integration and sync problems
- Inability to book classes or view schedules
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to view class capacity and attendance
- Improve calendar integration and sync
- Provide ability to cancel/manage memberships within the app
- Implement dark mode and other accessibility features
- Add multi-gym/studio support and easier switching between locations
IBfit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Glofox
No in-app purchases
IBfit
No in-app purchases









