BetterUp vs Baumeister
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetterUp
Access personalized coaching and a vast content library for personal and professional development. Improve your career, relationships, resilience, and well-being with expert guidance.
- Personalized coaching experiences
- Vast library of growth content
- Leadership coach matching
- Scientifically proven methods
- Develop communication skills
- Build resilience
- Care for your mind
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Set yourself up for success with BetterUp. Everything you need for personal and professional growth, all in one place. With a BetterUp coaching experience tailored to you and access to our vast library of content, you no longer have to navigate life’s challenges on your own. Focus on your career, improve personal relationships, build resilience, develop communication skills, care for your mind, and more. You’ll be paired with a leadership Coach to help set you on the right course, whatever that course may be. Our methods are scientifically proven and fundamentally human. And with proprietary Coach matching, an extensive learning library, and the largest network of certified Coaches at your fingertips, you’ll make positive changes that last a lifetime.
Baumeister
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Your website is one sentence away. No designers, no code, no hosting bill to puzzle over. Tell Baumeister about your shop in a few plain sentences, and you'll have a real website—with a working contact form—online today. Made for small businesses: barbers, bakers, cafés, shops, trades—anyone who needs a simple site that just works. THREE STEPS. THAT'S THE WHOLE THING. 1. Answer a few plain questions—what you do, who it's for, what to say. 2. Watch the assistant build your site. Change anything in plain words, like "make the header green" or "add a contact section." 3. Publish. Your site goes live on a free address in minutes. Connect your own domain whenever you're ready. WHAT YOU GET • A real, hosted website—not a template you have to wrestle with • A working contact form so customers can reach you • All your messages in one place—see enquiries and orders from your sites • A blog page on every site, automatically • Free to start, with a free web address RIGHT FROM YOUR PHONE Manage everything in the app, and get a notification the moment someone sends a message through your site—so you never miss a customer. Honest prices. Start at nothing—the free plan is always there, and you're never locked in. Describe it, and watch it come together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Baumeister at 5.0 against BetterUp's 4.5. Baumeister also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). BetterUp's advantage is ratings volume (435 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Baumeister holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BetterUp has 435 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | BetterUp | Baumeister |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (435 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 435 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 271 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BetterUp | Baumeister Private Server, Inc. |
Bugs and requests
BetterUp
Reported bugs
10 issues- Session connectivity drops and join failures
- App crashes on launch (iOS)
- Login loop preventing access to home screen
- Scheduling system incorrectly books unavailable coach times
- Exceeds monthly scheduling limit when rescheduling
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- App closes immediately upon opening
- View on Mobile not available for all articles
- Authentication and login failures
- Performance issues and constant crashing
- Account access suddenly revoked without notice
Requested features
10 requests- Dark mode with system-level transitions
- Display all available scheduling dates at once
- Calendar integration for session appointments
- Save articles feature in 'Up Next' carousel
- Notes section for article reflection
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- Widget for upcoming sessions and assigned articles
- Consistent coach availability verification before booking
- Unified interface for multiple coaching plans
- Clear pricing information on website
- Specialized coaches for specific niches (e.g., first-time business owners)
Baumeister
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BetterUp
No in-app purchases
Baumeister
No in-app purchases









