Comparison

BetterUp vs Baumeister

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized coaching experiences
  • Vast library of growth content
  • Leadership coach matching
  • Scientifically proven methods
  • Develop communication skills
  • Build resilience
  • Care for your mind
Features
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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.

About

Baumeister

Features
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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.

Screenshots

BetterUp4 screens
Baumeister1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BetterUp versus Baumeister: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBetterUpBaumeister
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (435 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings435 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBetterUpBaumeister 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

None

BetterUp

No in-app purchases

None

Baumeister

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BetterUp free?
BetterUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baumeister free?
Baumeister is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BetterUp or Baumeister?
Baumeister is rated higher. BetterUp averages 4.5 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Baumeister averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BetterUp or Baumeister have ads?
Neither BetterUp nor Baumeister shows ads.

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