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    HOTWORX vs Worried Bird

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    HOTWORX2026 FDDWorried Bird2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    HOTWORX

    $288,890 – $1,083,310

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Worried Bird

    $91,285 – $125,035

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    HOTWORX

    $19,950

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Worried Bird

    $49,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Royalty · Item 6

    HOTWORX

    $695 per month per studio location

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Worried Bird

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • HOTWORX figures come from its 2026 FDD and Worried Bird figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • HOTWORX and Worried Bird disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (HOTWORX: 11, Worried Bird: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    HOTWORX

    $288,890 – $1,083,310
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Worried Bird

    $91,285 – $125,035
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    HOTWORX

    $19,950
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Worried Bird

    $49,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15
    Royalty (Item 6)

    HOTWORX

    $695 per month per studio location
    Monthly Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Worried Bird

    7%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    HOTWORX

    $500
    Advertising Daily Deal Site Noncompliance Fee — per day
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Worried Bird

    1%
    Brand Fund contribution — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    812
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90

    Worried Bird

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    +230
    Calculated: 582 at end of 2023 → 812 at end of 2025

    Worried Bird

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    HOTWORX

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Worried Bird

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    HOTWORX

    January 2017
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Worried Bird

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    HOTWORX

    2016
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7

    Worried Bird

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    HOTWORX
    Franchised (797 locations) — other measures
    797 outlets
    other Open franchise outlets
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77
    Franchised (700 locations) — memberships
    490 memberships
    mean Fully operational studio memberships
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Franchised (149 locations) — other measures
    5.53 – 7.44 percent
    range First-year monthly cancellation rate
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 78
    +8 more groups in the full report
    Worried Bird
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $8,767
    other Mesa, AZ maximum average invoice
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 51

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    HOTWORX vs Worried Bird: common questions

    Which costs less to open, HOTWORX or Worried Bird?
    HOTWORX: $288,890 – $1,083,310 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Worried Bird: $91,285 – $125,035 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Worried Bird. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do HOTWORX and Worried Bird royalties compare?
    HOTWORX: $695 per month per studio location (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15); Worried Bird: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do HOTWORX and Worried Bird disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    HOTWORX has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups; Worried Bird has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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