Virgin Active UK vs Buzz Gym
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virgin Active UK
This app rewards users for achieving personal wellness goals with exclusive partner benefits. Access on-demand classes and book club sessions to support your fitness journey anytime, anywhere.
- Real rewards for wellness goals
- Book club classes
- On-demand fitness classes
- Personalized wellness support
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Welcome to Virgin Active’s new wellness app that gives you real rewards for hitting your personal wellness goals. - Real rewards: Instant fist-bumps from iconic partners - Real endorphins: Book all your fave club classes - Real support: Train anywhere, anytime, with on-demand classes Designed to support real progress with real rewards and guidance, this isn’t an app… It’s your personal, free smoothie-giving, endorphin unleashing, goal crushing, wellness weapon.
Buzz Gym
Design personalized training programs, track your workouts, and monitor nutrition. Access a library of 3D exercise demonstrations and join community groups for support. Book group classes and earn rewards for your fitness journey.
- Design training programs
- Track workout sessions
- Food tracker for nutrition
- 3D exercise demonstrations
- Book group classes
- Community support groups
- Sync with wearable devices
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PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD FOR THE APP BEFORE LOGGING IN. THIS IS SEPARATE TO YOUR BUZZ GYM PIN. DO THIS VIA THE APP EMAIL INVITATION YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED WHEN YOU JOINED BUZZ GYM. THIS EMAIL CAN BE RESENT VIA THE MEMBERS AREA OF THE BUZZ GYM WEBSITE. Design a training programme and track your sessions Try out our Personal Trainers' favourite workouts Get support from other Buzz Gym members in our community groups An amazing food tracker to help you hit your nutrition targets Book a place on our superb group classes Over 2000 3D exercise demonstrations Earn over 150 reward badges Sync to your wearable health devices You can sync this app with Apple Health App. If you enable this connection, any workout in the Health app with automatically be added to your Activity Calendar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Virgin Active UK at 683 against Buzz Gym's 35. Virgin Active UK also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Virgin Active UK against 4.9 for Buzz Gym. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virgin Active UK has 683 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 44% and 45% positive.
Virgin Active UK ships an update monthly, Buzz Gym every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Active UK | Buzz Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (683 ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews | 44.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 683 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 361 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Virgin Active UK | Buzz Gym Ltd |
Customer experience
Virgin Active UK
Buzz Gym
Bugs and requests
Virgin Active UK
Reported bugs
5 issues- App login and password issues
- Rewards system not functioning properly
- Inconsistent app updates breaking functionality
- Booked classes not syncing to calendar
- Waitlist position not visible in app
Requested features
8 requests- Add ability to view waitlist position
- Improve class booking and cancellation flow
- Provide more class and facility information in app
- Enhance rewards system functionality
- Simplify app design and navigation
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- Improve app reliability and stability
- Add ability to sync booked classes to calendar
- Provide guest pass management in app
Buzz Gym
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Active UK
No in-app purchases
Buzz Gym
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virgin Active UK free?
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Which has better reviews, Virgin Active UK or Buzz Gym?
Do Virgin Active UK or Buzz Gym have ads?
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