Comparison

Virgin Active UK vs Live2Better

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real rewards for wellness goals
  • Book club classes
  • On-demand fitness classes
  • Personalized wellness support
Features
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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.

About

Live2Better

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Live2Better is an intelligent and easy-to-use assistant which helps monitoring and managing your diet, exercise and overall health to live a more balanced life, all in one app!. It keeps detailed private records of your nutrition, activities, medications and other personal parameters (e.g., body weight, body fat and heart rate) and an optional diary of all different and most important areas crucial to your wellbeing. Life2Better acts as your own personal assistant. it keeps all your personal data localy and secure. No cloud or other servers involved. Using the latest scientfic findings, it encourages you to excerise. It tells you when your diet is poor or unbalanced. It shows an updated status of you most important health related parameters on a reagular basis. It’s simple: The more you use the software, the better it gets, the more you benefit. Highly individualized profile: - Tracking and qualifying food consumption - Tests to determine state of mind & motivation - Qualifying health parameters in a user friendly display - Keeps track and warns to take you personal medications - Keeps a personal record of your illnesses or diseases - Offers a basic activity tracker for running, walking, cycling and hiking Track your progress: - Checks quality and quantity of your food eaten - Useful charts to show health parameter like blood sugar, blood pressure, weight and sleep - Track and document all activities gathered from an Apple watch, the phone, the app or other external sports devices - Integrates with and uses Data of Apple HeathKit - Supports and integrates external devices like a kitchen scale, body thermometer, blood pressure devices etc. - Enables you to write a basic daily diary Intelligent software: - Constantly adapting calculation of your exercise, diet and overall health - Input your food into the software by scanning the barcode. taking a photo or simply speaking the name of the food. Please Note: Since iPad does not support HealthKit Live2Better is for iPhone and iPod only!

Screenshots

Virgin Active UK4 screens
Live2Better4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Virgin Active UK at Free against Live2Better's $9.99. Virgin Active UK also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Live2Better's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 16.0). On ads 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

Virgin Active UK is free to download; Live2Better costs $9.99 up front. Live2Better sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Virgin Active UK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virgin Active UK ships an update monthly, Live2Better every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Virgin Active UK versus Live2Better: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirgin Active UKLive2Better
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (682 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings682 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size350 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVirgin Active UKWilfried Bernard

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

Live2Better

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Virgin Active UK

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Live2Better

One-time2
  • Live2BetterFree
  • Live2Better Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Virgin Active UK free?
Virgin Active UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Live2Better free?
Live2Better costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Virgin Active UK or Live2Better have ads?
Neither Virgin Active UK nor Live2Better shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virgin Active UK or Live2Better?
Virgin Active UK ships an update monthly, and Live2Better every 4 months. Most recently, Virgin Active UK was updated on September 23, 2026 and Live2Better on September 14, 2026.

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