Virgin Active UK vs Haringey Active Wellbeing
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.
Haringey Active Wellbeing
Easily book fitness classes and activities at your local leisure center. Access up-to-date schedules, news, and special offers. Sync your activity data with Apple HealthKit to stay motivated.
- Book fitness classes and activities
- View group exercise timetables
- Receive news and offers
- Push notifications for updates
- Integrates with Apple HealthKit
- Track activity and workout data
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With the New River Sport and Fitness app you always have your local leisure centre in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and activities. Get up-to-date information, news, group exercise class timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Virgin Active UK at 44% against Haringey Active Wellbeing's 0%. Virgin Active UK also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (683 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Virgin Active UK holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virgin Active UK has 683 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Virgin Active UK's written reviews are positive against 0% of Haringey Active Wellbeing's.
Virgin Active UK ships an update monthly, Haringey Active Wellbeing every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Active UK | Haringey Active Wellbeing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (683 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 683 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 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 | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Virgin Active UK | London Borough of Haringey |
Customer experience
Virgin Active UK
Haringey Active Wellbeing
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
Haringey Active Wellbeing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Active UK
No in-app purchases
Haringey Active Wellbeing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virgin Active UK free?
Is Haringey Active Wellbeing free?
Which has better reviews, Virgin Active UK or Haringey Active Wellbeing?
Do Virgin Active UK or Haringey Active Wellbeing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Virgin Active UK or Haringey Active Wellbeing?
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