Comparison

BookFit vs Pembs Leisure

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

Head to head
About

BookFit

Easily manage your fitness journey with this free app. Book and cancel sports classes, join waitlists, and receive important updates from instructors. Discover fitness classes searchable by location.

Highlights
  • Book and cancel classes online
  • Join reserve lists for class openings
  • Receive instructor messages
  • Searchable fitness class directory
  • Easy and simple to use
Features
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Get Fit. Stay Fit. BookFit. Manage your fitness on the move with this free sports class booking app. BookFit will let you take control of your fitness and make sure that you never miss out on a class again. Reasons to love BookFit * Easy and simple to use app * Book & cancel classes online * Join a reserve list & get notified if a class space becomes free * Receive important messages from Instructors * Access to a directory of fitness classes – searchable by location

About

Pembs Leisure

Easily book fitness classes and activities, view timetables, and get real-time updates on news and offers. Manage your bookings and memberships on the go, and sync your activity data with HealthKit.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes and activities
  • View fitness and swim timetables
  • Receive news and offer notifications
  • Manage bookings and memberships
  • Sync activity data with HealthKit
  • Access center information and contact details
Features
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With the Pembrokeshire Leisure app you always have your facility in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and activities. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, public swim timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. FITNESS CLASS TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for classes, including times, fitness instructors and class description. FITNESS CLASS BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking – all on the move! PUBLIC SWIM TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for public swim sessions. CENTRE INFORMATION Find out about our opening times and facilities. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. 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.

Screenshots

BookFit4 screens
Pembs Leisure4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BookFit at every 3 weeks against Pembs Leisure's every 2 months. BookFit also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Pembs Leisure's advantage is review sentiment (37% vs 25%) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

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

BookFit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pembs Leisure has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of BookFit's written reviews are positive against 37% of Pembs Leisure's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BookFit ships an update every 3 weeks, Pembs Leisure every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BookFit versus Pembs Leisure: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBookFitPembs Leisure
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews36.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSD17Pembrokeshire County Council

Customer experience

BookFit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative66.7%

Pembs Leisure

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative57.9%

In-app purchases

None

BookFit

No in-app purchases

None

Pembs Leisure

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BookFit free?
BookFit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pembs Leisure free?
Pembs Leisure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BookFit or Pembs Leisure?
BookFit is rated higher. BookFit averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pembs Leisure averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do BookFit or Pembs Leisure have ads?
Neither BookFit nor Pembs Leisure shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BookFit or Pembs Leisure?
BookFit ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pembs Leisure every 2 months. Most recently, BookFit was updated on October 20, 2026 and Pembs Leisure on October 24, 2026.

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