Virgin Active SA vs MyVirginActive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virgin Active SA
This app rewards you for achieving personal wellness goals with exclusive partner offers. Access on-demand classes, book club sessions up to 8 days ahead, and use your digital card for club entry. It's designed to support your progress with guidance and tangible benefits.
- Real rewards from partners
- Book club classes up to 8 days in advance
- Digital access card for club entry
- On-demand classes for anytime training
- Personalized wellness guidance
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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 up to 8 days in advance • Scan the app to enter the club with your digital access card • 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.
MyVirginActive
Book classes, train remotely, and stay updated on club news. Track your performance and progress with daily workouts. Access exclusive benefits that reward your motivation and consistency.
- Book classes
- Remote training with Revolution
- Club news updates
- Class schedule viewing
- Booking management
- Daily workouts
- Performance tracking
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Welcome to the new Virgin Active app, which allows all members to book classes and train remotely with Revolution. Stay updated on Club news, check the schedules for your favorite classes, and manage your bookings. Follow the daily workouts and track your performance and progress in a smart and interactive way. The Virgin Active app makes your wellness experience real and gives you access to exclusive benefits and initiatives that reward consistency and motivation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virgin Active SA at 4.8 against MyVirginActive's 3.9. Virgin Active SA also leads on ratings volume (740 vs 38). MyVirginActive's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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 SA holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virgin Active SA has 740 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of Virgin Active SA's written reviews are positive against 9% of MyVirginActive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Virgin Active SA ships an update every 2 months, MyVirginActive monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Active SA | MyVirginActive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (740 ratings) — better | 3.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.8% of reviews | 9.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 38 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 325 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virgin Active South Africa | Virgin Active |
Customer experience
Virgin Active SA
MyVirginActive
Bugs and requests
Virgin Active SA
Reported bugs
15 issues- Login error messages with no resolution
- Password reset emails delayed or not received
- App freezes during booking attempts
- Gym attendance not logged for rewards
- Rewards expiring before being credited
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- Inconsistent reward tracking between users
- Internet connection errors despite valid connection
- Session timeout and forced re-login
- Account creation errors during registration
- Class cancellation not reflected in app
- Timetables fail to load
- App crashes on password reset screen
- Add-to-calendar button non-functional on iPhone
- Rewards goals resetting incorrectly
- Club entry button disappeared after update
Requested features
8 requests- Apple Wallet integration for digital card
- Apple Watch device support
- Graphical display of visit statistics per month
- Bike assignment visibility for spinning bookings
- Club entry button on home page
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- Instructor rating/comments functionality
- Class calendar add-to-calendar functionality
- Cross-club timetable access for weekend bookings
MyVirginActive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Active SA
No in-app purchases
MyVirginActive
No in-app purchases
