Virgin Active SA vs National Ice Centre.
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.
National Ice Centre.
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The National Ice Centre app is your hub for all things skating! You’ll find everything you need to know about what’s on at the NIC, plus you can manage your bookings all in one place. Book and view your skating sessions with ease and keep up to date with the latest events. Download the app and you’ll be able to: - View the skating schedule - Book skating lessons, ice skating sessions and ice sports - Manage your bookings and account - Keep up to date with our events and see what’s coming up over the coming weeks - Find out more about our birthday party packages and book a celebration with us Join the National Ice Centre community today and we can help you along your skating journey! 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 iOS requirement: National Ice Centre. at 12.0 against Virgin Active SA's 16.0. 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 SA ships an update every 3 weeks, National Ice Centre. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 30, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Virgin Active SA | National Ice Centre. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (746 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 746 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 352 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Virgin Active South Africa | Nottingham Ice Centre Ltd |
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
National Ice Centre.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Virgin Active SA
No in-app purchases
National Ice Centre.
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virgin Active SA free?
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