Comparison

EWH vs RetroActiv

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

Head to head
About

EWH

This application helps organizations promote healthy habits among employees. It enables the management of health challenges, tracking of vital signs, and monitoring of nutritional intake. The app features a comprehensive food database and integrates with fitness trackers and smartphone motion chips.

Highlights
  • Manage health challenges
  • Track health vitals
  • Monitor nutritional intake
  • Extensive food database
  • Integrates with Fitbit
  • Uses smartphone motion chip
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Employee Wellness Hub (EWH) is a health app that allows organizations to manage healthy habits for their employees. The app is first of its kind to manage health challenges, track health vitals, and monitor nutritional intake of their employees. EWH’s nutrition database includes information from 8,000+ food items from the USDA as well as 5,000+ food items from fast food restaurants. EWH App uses advanced motion chip in the smart phone (when available) to track precise movements (steps) and also integrates with Fitbit. The app can be customized for employers in terms of its look and feel and it can be integrated with additional data sources related to fitness and nutrition.Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. App integrates with the Health app.The Health app serves as a central repository for health and fitness data in iOS. With the user’s permission, app can communicate with the Health app to access and share information.

About

RetroActiv

Visualize and share your workout statistics with customizable graphics. Syncs with Apple Health to transform your activity data into shareable images for social media or personal motivation.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Apple Health
  • Visualize workout data
  • Customize graphics with fonts and colors
  • Generate shareable workout images
  • Track duration, calories, distance, and elevation
  • Save style configurations to the cloud (Premium)
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RetroActiv – Personalize and Share Your Workout Stats Take your fitness tracking to the next level with RetroActiv, the ultimate app for visualizing and sharing your workout data. Syncing seamlessly with Apple Health, RetroActiv transforms your activity stats into stunning, customizable graphics. Visualize Your Workouts • Track key stats like duration, calories burned, elevation gained, and distance • Select a date range to see your progress over time Customize Your Style • Choose from multiple fonts, colors, and backgrounds • Personalize your stats to match your aesthetic and preferences Share Your Progress • Instantly generate a shareable image of your workout summary • Post to social media, send to friends, or save for motivation Made for Fitness Enthusiasts Whether you are a runner, cyclist, hiker, or gym-goer, RetroActiv helps you celebrate your achievements in style. Premium Features: • Enhanced style modifiers • Save style configuration to the cloud RetroActiv Premium is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your Account will be charged the same price for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription's period. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions or cancel auto-renewal at any time in the Settings of the App Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/jagreenwood/68d5d1ba9bb48e1dd72f4bf9ebd0c793 Terms of Service: https://gist.github.com/jagreenwood/9a9c5d07980edd43baeb3e0f95965408

Screenshots

EWH4 screens
RetroActiv4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RetroActiv at 5.0 against EWH's 2.5. EWH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. RetroActiv sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. EWH asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RetroActiv holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EWH has 101 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EWH ships an update monthly, RetroActiv every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
EWH versus RetroActiv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEWHRetroActiv
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (101 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEWHJeremy Greenwood

Customer experience

EWH

All ratings99 ratings
Positive35.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative62.6%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative50.0%

RetroActiv

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EWH

Reported bugs

37 issues
  • App doesn't sync from watch
  • Contact field broken
  • Cycling job not registering
  • Steps not syncing
  • Error when manually entering activity
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  • Error submitting support form (requires 'atleast 12 digit')
  • App stopped working
  • Server takes long to load/sync data
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Motion tracker does not sync with health data
  • Access denied due to permissions
  • Steps not accurate
  • Links redirect to app store
  • App doesn't sync with Apple Health
  • Cannot recover password
  • Cannot link Apple Watch
  • App crashes during challenges
  • Does not connect with Apple Watch
  • Step detection doesn't work
  • Connecting to HealthKit fails
  • App doesn't want to open challenges
  • Freezes and crashes half the time
  • No option to sync with Fitbit
  • Data entry screen not intuitive
  • App closes or freezes when tracking activity
  • App crashes every time you try to add a tracker
  • App auto logs you off
  • App crashes as soon as login is successful
  • App launches but gets stuck
  • Doesn't accurately import steps
  • App icon not showing up
  • Cannot log in through web browser
  • App syncs well with devices but navigation is not intuitive
  • App is extremely glitchy
  • App worked during setup but not since
  • Black screen after navigating and hitting back button
  • App needs to be reinstalled to fix black screen issue

Requested features

7 requests
  • Improve sync reliability
  • Fix contact support form
  • Add more manual activity entry options
  • Update outdated instructions
  • Improve user interface intuitiveness
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  • Add Fitbit or other device sync
  • Add new articles daily

RetroActiv

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EWH

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RetroActiv

Subscriptions3
  • Premium - 1 month$0.991 Month
  • Premium - 3 months$1.993 Months
  • Premium - 12 months$7.991 Year

Questions

Is EWH free?
EWH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RetroActiv free?
RetroActiv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EWH or RetroActiv?
RetroActiv is rated higher. EWH averages 2.5 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while RetroActiv averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do EWH or RetroActiv have ads?
Neither EWH nor RetroActiv shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EWH or RetroActiv?
EWH ships an update monthly, and RetroActiv every 5 months. Most recently, EWH was updated on October 15, 2026 and RetroActiv on October 1, 2026.

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