WV Active vs WildSwim
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WV Active
Easily book fitness classes and activities, view timetables, and get real-time updates on news and offers. Manage your bookings, explore membership options, and connect with your local leisure center. Share your favorite activities with friends and family.
- Book fitness classes and activities
- View fitness and swim timetables
- Receive news and offer notifications
- Manage bookings
- Explore membership options
- Share activities with friends
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With the WV Active 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 descriptions. 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 membership options 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. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND EMAIL Share fitness classes, news, centre information and offers with your friends and family at the touch of a button. CENTRES COVERED: Aldersley Leisure Village Bilston - Bert Williams Central Baths Wolverhampton 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.
WildSwim
Discover and share swimming locations with a community of outdoor swimmers. Get detailed information on facilities, hazards, and local groups. The app also provides optimal swim times based on tide and wind conditions.
- Discover and share swim spots
- Detailed swim spot information
- Hazard and facility details
- Local group information
- Tide and wind-based swim timing
- Community-driven content
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WildSwim is the ultimate swimming app to help you choose where to swim each day. You can discover and share swim spots with the rest of the wild swimming community. Our app shows swim spot information like: - What facilities are available - Any hazards for the spot - Which winds is the spot sheltered from - Any local groups who swim there - Any other information you want to share The app also calculates when it's best to swim according to the current tide and wind and displays it for you in an easy to understand format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WildSwim at 100% against WV Active's 25%. WildSwim also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). WV Active's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WV Active ships an update every 2 months, WildSwim every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WV Active | WildSwim |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wolverhampton City Council | Water Buoy LTD |
Customer experience
WV Active
WildSwim
In-app purchases
WV Active
No in-app purchases
WildSwim
No in-app purchases









