UW Recreation vs ExerciseRx®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UW Recreation
Stay informed about University of Washington Recreation facilities and programs. Get real-time updates on hours, closures, and important notifications. Easily add recreation activities to your personal calendar.
- Facility hours updates
- Closure alerts
- Program news
- Activity calendar sync
- Important notifications
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The official app of University of Washington Recreation. Stay up to date with the latest news and information for all your favorite UW Recreation facilities and programs. Check facility hours and receive alerts for closures and revised hours. Copy Recreation activities to your calendar and receive important notifications so you don’t miss the action!
ExerciseRx®
This platform helps users increase physical activity by tailoring goals, identifying barriers, and providing motivational support. It connects users with their healthcare team and tracks physical activity patterns for a provider dashboard. An activation code is currently required.
- Tailored physical activity goals
- Identification of barriers and facilitators
- Motivational nudges
- Connection to healthcare team
- Provider dashboard integration
- Physical activity pattern tracking
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ExerciseRx was developed to support increasing physical activity for health. The platform tailors goals, identifies barriers and facilitators to activity, provides motivational nudges, and connection to the healthcare team. The physical activity patterns are connected to a provider dashboard. Currently an ExerciseRx user code is required to activate the account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ExerciseRx® at 5.0 against UW Recreation's 2.3. ExerciseRx® also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ExerciseRx® holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.
UW Recreation ships an update every 4 months, ExerciseRx® every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UW Recreation | ExerciseRx® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InnoSoft Canada Inc. | University Of Washington |
Customer experience
UW Recreation
ExerciseRx®
In-app purchases
UW Recreation
No in-app purchases
ExerciseRx®
No in-app purchases
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