Alaveda vs The Active
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alaveda
Access your company or health plan's wellness program on your mobile device. Personalized tools help you assess health risks, create wellness plans, earn rewards, and participate in challenges. Integrate with Apple Health for enhanced data sharing.
- Health risk assessment
- Personalized wellness plans
- Incentives and rewards
- Wellness challenges
- Socialize with friends/colleagues
- Apple Health integration
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Use the free Alaveda app to access your company/health plan wellness program from your mobile device. The app offers a wide range of personalized tools including: - Take a health risk assessment to determine your risk for disease - Learn how to reduce your risk for disease with personalized plans for wellness - Earn incentives and rewards - Participate in wellness challenges - Socialize with friends and colleagues Alaveda integrates with the Apple Health app which allows you to share steps from your iPhone and activity, workout and sleep data from your Apple Watch. We use this data to provide personalized wellness programming and help drive positive behavior change within your wellness portal. The Alaveda app is available for anyone to download, but you must obtain login credentials from your employer or health plan before you can log in.
The Active
Easily book fitness classes and manage your entire fitness journey from your device. Make reservations, join waitlists, purchase class packages, and stay updated on services. Everything you need for your fitness experience, anytime and anywhere.
- Book fitness classes
- Manage reservations
- Join waitlists
- Purchase class packages
- Check profile and membership
- Stay updated on services
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Download The Active app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, purchase class packages, check your profile and membership status, keep up to date with the latest products and services, and more – all from your device. Visit https://theactive614.com/ to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Active at 5.0 against Alaveda's 3.5. Alaveda's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Active holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alaveda has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Alaveda ships an update every 6 weeks, The Active every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alaveda | The Active |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MediKeeper, Inc. | The Active LLC |
Customer experience
Alaveda
The Active
Bugs and requests
Alaveda
Reported bugs
15 issues- App links don't work properly
- Tracker connection feature fails frequently
- Text input boxes clear instead of accepting data
- Session expired errors during password changes
- Notifications for already-viewed items
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- App doesn't sync with Apple Health or Garmin devices
- Bottom navigation menu buttons cut off or folded
- Blank page after sign-in
- Random logout during use
- Data doesn't appear for days or at all
- App goes out of bounds on phone screen
- Battery drain during syncing attempts
- Inconsistent UI across screens
- Authentication code requests without setup
- Small buttons difficult to press on touch devices
Requested features
10 requests- Hire UX/UI designer to redesign interface
- Simplify navigation like Personify Health app
- Improve device syncing reliability
- Add dark mode option
- Implement persistent login sessions
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- Better data visualization and analytics
- Increase font size options
- Streamline multi-person challenge system
- Add comprehensive in-app instructions
- Improve accessibility features
The Active
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alaveda
No in-app purchases
The Active
No in-app purchases
Questions
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