Champneys Spas vs Otherwise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Champneys Spas
Easily check real-time appointment availability at City Spas and Eastwell Manor. Request services instantly, discover special offers, and refer friends to earn rewards.
- Real-time availability
- Instant appointment requests
- Special offers updates
- Refer a Friend scheme
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The quickest way to check availability and request an appointment across our City Spas and Eastwell Manor. See which appointments are free, receive offers and ping off a quick request wherever you are. Key features: - See real-time last-minute availability - Instantly request appointments for all our services - Stay up to date with the latest special offers - Refer a Friend scheme
Otherwise
This app delivers a daily dose of wit and wisdom through curated quotes. It offers a brief mental exercise with thought-provoking and humorous content, designed to be savored in just thirty seconds.
- Daily curated quotes
- Wit and wisdom
- Micro-brain workout
- No ads or tracking
- No accounts needed
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Wit that respects your intelligence. Wisdom with a wink. Most apps want all your attention. Otherwise wants about thirty seconds of it. One quote a day, curated by two old friends, philosophers in love with the absurdity of life. A micro-workout for your brain: epigrams, paraprosdokians, reframes, send-ups. A surprising admixture of deep wisdom and silly thoughts. No feed. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. One quote, one nudge, one twist to savour every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Otherwise at 100% against Champneys Spas's 9%. Otherwise also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Champneys Spas's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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.
Champneys Spas ships an update every 6 months, Otherwise every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Champneys Spas | Otherwise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Champneys Henlow LTD | Christopher Rimmer |
Customer experience
Champneys Spas
Otherwise
Bugs and requests
Champneys Spas
Reported bugs
174 issues- Classes don't appear
- Cannot pre-book
- Cannot redeem vouchers
- Impossible to book
- Cannot book treatment included with stay
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- Nightmare finding available time
- No information
- No way to book
- Cannot add booking
- Frustrating experience
- Not designed well
- Error showing classes
- Awful UX
- Cannot manage booking
- Pointless app
- Member cannot book in
- Poor quality
- Doesn't allow login
- Doesn't show bookings
- Password issues
- Booking is confusing
- Impossible to book treatments
- No point to the app
- App not updated
- Class booking issues
- Charge for previously free classes
- Completely pointless
- Waste of space
- Not user friendly
- Cannot log in
- No booking information
- Not working
- No updates or links
- Not functional
- Bizarre app
- Mysterious aims
- No ability to log in
- No ability to view booking
- No ability to add treatments
- Message centre empty
- App is confusing
- Crashes constantly
- Doesn't show booking info
- Clunky menus
- Booking process clunky
- Not worth the download
- Can't do anything
- No message shown
- Cannot book treatments
- Tedious scrolling
- Cannot make multiple appointments
- Forced to use multiple devices
- Cannot filter by therapist gender
- Can't book treatment
- Gets nowhere
- Disappointing
- Feels like high school project
- Message centre instead of booking
- Email doesn't exist error
- Treatment availability incorrect
- Tricky to select treatment
- Won't let you pay
- Needs better developer
- Not great
- Cannot go back a page
- Had to delete and restart
- Hardly any features
- Money taken, no booking
- Had to ask for refund
- Hard to navigate
- Frequently shows no availability
- Needs major rework
- Devoid of useful information
- Only arrival info
- Cannot book classes or treatments
- Information not posted
- Unlikely to be updated
- Rarely able to book
- Impossible for two people
- Not fit for purpose
- List keeps closing
- Worst app ever
- No alternative way to book
- Worse than useless
- Charged full amount
- No email confirmation
- Call spa directly for issues
- Overly complicated
- Waste of time
- Don't bother
- Biggest waste of download
- Rubbish
- Awful app
- Will not load
- Not able to use gift vouchers
- Absolutely useless
- Most pointless app
- No way to add booking
- No way to make appointments
- Deleted within minutes
- Doesn't sync to bookings
- Doesn't confirm appointments
- Doesn't link to classes
- Empty areas
- Stressful to book
- Horrible website and app
- Takes an hour on the phone
- Impossible to use
- Not intuitive
- Clear diary for an hour
- Only for specific spa
- Bored trying to find info
- Doesn't deliver what it's supposed to
- Cannot add existing booking
- Cannot add anything else
- Not up to scratch
- No obvious way to amend booking
- No information on pages
- Difficult to book treatments
- Too stressful
- Showed no treatments available
- Had to call and wait
- App is even worse
- Back button doesn't work
- Needs iPhone X support
- Text can get lost
- Booking is stressful
- Treatments not selectable online
- Cannot get through on phone
- No bookings show up
- Not user friendly
- Nowhere to use credit
- Website not compatible with mobile
- Glitches
- Awful layout
- Made complicated
- Complete overhaul needed
- Cannot select day first
- Scroll endlessly
- Booking classes is worse
- 12 separate transactions
- Cannot add multiple classes
- Cannot add to basket
- Back to the drawing board
- Menu is clunky
- Confusing and baffling
- Cannot work out how to book for two
- No response via conversation
- No response via email or phone
- Don't know what's booked
- Stressful after using app
- Waste of time
- Doesn't sync
- Doesn't confirm
- Doesn't link
- Developers need to be changed
- No useful information
- Complicated system
- Cannot use vouchers
- Still wants to charge
- Impossible to book time slot together
- Going around in circles
- No one answering phones
- Rubbish app
- Staff tell you to do things that don't exist
- Deleted it
- Very poor user experience
- No email confirmation
- No response to in-app message
- Spelling mistakes
- Not easy to use
- Menus need looking at
- Continuously scrolling
- Need to add other guests
Requested features
22 requests- Add ability to book for two people
- Filter searches by date
- Allow multiple appointments in same slot
- Filter for gender of therapist
- Support for full-screen iPhones
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- Display prices alongside treatments
- Allow use of credit/vouchers
- Add guests to booking
- Improve navigation and layout
- Basket feature for multiple bookings
- Ability to select day first for treatments
- Sync with actual bookings
- Confirm appointments
- Link up to classes
- Add existing booking to app
- Improve user-friendliness
- Allow booking for two people
- Add gift card functionality
- Improve password management
- Fix login issues
- Improve app stability
- Add dark mode option
Otherwise
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Champneys Spas
No in-app purchases
Otherwise
No in-app purchases
