GameOn Active vs Halfway App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GameOn Active
Easily find sports buddies for your games or discover local sports activities. Organizers can access venue data and find players, while players receive curated event notifications based on their preferences.
- Find sports players for booked games
- Discover sports courts on a map
- Browse weekend sporting activities
- Access venue data for 38,000+ facilities
- Create events and find sports buddies
- Receive curated game notifications
- Browse events from various organizers
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Have you ever wished you could... -- find a few extra players for the indoor court you booked tomorrow night? -- see where all the sports courts are around work or home? -- browse for something sporty to do this weekend on a map? ...Sounds familiar? Yes and that's why we have created the GameOn Active app! For organisers: -- access SportEngland data on 38,000+ sports facilities and venues in England including location, contact number and web site -- create an event by picking a location on a map, filling in a date, time and a short message, and the app works in the background to find the right sports buddies for you For players: -- browse sports activities / events organised by GameOn Active users, Meetup groups and other organisers now including British Cycling's Sky Ride events (with more on the way!) -- register your location and sports preference and get curated notifications of games you could join The app is designed to be super quick and easy to use - there is no need to set up a group and write an essay about it, no wordy profile bios, no ads and nothing to pay. Simply register with an email address, choose a password and you are good to go. Get active with GameOn Active and letsgameon!
Halfway App
Easily find meeting spots between friends by combining your locations. Organize group events with RSVPs and notes, and discover new places with rich category filters.
- Find meeting spots between friends
- Share locations and follow friends
- Organize managed events with RSVPs
- Discover places with category filters
- Add notes and comments to events
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Someone's always too far. Meet Halfway. Halfway helps you and your friends find fair places to meet, plan your hangouts, and remember them together. One app, no back-and-forth. Drop your anchor Home, office, or wherever you usually start from. Add your friends, and our halfway algorithm finds the best places between everyone, with a fresh best pick for every meetup. Plan the meetup Add your friends, pick what and when, and give your meetup a name. We'll find the spot. Say you're going and chat with the group, all in one place. See all your meetups Keep track of everything you've planned or joined, with photos on each card. Filter by upcoming, hosting, or past meetups, and search whenever you need to find one. Start from any place Already know where you want to go? Search for a place and start planning your meetup from there. Keep up with the Feed See upcoming meetups, recent hangouts, photos from the day, places your friends liked, and lists they've created. Build favorite lists Save and share your go-to spots, from favorite coffee shops and brunch places to late-night hangouts. Make your profile yours Cut yourself out of any photo and personalize your profile with stickers and notes. After the meetup Share photos and captions with everyone in one shared album, so the memories stay together. Privacy matters • We don't sell your data. • No ads or third-party ad tracking. • You control who can see your anchor and can hide it from specific people. • Live location is off until you turn it on, and only people who follow you back can see it. Made by a small team in Tokyo. Halwa Innovations. Thanks for using Halfway!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Halfway App at 100% against GameOn Active's 58%. Halfway App also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). GameOn Active's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
GameOn Active ships an update monthly, Halfway App every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | GameOn Active | Halfway App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chak Yan Law | Sedier |
Customer experience
GameOn Active
Halfway App
In-app purchases
GameOn Active
No in-app purchases
Halfway App
No in-app purchases









