KAL vs getactiveabc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KAL
Easily book fitness classes and activities, view timetables, and get up-to-date information about your local facility. Receive important news and offers via push notifications. Manage bookings and explore membership options on the go.
- Book fitness classes and activities
- View real-time class timetables
- Manage bookings (amend/cancel)
- Access public swim timetables
- Receive news and push notifications
- Explore membership options
- Share information via social media
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With the KAL 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 description. 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. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CENTRE INFORMATION Find out centre facilities, opening times and how you can easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER Share fitness classes, news, centre information and offers with your friends and family at the touch of a button. CENTRES COVERED Batley Baths and Recreation Centre, Batley Sports & Tennis Centre, Colne Valley Leisure Centre, Deighton Sports Arena, Dewsbury Sports Centre, Holmfirth Pool & Fitness Centre, Huddersfield Leisure Centre, Lockwood Park Health & Fitness Club, Scissett Baths & Fitness Centre, Spenborough Pool & Fitness Complex, Stadium Health & Fitness Club. 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.
getactiveabc
Easily book fitness classes, gym sessions, and sports activities on the go. Stay updated with the latest news and offers, and manage your membership directly through the app. It also integrates with HealthKit to track your activity.
- Book group exercise classes
- Book gym and racquet sport sessions
- Receive news and offers via push notifications
- Manage membership details
- Upgrade or freeze membership
- Integrates with Apple HealthKit
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With the getactiveabc app, your journey to fitness just got a lot easier, in fact a click away. Book Your Session With our convenient booking system, you can book your group exercise classes, gym, swim and racquet sport sessions whilst on the move. News & Offers Get all our latest news and offers straight to your phone via push notifications. Your Account Manage your membership through the app; update your contact details, upgrade your membership or request a freeze. Centre Info Explore your membership benefits across our leisure facilities The following getactiveabc centres are covered within this app: South Lake Leisure Centre Banbridge Leisure Centre Orchard Leisure Centre Dromore Leisure Centre 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.
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Verdict
KAL and getactiveabc are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KAL against 5.0 for getactiveabc. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of KAL's written reviews are positive against 20% of getactiveabc's.
KAL ships an update every 2 months, getactiveabc every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KAL | getactiveabc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kirklees Active Leisure | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council |
Customer experience
KAL
getactiveabc
In-app purchases
KAL
No in-app purchases
getactiveabc
No in-app purchases
