KAL vs BE
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.
BE
This advanced personal training app tailors workouts and nutrition to your specific goals, whether for fat loss, bodybuilding, or general health. It simplifies tracking exercises, personal bests, and lifestyle habits with instructional videos and a recipe archive.
- Personalized workout plans with instructional videos
- Workout request feature to personal coach
- Archive of hybrid workouts (gym/home)
- Tasty, high-protein and fiber-rich recipes
- Personalized nutritional and lifestyle goals
- AI predicted 1 rep max feature
- Personalized chat with coach
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The most advanced personal training app on the App Store. We tailor everything to you which takes the guesswork out of achieving the results that you want. Sick of tracking your exercises, reps and PB’s in your notes? The BE-FIT App uses advanced technology to log your sets, weights, PB’s, nutrition & lifestyle habits to ensure you're staying on track towards hitting your goals. What ever your goals; Fat Loss, Bodybuilding, Post Natal, Fitness, Sport Specific, General Health Improvements.. and where you train; gym, home, with minimal equipment. The BE-FIT app has got you covered. Keeping track of your progress in and out of the gym has never been easier with this user friendly app. Eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring, we have hundreds of extremely easy to make, tasty recipes that are packed with protein & fibre. BE-FIT app features; Workout request feature to your personal coach. Personalised workout plans - weight / reps / sets / tempo / rest & exercise instructional videos that highlight the muscles trained for each exercise. Archive of hundreds of BE-FIT HYBRID workouts that can be completed in the gym with equipment or in the comfort of your home with minimal equipment. Archive of tasty recipes that are packed with fibre and protein. Personalised nutritional & lifestyle weekly goals set by your coach. Daily motivational updates from your coach. Personalised chat with your coach. Log your workouts. Record your PB’s. AI predicted 1 rep max feature. Academy videos that are filled with knowledge bombs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BE at 100% against KAL's 12%. On price, update cadence, 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.
KAL ships an update every 2 months, BE every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KAL | BE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Kirklees Active Leisure | Steven Morris |
Customer experience
KAL
BE
Bugs and requests
KAL
Reported bugs
21 issues- Type card details every time
- Never retains payment details
- Suddenly unable to access app
- Says 'service unreachable'
- App often not working
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- Useless software for signing up
- App won't let me log on
- Pull down menu is shakey
- App crashes when booking opens
- Error every time to complete booking
- App failing to display sessions
- Request timed out
- Service unavailable
- App crashes when trying to register
- Unable to remove message notification
- Can't book more than one user
- App takes money but errors
- App redirects to website
- Website not mobile responsive
- Login asks for user ID and PIN not provided
- Can't remain signed in
Requested features
9 requests- Add Apple Pay
- Retain payment details
- Store member card in Wallet
- Add KAL Card to scan
- Recognize current members
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- Provide class descriptions
- Add Apple Wallet integration
- Add Apple Pay
- Allow remaining signed in
BE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KAL
No in-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases







