Comparison

KAL vs NextRun

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

NextRun

Features
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NextRun is a running coach that builds your training plan on your iPhone — and keeps rebuilding it as your running changes. Tell it your goal, the days you can run, and how long you've got. NextRun reads your run history from Apple Health and writes a week-by-week plan that fits the runner you are right now. When a new run lands in Health, the plan adjusts around it. No cookie-cutter PDF, no signing up, no account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN The AI that writes your plan runs entirely on your device. Your health and running data are never uploaded and never leave your iPhone. There's no server to send them to. BUILT AROUND YOUR REAL WEEK • Pick the exact days you run — not just "4 days a week" • Set a time limit per day, so Tuesday's run fits the gap you actually have • Choose your mix: easy, tempo, long, intervals, hills • Light, medium or intensive — you decide how hard the plan pushes A PLAN THAT KEEPS UP • Finish a run and it ticks itself off, matched automatically from Apple Health • Completed weeks stay put; the weeks ahead get reshaped around your recent training • Change a setting and your plan is rewritten to match • Training for a race? The plan tapers into race day and includes it TRAIN FROM YOUR WRIST Send your upcoming runs to Apple Watch as scheduled workouts, so your next session is waiting for you when you head out the door. SEE THE PROGRESS Your recent runs and weekly distance, at a glance. Add Pro for VO₂ max trend tracking and a predicted finish time for your race. GOALS Train for a 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon or a distance of your own — or skip the race and just build general fitness with a plan that rolls forward week after week. — FREE, AND WHAT PRO ADDS NextRun is free to download and use. For free you get your full onboarding, your generated plan, the Next Run screen, ticking runs off, this week of your training calendar, your fitness assessment, Apple Watch sync, Siri shortcuts, and one from-scratch plan rebuild. NextRun Pro unlocks: • The full training plan calendar — browse every week, not just this one • VO₂ max trend tracking • Your predicted race finish time • Home Screen widgets — small, medium and week view • Unlimited plan rebuilds Changing a training setting always updates your plan, with or without Pro. Pro is available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/nextrun-privacy-policy/481740ac-7787-49cd-a2b6-e17ca0b392d2/privacy — NextRun needs access to your Apple Health workout data to build a plan around your running. It's a training tool, not medical advice — check with a doctor before starting a new training programme.

Screenshots

KAL4 screens
NextRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KAL at none against NextRun's 3. KAL also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NextRun sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. KAL asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KAL versus NextRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKALNextRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKirklees Active LeisureChristopher Winstanley

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
Show 16 more
  • 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
Show 4 more
  • Provide class descriptions
  • Add Apple Wallet integration
  • Add Apple Pay
  • Allow remaining signed in

NextRun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

KAL

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

NextRun

Subscriptions2
  • NextRun Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • NextRun Pro Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • NextRun Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is KAL free?
KAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextRun free?
NextRun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KAL or NextRun have ads?
Neither KAL nor NextRun shows ads.

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