Comparison

Active Experience vs RingWatch

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

Head to head
About

Active Experience

Follow live event progress, view real-time leaderboards, and get participant alerts. Discover event landmarks, share photos, and stay updated on races like marathons and triathlons. Integrates with HealthKit for heart rate and workout data.

Highlights
  • Real-time leaderboards
  • Participant GPS tracking
  • Course map with landmarks
  • Progress alerts and updates
  • Event photo sharing
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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One app for all of your events. Track participants on an events course map, view real-time leaderboards, receive participant progress alerts and important updates from events. • View & share results and rankings. • Find event landmarks with the course map. • Track participants via GPS. • Accept or decline tracking notifications. • Receive push notifications for followed participants. • Take and share event photos with all other spectators and participants using the app. • Easily follow and stay up-to-date with Marathons, 5Ks, 10Ks and Triathlons near you. In the Watch app, Apple’s HealthKit is used to collect heart rate and exercise data, and at the end of a run, the workout is saved to Healthkit. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

RingWatch

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RingWatch puts ATA tournament scores in your hands as you cheer from the stands. When the judges flash their scores, enter what you see, and everyone watching that ring sees the same live, accurate result. Never miss a score, even from the back of the venue. LIVE SCORE ENTRY Know every score the moment it is flashed. • Enter the judges' scores for Traditional, Creative, and Xtreme Forms and Weapons, One-Steps, Traditional Point Sparring, and Combat Weapons Sparring as they occur. • Watch rankings and placements update instantly as each competitor finishes. • Follow tiebreaker run-offs through to the final result. • Fix a mistyped score while the ring is still open. • Keep the full match history for the day in one place. LIVE RING UPDATES Look away for a second and still catch the result. Everyone who joins a ring sees the same scores, synced live to every phone. Join with a QR code or a short join code. If two entries disagree, everyone watching sees it flagged, and anyone scoring the ring can resolve it before the ring closes. PRACTICE MODE Walk into the venue ready. Practice mode runs a sample ring with sample competitors so you can try score entry before tournament day without touching a real event. FOLLOW EVERY RING Stay with your athlete all day, wherever they compete. • Watch as many rings as you like, for free. • Switch between competitors without losing your place. • See the podium and full placements the moment an event closes. SEASON HISTORY (PREMIUM) Every tournament adds to your athlete's record. See medal totals, auto-awarded badges such as a first gold, and a progress view that shows how they are trending throughout the season. MULTI-ATHLETE ROSTERS (PREMIUM) More than one child competing, or an entire school to follow? Add every athlete to your roster and track scores across multiple rings at once. Opponent history carries across tournaments, so you don't have to re-enter the same competitors at every event. SHARE WITH FAMILY Send a clean results summary to the group chat, the grandparents, or your instructor with one tap. BUILT FOR FAMILIES A calm, readable design for a loud venue and a long tournament day. Built around the ATA divisions and scoring you already know, with girls and women in competition front and center. Every gender, age, and rank is supported. FREE AND PREMIUM Free covers a full tournament day for a typical family: track ATA tournament scores in one active ring at a time with unlimited competitors, forms, weapons, and sparring; live ring updates; podium and placements; results sharing; and one athlete on your roster. Premium adds unlimited athletes, scoring in several rings at once, opponent history across tournaments, full season history with stats, badges, and progress, and competitor notes during a live ring. Available monthly or yearly. Prices are shown in the app. RingWatch is built for spectators. It is a simple way to follow ATA tournament scores from your seat. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.termly.io/policy-viewer/policy.html?policyUUID=b9435d39-bf71-45db-ba77-37fb83e2bac1 RingWatch is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the American Taekwondo Association. ATA is a trademark of its respective owner.

Screenshots

Active Experience1 screens
RingWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Active Experience at none against RingWatch's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. RingWatch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Active Experience asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, RingWatch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Active Experience versus RingWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive ExperienceRingWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (148 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings148 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActive Network, LLCSTEPHEN PAUL ALEKSZA

Bugs and requests

Active Experience

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot enter date of birth to create account
  • Tracking stops working mid-race
  • Inconsistent and inaccurate runner locations

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve runner tracking accuracy and reliability
  • Provide course maps and mile markers
  • Allow easy spectator tracking without complex setup

RingWatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Active Experience

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

RingWatch

Subscriptions2
  • RingWatch Premium1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • RingWatch Premium1 Year trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Active Experience free?
Active Experience is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RingWatch free?
RingWatch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Active Experience or RingWatch have ads?
Neither Active Experience nor RingWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Experience or RingWatch?
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, and RingWatch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Active Experience was updated on October 18, 2026 and RingWatch on October 13, 2026.

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