Comparison

The Tick App vs WAC+

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

Head to head
About

The Tick App

This app helps prevent tick encounters and tick-borne diseases by allowing users to report tick sightings. It also provides educational resources on tick identification, removal, and prevention, and allows for tick submission for expert identification.

Highlights
  • Report tick encounters
  • Prevent tick-borne diseases
  • Tick identification guides
  • Tick removal instructions
  • Submit ticks for identification
  • Research collaboration
Features
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Help prevent tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. By sharing when and where you encounter ticks you will help researchers at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University to better prevent tick-borne diseases. The Tick App also provides information on tick identification, tick removal and other prevention ideas. You can also submit ticks for identification by university staff. The Tick App was developed as part of a collaborative research study between the Midwest and Northeast Centers of Excellence in Vector-borne Disease.

About

WAC+

Discover a wide range of fitness classes and swim programs designed for all levels. Enhance your training with specialized premium classes and learn to swim in a safe, supportive environment. Sync your workout and nutrient data with your iPhone's Health app.

Highlights
  • Premium fitness classes
  • Group swim lessons
  • Private swim lessons
  • Workout data syncing
  • Nutrient data syncing
Features
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Find Your Fit at the Wisconsin Athletic Club. Explore more fitness options with Premium Classes and Swim Program at the WAC. Premium Classes are built from the foundation of our Complimentary Group Fitness Classes. From beginner to advanced, you will see progression each week and reach new levels of fitness. Swim lessons at WAC provide children and adults with a safe, fun and supportive means of learning to swim. Premium Classes Add more specialization, variety, equipment, motivation and new challenges to your favorite formats. Lift heavier weights, last longer through cardio intervals, see your flexibility and balance dramatically improve, work towards better form, get into that yoga pose you've always wanted to try and so much more! Swim Programs Group Swim Lessons Most levels have a ratio of 4:1 up to 6:1 students to instructor for the younger levels. The ratio of class participants to instructor will vary on the club, the level being taught and experience of the students. Private Swim Lessons WAC offers Private Swim Lessons for all ages and abilities. If you want to learn how to swim, or just want to sharpen your skills, this might be right for you. Lessons are 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length and can be scheduled at your convenience. Semi-Private groups of only two or three will focus on what the group of individuals desire to learn. WAC + app uses the Health app that is pre-installed on your iPhone to sync nutrients and workouts data. Because of this, the app will ask you to grant read and write access to your nutrients and workouts data.

Screenshots

The Tick App4 screens
WAC+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WAC+ at 4.5 against The Tick App's 3.9. WAC+ also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 24). The Tick App's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 16%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WAC+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAC+ has 1.6K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of The Tick App's written reviews are positive against 16% of WAC+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Tick App ships an update every 2 months, WAC+ every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Tick App versus WAC+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Tick AppWAC+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (24 ratings)4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews — better16.2% of reviews
Number of ratings241.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.314.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB118 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Shared AppsSmart Health Clubs

Customer experience

The Tick App

All ratings24 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative20.8%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

WAC+

All ratings1,592 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive16.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative78.4%

Bugs and requests

The Tick App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WAC+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to check in or cancel classes
  • Inconsistent functionality between old and new apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search for classes by workout type across all locations
  • Option to view calendar of booked classes
  • Larger font size for class times
  • Ability to easily check in and cancel classes
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for barcode

In-app purchases

None

The Tick App

No in-app purchases

None

WAC+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Tick App free?
The Tick App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAC+ free?
WAC+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Tick App or WAC+?
WAC+ is rated higher. The Tick App averages 3.9 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while WAC+ averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do The Tick App or WAC+ have ads?
Neither The Tick App nor WAC+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Tick App or WAC+?
The Tick App ships an update every 2 months, and WAC+ every 9 days. Most recently, The Tick App was updated on September 10, 2026 and WAC+ on September 23, 2026.

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