Pawfit vs Better UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pawfit
This app offers a comprehensive solution for pet care, integrating digital activity monitoring, live location tracking, and security features. It ensures your pets remain healthy, safe, and happy by providing real-time insights into their well-being and whereabouts.
- Digital activity monitoring
- Live location tracking
- Pet security features
- Health monitoring
- Pet safety
- Convenient pet care
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Pawfit is the smarter, convenient way to care for your pet. It combines digital activity monitoring, live location tracking and security features making sure your pets are healthy, safe and happy, wherever they may go.
Better UK
Book fitness classes, gym sessions, and swimming near you. Access on-demand workouts, AI-powered habit coaching, and 24/7 GP support. Manage your activities and explore member offers to improve your wellbeing.
- Book fitness classes and gym sessions
- Access on-demand workouts
- AI-powered healthy habits coach
- 24/7 GP and health support
- Find nearest facilities and save favorites
- Book squash and badminton courts
- Exclusive member offers and discounts
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Show up and feel better with the Better UK app. Find and book fitness classes, swimming and gym sessions near you and access Live Better: your digital suite of health and wellbeing services that you can access anytime, anywhere, all included in your membership. With Live Better, you can support your body and mind wherever life takes you. Work out at home or stay active on the go with on-demand fitness classes and build healthier habits one day at a time with your AI powered healthy habits coach. Whether you're moving more, trying something new or making time for yourself, Better UK puts your health in your hands. Download the app today. With the Better UK app, you can: - Book and manage your fitness classes, swimming and activity sessions - Access Live Better: on-demand workouts from Les Mills and Wexer, healthy habits coaching powered by Holly Health and access 24/7 GP and health support with Abi Health - Find your nearest facilities or swimming pools and save them to your favourites - Check facility and activity opening times - Book squash and badminton courts - Explore exclusive member offers and discounts with Live Better - Buy tickets for fun activities - Contact us - Access your facility using Self check-in Find more ways to move, play and learn. Download the app and book it with Better. For more information, visit better.org.uk Better is a registered trademark and trading name of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), a charitable social enterprise. 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
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pawfit at 75% against Better UK's 4%. Pawfit also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Better UK's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Pawfit holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pawfit's written reviews are positive against 4% of Better UK's.
Pawfit ships an update every 2 weeks, Better UK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pawfit | Better UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (40 ratings) — better | 1.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.5% of reviews — better | 3.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Latsen Technology Ltd. | Greenwich Leisure Limited |
Customer experience
Pawfit
Better UK
User reviews
Pawfit
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📍 Highly accurate GPS tracking in most conditions
- 🔒 Reliable location pinpointing for lost pets
- 💧 Durable and waterproof design
- 🎯 Effective geofencing/safety zone alerts
- 🔊 Useful voice command and alarm features
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery life inconsistent, some units fail quickly
- 🐛 GPS accuracy issues in certain locations
- 📡 Requires strong mobile signal to function
- ⏱️ Slow charging time
- 📏 Device size too large for smaller pets
Better UK
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app
- 🚀 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔑 Logging in issues
- 🤯 Confusing user experience
- 💳 Payment problems
Bugs and requests
Pawfit
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not connecting to tracker after updates
- Apple Watch app compatibility issues
- Notifications delayed or not received
- Live tracking zoom function too aggressive
- Walk distance calculations inaccurate
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- App crashes or freezes on startup
- Charger failures causing battery issues
- GPS signal loss in previously reliable areas
- Inconsistent location updates during walks
- App logs out other users when one logs in
- Home location cannot be manually adjusted
- Tracker won't reconnect after battery dies
- Subscription transfer issues between devices
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-user simultaneous app access
- Adjustable temperature alert thresholds
- Customizable geofence sizes for smaller areas
- Persistent tips/advice history in app
- Widget for iPhone home screen quick access
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- Apple Watch command center integration
- Ability to toggle sharing on/off without removing users
- Adjustable tracking frequency without battery penalty
- Remote calling feature to device
- Third-party mapping and triangulation support
- Scale indicator on map display
- Notification for tracker on/off status
- Improved app navigation and layout
- Disable achievement/badge notifications
- Stronger collar attachment mechanism
Better UK
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bookings not syncing
- App not recognizing memberships
- Frequent service errors
- Unreliable QR code scanning
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to book for multiple users
- Saved payment details
- Integration with Apple Pay/Wallet
- Better notification system
- Improved account management
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- Streamlined booking process
In-app purchases
Pawfit
No in-app purchases
Better UK
No in-app purchases
