The Watershed vs BLK BOX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Watershed
Stay informed about the latest news, classes, and offers from a local leisure complex. Book classes directly from your phone and access real-time timetables. Share updates with friends and sync activity data with HealthKit to encourage fitness.
- Class booking system
- Real-time timetables
- News and push notifications
- Offers and promotions
- Contact and directions
- Social media sharing
- HealthKit integration
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Stay up to date with our latest news, classes, offers and events from The Watershed, Kilkenny. Our app has a easy booking system allowing you to book a class straight from your phone. CLASSES Stay up to date with the latest classes and book a class straight from your phone. TIMETABLES Get real-time access to timetables for all our activities. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of our latest news and events right on your phone. Our app allows you to stay up to date with new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss out. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers. CONTACT US Easily contact us by phone or email at a click of a button or view directions and maps. SHARE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Share articles, classes or swim sessions with friends through Facebook and other Social Media channels. Share directions, news, facility information and offers with your friends. 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.
BLK BOX
Manage your health and fitness journey with this app. Book classes, create custom workout plans, and track your physical progress. Connect with other members and stay updated on club news and offers.
- Book classes online
- Create custom exercise programs
- Track workout progress
- Monitor body measurements
- Direct contact with club staff
- Community interaction
- HealthKit integration
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Create your own exercise programmes or select from a range provided by the club - Track your progress from all your workouts - Keep track of your body measurements and progress - Contact club staff directly - Interact and get to know your fellow members - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Refer Friends to the club online - Recipes Library Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Watershed at every 6 weeks against BLK BOX's every 7 months. BLK BOX's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Watershed against 4.9 for BLK BOX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BLK BOX has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Watershed ships an update every 6 weeks, BLK BOX every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Watershed | BLK BOX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (43 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kilkenny Local Authorities Leisure Complex Ltd | TeamUp Sports |
Customer experience
The Watershed
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In-app purchases
The Watershed
No in-app purchases
BLK BOX
No in-app purchases
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