Comparison

Active World vs Workout Timer

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

Head to head
About

Active World

Manage your leisure center activities from a personal portal. Book classes, track your child's progress, receive digital awards, and communicate with staff. This app simplifies your engagement with your chosen leisure facility.

Highlights
  • View upcoming classes
  • Book new classes
  • Track learning pathways
  • Receive digital awards
  • Message centre staff
  • Manage personal details
  • Add relatives to account
Features
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The Active World app is your self managed personal portal and companion app for the Active World Leisure Management solution. Just enter your centre's name or scan its QR code to connect to your centre. Active World allows you to: • View upcoming classes • Book new classes • Advise of your child’s non-attendance and book make-up lessons • Track learning pathways and progression • Receive digital awards for effort, teamwork, perseverance and having FUN! • Send and receive messages to the Centre staff • Manage personal and billing details • Add relatives to your account so they also have visibility of schedules and progression Active World is the key communication tool used between you and your leisure centre.

About

Workout Timer

Enhance your workouts with custom timers, motivational quotes, and background operation. This app offers an intuitive interface for setting up and starting your favorite routines quickly. It supports a wide range of fitness activities, from HIIT to CrossFit.

Highlights
  • Workout announcements
  • Motivational quotes
  • Personal timer presets
  • Intuitive interface
  • Customizable icons and names
  • Background operation
Features
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It's time to smash! Workout Timer - Pro Way is your best choice to make your workout more powerful and interesting. You will have the opportunity to use all the exclusive features that you have not seen before. It is much more than a stopwatch or countdown clock. • Workout Announcement. It will make your workout exclusive. • Motivational Quotes. You will always be in beast mode. Most of the inspirational quotes are right here. • Personal Timer Presets. Let's use the easiest way to start your favourite workout. • Great intuitive interface. After setting this timer, you need to press one button to start the workout with the default settings. • Customize the icons and names of your presets. • Work in background mode. Use Workout Timer - Pro Way for your workout training and other activities: CrossFit, boxing, mma, cardio exercises, WOD, TRX, cardio exercises, stretching, spinning, calisthenics, tabata, boot camp circuit workout training, or any other high intensity interval training. The choice of Pro. Let's get back to work. If you have any questions or suggestions, simply tap "Contact us" and tell us! We'll try to include your idea in our next update. This app includes an auto-renewable subscription (Premium Subscription): Premium Subscription provides all exclusive features. And you get the full access to the app. Premium Subscription beings with a free trial period, then an auto-renewable weekly subscription when trial ends. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free initial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11tW1N-wNXJjI-eS8lDgvGMVFEt4e_PCbuv8vwISp_xI/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14e2kIks19Yfvhn6oIzpVYI3iE_d8e79bxV313FQQaMI/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

Active World4 screens
Workout Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Workout Timer at 88% against Active World's 19%. Workout Timer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Active World's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Workout Timer sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Active World asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workout Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workout Timer has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Active World's written reviews are positive against 88% of Workout Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active World ships an update every 2 months, Workout Timer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Active World versus Workout Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive WorldWorkout Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings243 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZappasoft Pty LtdOleksandr Bilyk

Customer experience

Active World

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative71.6%

Workout Timer

All ratings43 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Active World

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • App crashes on startup after update
  • App won't open after update
  • Cannot book classes after update
  • Login issues (wrong password/email)
  • 500 error when changing password
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  • GET method not supported for route
  • App crashes on iPhone
  • Cannot see schedule after update
  • Keyboard freezes in front of selections
  • Cannot add family member (server error)
  • Cannot see classes after iOS update
  • Cannot suspend or cancel membership
  • App not functional with website
  • Cannot access booking box since last update
  • App shuts down when touching search/book classes tile
  • App closes when selecting an icon
  • Cannot reset location/preferred leisure center
  • Cannot cancel or suspend membership
  • App barely functional, nil comms with site
  • Cannot remove booking
  • Cannot pay through payment
  • Unauthorised when resetting password
  • Cannot update swim lessons
  • Full classes disappear from search
  • App doesn't show if you have already booked a class
  • Cannot book classes even with active subscription
  • Cannot see my son's swim schedule
  • App doesn't download since updating

Requested features

20 requests
  • Sync with phone calendar
  • Option to disable notifications
  • Easily save favorite venues
  • Improve class search and filter functions
  • Add waitlist option for full classes
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  • Show full classes instead of hiding them
  • Ability to see if already booked into a class
  • Quick links in the center of the app
  • Add calendar sync option
  • Break up calendar with daily list
  • Add images to class lists
  • Make home screen customizable
  • Add Apple Wallet integration for gym access
  • Ability to type to find center instead of spinning
  • Save payment details
  • Ability to view multiple centers without signing out
  • Option to add family members
  • Show age progress after booking a class (optional feature)
  • Allow users to pull out of classes until they start
  • Add a counter for attended classes

Workout Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Active World

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Workout Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Workout Timer3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Premium$0.997 Days
  • Premium Boxing Timer7 Days trial$0.997 Days
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  • Premium Boxing Timer7 Days trial$5.493 Months
  • Premium$7.997 Days
  • Premium Workout Timer3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Premium Boxing Timer7 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Premium Workout Timer7 Days trial$18.991 Year

Questions

Is Active World free?
Active World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Workout Timer free?
Workout Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Active World or Workout Timer?
Workout Timer is rated higher. Active World averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Workout Timer averages 4.3 from 43 ratings.
Do Active World or Workout Timer have ads?
Neither Active World nor Workout Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active World or Workout Timer?
Active World ships an update every 2 months, and Workout Timer every 2 days. Most recently, Active World was updated on September 28, 2026 and Workout Timer on June 5, 2026.

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