Comparison

Active World vs CalvaryCare

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

CalvaryCare

Streamline your hospital admission process with digital paperwork and access to your health records. Stay informed about your care, navigate hospital facilities, and keep loved ones updated on your journey. Find specialists and hospital information easily.

Highlights
  • Digital pre-admission paperwork
  • Access to health records
  • Share hospital journey updates
  • Hospital wayfinding and navigation
  • Find specialists and hospitals
  • Digital health education materials
Features
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Start your hospital admission journey, follow others, and even keep a record of your past admissions, CalvaryCare seamlessly integrates a contemporary health care experience and admission management. KEY BENEFITS INCLUDE: eAdmissions – Your hospital journey from start to finish from the convenience of your mobile phone. Complete your pre-admission paperwork digitally, and have access to your health record. Digital Education – Access information covering pre and post-operative instructions, discharge, and other health related materials. Invite people to follow your admission – Keep loved ones informed by sharing your hospital journey. They will receive updates via notifications and be able to view a progress widget. Hospital Wayfinding – Navigate amenities, wards, services and hospital contacts from within the ‘Find Dashboard’. Find a Calvary Hospital – Our search enables you to locate a hospital and access contact and visiting information Find a Specialist – Our search function enables you to find a specialist, and contact them from within the app. Feedback – Calvary is committed to learning form feedback and improving the experience of our patients. We encourage feedback on your experience through our discharge and app surveys. Calvary supports a culture of open and transparent partnership with consumer and the community. This app is accessible by all, and currently available at our 10 private hospital locations. Internet access is required for this download. This application is free, and there are no in app purchases needed. Need help? Visit https://calvarycare.app for more information. More information about Calvary: Founded in 1885 by the Sisters of the Little Company of Mary, Calvary is a charitable, not-for-profit, Catholic health care organisation. Our mission is to provide quality, compassionate health care to the most vulnerable, including those reaching the end of their life. With over 18,000 staff and volunteers, we have a national network of 14 Public and Private Hospitals, 72 Residential Care and Retirement Communities and 19 Community Care service centres.

Screenshots

Active World4 screens
CalvaryCare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CalvaryCare at every 3 weeks against Active World's every 2 months. Active World's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active World ships an update every 2 months, CalvaryCare every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Active World versus CalvaryCare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive WorldCalvaryCare
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews — better15.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB47 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperZappasoft Pty LtdLittle Company of Mary Health Care Ltd

Customer experience

Active World

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

CalvaryCare

Written reviews44 reviews
Positive15.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative81.8%

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
Show 23 more
  • 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
Show 15 more
  • 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

CalvaryCare

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Active World

No in-app purchases

None

CalvaryCare

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active World free?
Active World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CalvaryCare free?
CalvaryCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Active World or CalvaryCare have ads?
Neither Active World nor CalvaryCare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active World or CalvaryCare?
Active World ships an update every 2 months, and CalvaryCare every 3 weeks. Most recently, Active World was updated on September 23, 2026 and CalvaryCare on September 23, 2026.

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