Roots Cycle vs Big Y Rx
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roots Cycle
Easily plan and schedule fitness classes directly from your mobile device. View class schedules, sign up, and access studio location information. Optimize your time and convenience for booking workouts.
- View class schedules
- Sign up for classes
- Studio location information
- Schedule management
- Device-based booking
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Download the Roots Cycle App today to plan and schedule your classes! From this mobile App you can view class schedules, sign-up for classes, as well as view the studio’s location information. Optimize your time and maximize the convenience of signing up for classes from your device! Download this App today!
Big Y Rx
Manage your family's prescriptions with ease. Refill medications, view prescription details, and receive timely reminders for refills and pick-ups. Transfer prescriptions from other pharmacies and access doctor information.
- Prescription refills
- View prescription details
- Refill reminders
- Medication reminders
- Transfer prescriptions
- View prescribing doctors
- Pharmacy search
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Enjoy the convenience of the Big Y RX App Refill you and your family's prescriptions View all your prescriptions in a list along with prescription number, dosage, quantity, fills left and expiration. You can also quickly scan the label on your prescription bottle to order a refill instantly. Reminders Get reminders when your prescriptions are ready to be refilled. Get notified as soon as scripts are ready to be picked up. Send yourself reminders to take your medications. Transfer Prescriptions from other Pharmacies Have a prescription at a pharmacy other than Big Y pharmacy? No problem, transfer them here. And more... View your prescribing doctors, search for nearby pharmacies, manage your pharmacy preferences, and more!”
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roots Cycle at 5.0 against Big Y Rx's 2.3. Roots Cycle also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). Big Y Rx's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Roots Cycle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 16 respectively.
Roots Cycle ships an update every 2 months, Big Y Rx every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roots Cycle | Big Y Rx |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 2.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Roots Aquatics and Fitness Center, Inc | Big Y Foods |
Customer experience
Roots Cycle
Big Y Rx
In-app purchases
Roots Cycle
No in-app purchases
Big Y Rx
No in-app purchases
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