YMCA CTX vs Live Actively
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YMCA CTX
This app helps you track workouts, monitor progress, and achieve fitness goals. It offers personalized training plans, engaging challenges, and class booking. Integrate with HealthKit for a comprehensive fitness experience.
- Workout tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Activity level milestones
- Fun fitness challenges
- Class schedules and booking
- HealthKit integration
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Elevate your fitness routine with the app! It's your all-in-one solution to easily monitor your workouts, track progress, and achieve your fitness goals with engaging insights and motivation. The app offers an array of features, including: Workout Tracking Seamlessly capture all your workout data from gym equipment or manually enter it for a complete record. Training Plans Optimize your workouts with personalized plans provided by your fitness facility or trainer. Activity Levels Stay motivated with encouraging milestones as you progress to higher levels. Fun Challenges Challenge yourself with time-based activities that reward you with kudos, activity points, and prizes. Schedules Manage and book classes with ease to keep yourself on track. And much more! The app integrates with HealthKit to help you save your workouts and contribute to your fitness goals and challenges. Have a comment or question about the app? Email our team directly at digitalsupport@egym.com.
Live Actively
Easily monitor workouts, track progress, and achieve fitness goals with engaging insights and motivation. Offers personalized training plans, fun challenges, and class booking. Integrates with HealthKit for seamless data syncing.
- Workout tracking
- Personalized training plans
- Activity level milestones
- Fun challenges with rewards
- Class scheduling and booking
- HealthKit integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Elevate your fitness routine with the app! It's your all-in-one solution to easily monitor your workouts, track progress, and achieve your fitness goals with engaging insights and motivation. The app offers an array of features, including: Workout Tracking Seamlessly capture all your workout data from gym equipment or manually enter it for a complete record. Training Plans Optimize your workouts with personalized plans provided by your fitness facility or trainer. Activity Levels Stay motivated with encouraging milestones as you progress to higher levels. Fun Challenges Challenge yourself with time-based activities that reward you with kudos, activity points, and prizes. Schedules Manage and book classes with ease to keep yourself on track. And much more! The app integrates with HealthKit to help you save your workouts and contribute to your fitness goals and challenges. Have a comment or question about the app? Email our team directly at digitalsupport@egym.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: YMCA CTX at 93% against Live Actively's 0%. YMCA CTX also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (239 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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.
YMCA CTX holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YMCA CTX has 239 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of YMCA CTX's written reviews are positive against 0% of Live Actively's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YMCA CTX | Live Actively |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (239 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 239 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 147 MB | 204 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | YMCA of Central Texas | Active Wellness |
Customer experience
YMCA CTX
Live Actively
In-app purchases
YMCA CTX
No in-app purchases
Live Actively
No in-app purchases
