Better UK vs Consol Tanning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better UK
Discover and book fitness classes, swimming, and gym sessions at local facilities. Access on-demand workouts, AI-powered habit coaching, and 24/7 health support for a holistic wellbeing experience.
- Book and manage fitness, swimming, and activity sessions
- On-demand workouts and healthy habits coaching
- 24/7 GP and health support
- Find and save local facilities
- Check opening times and book courts
- Access member offers and discounts
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Show up and feel better with the Better UK app. Find and book fitness classes, swimming and gym sessions near you and access Live Better: your digital suite of health and wellbeing services that you can access anytime, anywhere, all included in your membership. With Live Better, you can support your body and mind wherever life takes you. Work out at home or stay active on the go with on-demand fitness classes and build healthier habits one day at a time with your AI powered healthy habits coach. Whether you're moving more, trying something new or making time for yourself, Better UK puts your health in your hands. Download the app today. With the Better UK app, you can: - Book and manage your fitness classes, swimming and activity sessions - Access Live Better: on-demand workouts from Les Mills and Wexer, healthy habits coaching powered by Holly Health and access 24/7 GP and health support with Abi Health - Find your nearest facilities or swimming pools and save them to your favourites - Check facility and activity opening times - Book squash and badminton courts - Explore exclusive member offers and discounts with Live Better - Buy tickets for fun activities - Contact us - Access your facility using Self check-in Find more ways to move, play and learn. Download the app and book it with Better. For more information, visit better.org.uk Better is a registered trademark and trading name of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), a charitable social enterprise. 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.
Consol Tanning
Streamline your tanning experience with a mobile app that offers fast sign-ups, exclusive offers, and easy studio access. Manage your account, find locations, and purchase credits directly from your smartphone.
- Fast sign-up process
- Exclusive app offers
- Easy studio login with QR code
- Purchase tanning credits
- Find nearest studio locations
- View studio opening times and sunbeds
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Your Consol tanning experience just got better thanks to the new Consol app. You are one step away from accessing the fastest sign up process, the most exclusive offers and outstanding tanning results. With our App you can: Sign up New to Consol? You can now complete the whole sign up process through the app. Enter your details, create a quick selfie video so we can check it’s you and upload a photo of your ID to become a Consol member with access to tan right away. Easy studio login Login to your studio kiosk quickly and easily with our intelligent new QR code technology. Simply aim the QR code located in the app, at the kiosk camera, to access your account and select your session and products whilst in the studio. Offers Access our very best app exclusive offers and purchase them directly from your smartphone. All credits/minutes purchased will be added to your account and ready to use right away. Simplify the checkout process by securely storing your details for future use and instantly check your current Consol credits/minutes. Promotions Learn about the latest news and promotions offered by Consol directly through the app, for your convenience. Studio locations Find your nearest Consol studio simply by allowing the app to access your current location. It'll find the studio closest to you and its opening times, busiest hours and sunbeds available in the studio. Your info Easily update your contact information, payment details and marketing preferences straight from the app with direct links to our Helpline and contact centres for your convenience. https://www.consol.eu/news-stories/the-consol-app-coming-soon/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Consol Tanning at 65% against Better UK's 4%. Consol Tanning also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). Better UK's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). 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.
Consol Tanning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Better UK has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Better UK's written reviews are positive against 65% of Consol Tanning's.
Better UK ships an update every 6 weeks, Consol Tanning every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better UK | Consol Tanning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.5% of reviews | 64.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greenwich Leisure Limited | Consol LTD |
Customer experience
Better UK
Consol Tanning
User reviews
Better UK
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app
- 🚀 Easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly crashes
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 🔑 Logging in issues
- 🤯 Confusing user experience
- 💳 Payment problems
Consol Tanning
From 1 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use (when it works)
- ✨ Good deals and offers
- ✅ Quick login (when successful)
- 🌟 Informative balance display
- 💖 Friendly staff (mentioned in some reviews)
Room to improve
- ❌ Terrible sign-up process
- ❌ Frequent login issues
- ❌ App crashes/freezes
- ❌ Verification failures
- ❌ Cannot buy credit
Bugs and requests
Better UK
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bookings not syncing
- App not recognizing memberships
- Frequent service errors
- Unreliable QR code scanning
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to book for multiple users
- Saved payment details
- Integration with Apple Pay/Wallet
- Better notification system
- Improved account management
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- Streamlined booking process
Consol Tanning
Reported bugs
15 issues- Sign-up process repeatedly fails
- App crashes during sign-up/verification
- Camera flips during video recording
- App freezes during verification
- OTP not received
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- Cannot log in
- App does not open after update
- Lost loyalty points after update
- Cannot add credit
- ID scanning camera does not focus
- Video recording too dark
- Email verification link not working
- App gets stuck on ID section
- Camera not initializing from video screen
- Login recognition issues
Requested features
5 requests- Allow verification by staff
- Improve camera focus for ID scanning
- Allow direct credit top-up without offers
- Show store busyness before visiting
- Add a history tab for usage tracking
In-app purchases
Better UK
No in-app purchases
Consol Tanning
No in-app purchases
