Better UK vs Active Lambeth
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.
Active Lambeth
Access a wide range of sporting facilities, fitness classes, and supportive services across the borough. Book and manage activities, view club information, and enjoy at-home workouts with world-class trainers. This app provides convenient access to local leisure options for all.
- Book and manage classes
- View club information
- Manage account and membership
- Book swimming lessons
- Access at-home workouts
- Contactless entry via QR code
- Integrates with Apple HealthKit
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ACTIVE LAMBETH - LEISURE FOR ALL Lambeth Council is proud to provide members with the Active Lambeth App. We have a huge selection of sporting facilities, fitness activities and supportive services across the borough at affordable and flexible rates. We are unmatched by any other local provider for our range of facilities and offer excellent value for money. You’ll find everything you need to stay active, all from the palm of your hand • Book & Manage Classes • See Club Info (address, opening hours, pool opening times etc) • Manage Your Account & Membership • Book Swimming Lessons & Courses • See latest offers and updates • Plan Your Visit and More! CONTACTLESS ENTRY Gain quick and easy access to your Leisure Centre by scanning the QR code with your App. ACTIVE AT HOME We have partnered with content creators to provide Active Lambeth members with access to hundreds of video workouts led by world-class trainers to help you take your at home training to the next level. MORE THAN JUST A GYM… Active Lambeth gives you a fantastic selection of facilities and activities right on your doorstep from gyms and swimming pools to soft play, court and racket sports and even ice skating. We also support doctors’ referrals and provide a range of dedicated spaces for community groups and schools. For more information, visit https://active.lambeth.gov.uk This is Leisure for all. 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Active Lambeth at 4.8 against Better UK's 1.6. Active Lambeth also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 4%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Active Lambeth holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Better UK's written reviews are positive against 16% of Active Lambeth's.
Better UK ships an update every 6 weeks, Active Lambeth every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better UK | Active Lambeth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (21 ratings) | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.6% of reviews | 15.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Greenwich Leisure Limited | London Borough of Lambeth |
Customer experience
Better UK
Active Lambeth
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
Active Lambeth
From 16 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use (rarely mentioned)
- 👍 Convenient (rarely mentioned)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 App gets stuck
- 🐛 Service unreachable errors
- 🐛 Login issues
- 🐛 Cannot view bookings
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
Active Lambeth
Reported bugs
54 issues- Cannot access bookings in app or website
- App keeps crushing or getting stuck
- Error: Cannot view main menu (MAF error)
- App won't let users sign in
- App keeps logging users out
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- Forcing users to pick nicknames, all taken
- App cannot be opened after displaying logo (white screen with 'Service unreachable')
- Unable to login with credentials after sign up
- First-time login creates a customer account not recognized if membership bought on web
- Always need to write email and password when logging in
- App is very slow, prone to hanging
- Most days require re-login
- Insane search UX, difficult to find activities
- Doesn't save email and password
- Loses waitlist classes
- Misleading class icons
- Links spin and go nowhere
- Reset password email never arrives
- App asks to pay to book every class despite membership
- Logged out constantly, poor interface
- App doesn't work
- App is almost impossible to use
- Poor connection
- Service Unreachable error when booking activity
- Unable to access account, details incorrect
- Cannot transfer details from Bettergym to Active Lambeth
- No record of membership, asked for bank details
- Server not found when using app from home
- Very tedious and cumbersome for multiple gym users, difficulty changing locations
- App doesn't remember preferred gyms
- Extremely difficult to book a football pitch
- App hasn't worked since switch from Better
- Constantly receive 'service is accessible' message
- Multiple accounts issue, impossible to correct
- No detail on swimming classes etc.
- Suddenly stopped recognizing membership after 2 weeks
- Online booking system omits sessions
- Keeps getting stuck, nothing intuitive
- Cannot just pay for swim session
- App doesn't work
- Cannot access bookings
- App returns 'service unreachable' page
- Unable to book a class
- Unable to accept payment
- Cannot book a class on the app
- Activation link directs to an internal error page
- Loads of links don't work
- Impossible to work out how to activate old Better account
- Link from instruction email broken
- Cannot work out how to log in, keeps inviting to buy membership
- Going to account tells user they haven't logged in but no option to login
- Won't let me book/sign up for anything
- Poor signal at gym, queues at gate for barcodes
- Visually an inaccessible mess
Requested features
11 requests- Lower age group for app download
- Add pass to Apple Wallet
- Option to remain logged in
- Add Apple Pay as payment option
- Improve search UX for finding activities
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- Include No Strings badminton sessions in booking system
- Feature older people on website
- Allow users to simply pay for swim sessions without membership
- Make barcode visible immediately upon opening app
- Place booking option on the same page as barcode
- Remove unused features like fitness tracker and work with us tab from main view
In-app purchases
Better UK
No in-app purchases
Active Lambeth
No in-app purchases









