Better UK vs Boulder Strength
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Better UK
Book fitness classes, gym sessions, and swimming near you. Access on-demand workouts, AI-powered habit coaching, and 24/7 GP support. Manage your activities and explore member offers to improve your wellbeing.
- Book fitness classes and gym sessions
- Access on-demand workouts
- AI-powered healthy habits coach
- 24/7 GP and health support
- Find nearest facilities and save favorites
- Book squash and badminton courts
- Exclusive 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.
Boulder Strength
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Boulder Strength is a training log built for climbers who care about finger strength, pulling power, and repeaters — not generic gym tracking. Train Build workouts exercise by exercise: max hangs, repeaters, weighted pulls, mobility, and more. Log working sets with the metrics that matter (load, reps, time, edges, grips). Exercise can track edge MM, grip attachments and grip variations, need to track an 8mm crimp? No problem. Optional last-session hints so you can match or nudge your previous protocol. Works offline; sign in to sync across devices. Progress See personal bests by exercise (weight, volume, hangs, repeaters) without drowning in duplicate rows. Weekly charts for hang time and pull peaks. Optional bodyweight-relative stats when you save weight at workout finish. Recovery Quick daily check-ins for soreness, sleep, and stress — turned into a simple readiness view. Readiness can link to finished sessions so you see how you felt on hard days. Accounts Sign in with Apple or Google — no extra passwords. Built for real sessions Dark, focused UI; collapsible blocks so long workouts stay scannable. Training and recovery notes in the app are for your own planning only — they are not medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Better UK at none against Boulder Strength's 2. Better UK also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Boulder Strength sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Better UK asks for nothing beyond the download.
Better UK ships an update every 6 weeks, Boulder Strength every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Better UK | Boulder Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 3.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greenwich Leisure Limited | Dylan Stables |
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
Boulder Strength
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Better UK
No in-app purchases
Boulder Strength
- Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
Is Better UK free?
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Do Better UK or Boulder Strength have ads?
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