Active Tameside vs MCRactive Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Tameside
Access real-time news, information, and alerts for multiple fitness centers. Book classes and courts easily, and stay updated on events. Integrates with HealthKit to track activity and encourage fitness.
- Real-time news and alerts
- Class and court booking
- Event information
- HealthKit integration
- Activity tracking
- Multiple center access
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With the Active Tameside app you have 24/7 access to everything you need to get the best out of our centres. Real-time news, info and alerts, quick and easy booking for classes and courts, and up-to-date events and information. The app covers: Active Copley Active Hyde & Hyde Leisure Pool Active iTrain & Soft Play Zone Active Ken Ward Active Medlock & Adventure Medlock Active Oxford Park Tameside Wellness Centre – Denton 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.
MCRactive Go
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Designed to foster long-term physical activity habits, we promote hundreds of regular formal and informal sessions available to you from local, independent, community and individual providers across Manchester. Help build movement into your day, supporting searching for local clubs, finding your nearest parks or walks or joining your local gym for example. Over time we will offer something for everyone to support a journey to move more and be more active. Features: · Manage your health and physical activity through a single account · Reduce multiple registrations · Find sessions, places, clubs, groups, and events across Manchester (UK) · Search by type, location, ability, cost, day, time · Book activities for you and your registered family members · View your historical and current activity levels · Link Apple Health and other Fitness Apps to track your activity in one location · Link your social media and view our social wall for additional inspiration · Take confidence from our Quality Assurance Framework for safeguarding, welfare, qualifications and information · Add up to 10 family members to manage all together · Use as your digital access card · Receive exclusive range of discounts and concessions (eligibility criteria applies) · Control communication preferences so you don’t miss out on key updates and benefits · COMING SOON: Leisure centres and additional providers to further extend activity choice · COMING SOON: Personally tailored participation information and incentives · COMING SOON: Additional discounts across Manchester, as part of a wider rewards and benefits scheme
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MCRactive Go at fortnightly against Active Tameside's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, 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.
Active Tameside ships an update every 6 weeks, MCRactive Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Tameside | MCRactive Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tameside Sports Trust | Kinetic Insight Ltd |
In-app purchases
Active Tameside
No in-app purchases
MCRactive Go
No in-app purchases









