Comparison

UWM UREC vs WAC+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UWM UREC

This app provides students with essential information about UW-Milwaukee University Recreation facilities and operating hours. It allows for program registration, payment, and touchless facility access via a virtual ID. Discover details on intramural sports, group fitness, and aquatic activities.

Highlights
  • Facility hours and information
  • Program registration and payment
  • Virtual ID for touchless entry
  • Intramural sports details
  • Group exercise class schedules
  • Aquatics information
Features
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The official app of UW-Milwaukee University Recreation. Need hours or facility information? Look no further! The UREC app allows students to register for and pay for programs and services, as well as access our facilities using a virtual ID (touchless entry). This app includes information on UWM UREC’s intramural sports, group exercise classes, outdoor pursuits, aquatics, and more!

About

WAC+

Discover a wide range of fitness classes and swim programs designed for all levels. Enhance your training with specialized premium classes and learn to swim in a safe, supportive environment. Sync your workout and nutrient data with your iPhone's Health app.

Highlights
  • Premium fitness classes
  • Group swim lessons
  • Private swim lessons
  • Workout data syncing
  • Nutrient data syncing
Features
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Find Your Fit at the Wisconsin Athletic Club. Explore more fitness options with Premium Classes and Swim Program at the WAC. Premium Classes are built from the foundation of our Complimentary Group Fitness Classes. From beginner to advanced, you will see progression each week and reach new levels of fitness. Swim lessons at WAC provide children and adults with a safe, fun and supportive means of learning to swim. Premium Classes Add more specialization, variety, equipment, motivation and new challenges to your favorite formats. Lift heavier weights, last longer through cardio intervals, see your flexibility and balance dramatically improve, work towards better form, get into that yoga pose you've always wanted to try and so much more! Swim Programs Group Swim Lessons Most levels have a ratio of 4:1 up to 6:1 students to instructor for the younger levels. The ratio of class participants to instructor will vary on the club, the level being taught and experience of the students. Private Swim Lessons WAC offers Private Swim Lessons for all ages and abilities. If you want to learn how to swim, or just want to sharpen your skills, this might be right for you. Lessons are 30, 45 or 60 minutes in length and can be scheduled at your convenience. Semi-Private groups of only two or three will focus on what the group of individuals desire to learn. WAC + app uses the Health app that is pre-installed on your iPhone to sync nutrients and workouts data. Because of this, the app will ask you to grant read and write access to your nutrients and workouts data.

Screenshots

UWM UREC4 screens
WAC+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WAC+ at 4.5 against UWM UREC's 3.2. WAC+ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WAC+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WAC+ has 1.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UWM UREC ships an update every 10 months, WAC+ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UWM UREC versus WAC+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUWM URECWAC+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—18.4% of reviews
Number of ratings51.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnoSoft Canada Inc.Smart Health Clubs

Customer experience

UWM UREC

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

WAC+

All ratings1,718 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive18.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative76.3%

Bugs and requests

UWM UREC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WAC+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Unable to check in or cancel classes
  • Inconsistent functionality between old and new apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to search for classes by workout type across all locations
  • Option to view calendar of booked classes
  • Larger font size for class times
  • Ability to easily check in and cancel classes
  • Integration with Apple Wallet for barcode

In-app purchases

None

UWM UREC

No in-app purchases

None

WAC+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UWM UREC free?
UWM UREC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WAC+ free?
WAC+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UWM UREC or WAC+?
WAC+ is rated higher. UWM UREC averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while WAC+ averages 4.5 from 1.8K ratings.
Do UWM UREC or WAC+ have ads?
Neither UWM UREC nor WAC+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UWM UREC or WAC+?
UWM UREC ships an update every 10 months, and WAC+ weekly. Most recently, UWM UREC was updated on October 23, 2026 and WAC+ on October 30, 2026.

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