Purple Pedal vs Aztec Recreation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purple Pedal
Easily view class schedules and book your spot at your favorite fitness studio. Stay updated on class availability and manage your bookings all in one place.
- View class schedules
- Book sessions
- Manage bookings
- Studio updates
- Mobile access
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Download the app to view schedules & book sessions at Purple Pedal!
Aztec Recreation
Manage campus recreation activities, including facility access and class reservations. Pay fees, sign up for programs, and stay informed about campus recreation events. Promotes active and healthy living for students.
- Facility access
- Class reservations
- Pay lab fees
- Program sign-ups
- Campus recreation info
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Access Aztec Recreation facilities, book reservations for classes, pay credit class lab fees, sign up for programs and get all the info about what's happening in campus recreation at SDSU. Aztec Recreation is a program of Associated Students of San Diego State University. Aztec Recreation provides high quality programs, services and facilities that inspire active, healthy living and enhance the SDSU experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Purple Pedal at 100% against Aztec Recreation's 17%. Purple Pedal also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and iOS requirement (11.0.0 vs 14.0.0). Aztec Recreation's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (45 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Purple Pedal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aztec Recreation has 45 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Purple Pedal's written reviews are positive against 17% of Aztec Recreation's.
Purple Pedal ships an update every 15 months, Aztec Recreation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purple Pedal | Aztec Recreation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better | 1.7 (45 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 45 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0.0 — better | 14.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AGJV, LLC | InnoSoft Canada Inc. |
Customer experience
Purple Pedal
Aztec Recreation
In-app purchases
Purple Pedal
No in-app purchases
Aztec Recreation
No in-app purchases
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