Ethel Ready vs MyActive UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ethel Ready
Discover and track your progress climbing hills over 400m in the Peak District. Features an interactive map and a personal log to record your ascents. Offers a bonus challenge upon completing the main Ethels.
- Explore Peak District hills over 400m
- Track progress with a dated log
- Interactive OpenStreetMap
- Bonus Peak 75 challenge
- Featured on BBC TV and Radio 4
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Named after Ethel Haythornthwaite (the pioneer behind the Peak District National Park), the Ethels are all of the Peak District hills over 400m above sea level and significant lower prominent hills. Fewer, lower, easier and (for most of the UK's population) closer than the Munros of Scotland and the Wainwrights of the Lake District. Explore the highest hills of the Peak District. Track your progress through your own dated log and by using the interactive map from OpenStreetMap. Bonus level of the Peak 75 hills, on completion of the Ethels. Featured on BBC TV and Radio 4 The app is supported by the Peak District and South Yorkshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (Registered Charity Number 1094975). The app provides links to the charity's website if you want to make a donation or pay for membership. Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors © OpenTopoMap All images are subject to copyright © 2021 Doug Colton (or are used through Creative Commons Licence).
MyActive UK
Manage your fitness class bookings, view schedules, and access facility information. Receive real-time updates on classes, events, and special offers. Share activities with friends and family, and integrate with HealthKit for activity tracking.
- Fitness class timetables
- Real-time booking management
- Public swim timetables
- News and push notifications
- Special offers alerts
- HealthKit integration
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The MyActive UK app gives you the ability to manage your bookings, view class schedules, access our facilities and edit your account details all in one place. FITNESS CLASS TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for classes including times, fitness instructors and class description. FITNESS CLASS BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking or cancel a booking – all on the move! PUBLIC SWIM TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for public swim sessions. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND EMAIL Share fitness classes, news, centre information and offers with your friends and family at the touch of a button. 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 review sentiment: Ethel Ready at 92% against MyActive UK's 6%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ethel Ready ships an update every 2 months, MyActive UK every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ethel Ready | MyActive UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Doug Colton | Parkwood Leisure Investments Ltd |
Customer experience
Ethel Ready
MyActive UK
In-app purchases
Ethel Ready
No in-app purchases
MyActive UK
No in-app purchases
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