Comparison

Ethel Ready vs MyActive UK

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

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.

Highlights
  • Fitness class timetables
  • Real-time booking management
  • Public swim timetables
  • News and push notifications
  • Special offers alerts
  • HealthKit integration
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ethel Ready4 screens
MyActive UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ethel Ready versus MyActive UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEthel ReadyMyActive UK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB108 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDoug ColtonParkwood Leisure Investments Ltd

Customer experience

Ethel Ready

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

MyActive UK

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative87.5%

In-app purchases

None

Ethel Ready

No in-app purchases

None

MyActive UK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ethel Ready free?
Ethel Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyActive UK free?
MyActive UK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ethel Ready or MyActive UK have ads?
Neither Ethel Ready nor MyActive UK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ethel Ready or MyActive UK?
Ethel Ready ships an update every 2 months, and MyActive UK every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ethel Ready was updated on July 19, 2026 and MyActive UK on September 21, 2026.

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