Comparison

Activity Rings+ vs The Varsity App

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

Head to head
About

Activity Rings+

This app displays your Apple Watch Activity Rings and Stand Hour progress directly on your watch face. Get a quick glance at your daily steps and activity data without needing to open the main app.

Highlights
  • Activity Rings display
  • Stand Hour indicator
  • Daily Steps at a glance
  • Complications for watch faces
  • Percentage or remaining data view
  • Tap to refresh data
Features
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Wish it were easier to see whether you’ve met your Stand Hour yet? This app uses your HealthKit data to offer complications for your favorite Apple Watch faces that show your Activity Rings, plus a Stand Hour circle to show whether you’ve already earned it at a glance. Note: If the app is missing on your Watch after purchase, go to the App Store on your Watch to install. (Scroll to the bottom, click Account -> Purchased, and tap the download cloud next to Activity Rings+) - APPLE WATCH APP In the app, see a quick view of your Move/Exercise/Stand data and your familiar Activity Rings, with an added indicator showing whether you've met the current Stand Hour. Also see today's Steps at a glance—no more scrolling down to interpret your activity data! Tap the screen to switch to percentage view or Calories/Minutes/Stand Hours remaining. - COMPLICATIONS On newer Apple Watch faces (Meridian, Infographic, California, etc.), you can add complications that feature your Activity Rings with an added stand indicator that illuminates when you've met the current stand hour. On older Apple Watch faces, (Breathe, Modular, Colors, Simple, etc.), you can add a Stand Indicator that will be colored solid if you've met the current stand hour or will be a hollow outline if you still need to stand up. Note: Complications refresh in the background as often as Apple permits. Tap the complication to open the app if you'd like to refresh the data immediately. Your Stand Hour will always clear at the start of the next hour, so if you see Activity Rings+ lit up, you'll know you've hit it. If you have any issues with HealthKit permissions, make sure to grant permissions from your iPhone via Settings -> Privacy -> Health. If complications are not available immediately after installation, rebooting your Apple Watch usually does the trick!

About

The Varsity App

This app encourages consistent workouts by gamifying fitness among friends. It notifies your contacts if you or they miss a workout for 48 hours, motivating everyone to stay active.

Highlights
  • Leaderboard for active friends
  • Workout accountability notifications
  • Friend activity tracking
  • Gamified fitness challenges
  • Motivation through social pressure
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The more you work out, the more you move up the leaderboard of your most active friends. When you or one of your friends haven't worked out for 48 hours, all of your contacts on Varsity are notified and can push you to get off the couch.

Screenshots

The Varsity App3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Varsity App at Free against Activity Rings+'s $0.99. The Varsity App also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 61%). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Varsity App is free to download; Activity Rings+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Varsity App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Activity Rings+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of The Varsity App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Activity Rings+ ships an update weekly, The Varsity App daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Activity Rings+ versus The Varsity App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActivity Rings+The Varsity App
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrandon WallaceLaunchpad Fitness, Inc.

Customer experience

Activity Rings+

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

The Varsity App

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Activity Rings+

No in-app purchases

None

The Varsity App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Activity Rings+ free?
Activity Rings+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Varsity App free?
The Varsity App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Activity Rings+ or The Varsity App?
The Varsity App is rated higher. Activity Rings+ averages 3.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while The Varsity App averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Activity Rings+ or The Varsity App have ads?
Neither Activity Rings+ nor The Varsity App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Activity Rings+ or The Varsity App?
Activity Rings+ ships an update weekly, and The Varsity App daily. Most recently, Activity Rings+ was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Varsity App on November 3, 2026.

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