Activity Rings+ vs The Varsity App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Activity Rings display
- Stand Hour indicator
- Daily Steps at a glance
- Complications for watch faces
- Percentage or remaining data view
- Tap to refresh data
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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!
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Activity Rings+ ships an update weekly, The Varsity App daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Activity Rings+ | The Varsity App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Wallace | Launchpad Fitness, Inc. |
Customer experience
Activity Rings+
The Varsity App
In-app purchases
Activity Rings+
No in-app purchases
The Varsity App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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