Colourstart vs thrive leisure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Colourstart
This app guides users through a series of questions to determine suitability for a specific hair color product. It also allows users to store test results and photos for sharing with beauty professionals.
- Suitability assessment via questions
- Hair color avoidance guidance
- Test result storage
- Photo capture for results
- Shareable with hair professionals
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By carefully answering a simple set of questions, Colourstart Passport can help you decide if Colourstart is suitable for you to use. Your answers may also help you make an informed decision on whether you should avoid hair colour. Colourstart Passport stores the answers to your questions and also any pictures you have taken of your test result. This can be helpful to share with your hairdresser, beauty therapist or barber for future reference to avoid potentially unnecessary retesting. Colourstart Passport can be shared with any participating hair professional.
thrive leisure
Book fitness classes, view timetables, and manage your bookings on the go. Receive instant updates on news, offers, and events. Connect with Apple HealthKit to track your activity and stay motivated.
- Book fitness classes and activities
- View real-time class and swim timetables
- Manage bookings (amend, cancel)
- Receive news and event notifications
- View membership options and join online
- Integrate with Apple HealthKit for activity tracking
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With the thrive leisure app you always have your facility in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and activities. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, public swim timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centreβs timetable for classes and activities. MANAGE BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking β all on the move! NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, youβll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that youβll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. 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: Colourstart at 100% against thrive leisure's 14%. Colourstart also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Colourstart ships an update weekly, thrive leisure every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colourstart | thrive leisure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews β better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly β better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 15.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Trichocare Diagnostics Ltd | Durham County Council |
Customer experience
Colourstart
thrive leisure
In-app purchases
Colourstart
No in-app purchases
thrive leisure
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colourstart free?
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Do Colourstart or thrive leisure have ads?
Which is updated more often, Colourstart or thrive leisure?
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