Comparison

BURSTS vs Active North Yorkshire

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

Head to head
About

BURSTS

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BURSTS equips families with fun, personalised and progressive physical activities, giving them the confidence to enjoy playing and being active together. Fun and engaging • Different themes to inspire EVERY child to move, play and learn. • Animated and augmented reality characters come to life to guide children and demonstrate activities. • Help and encouragement through tips and prompts builds confidence to play and be active. Celebrate and reward • Children’s progress in their Fundamental Movement Skills is celebrated when completing challenges and games. • Children positive learning behaviours are celebrated with points and badges. • Children’s activity is celebrated through badges and awards. Suitable for families with children aged 4 – 7 years old.

About

Active North Yorkshire

Easily book fitness classes and activities, view timetables, and get real-time updates on news and offers. Manage your bookings and explore membership options on the go. Integrates with Apple HealthKit to track your activity.

Highlights
  • Fitness class booking and management
  • Real-time timetables for classes and public swim
  • News and push notifications for events and offers
  • Membership viewing and online joining
  • Facility information and contact details
  • Apple HealthKit integration for activity tracking
Features
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With the Active North Yorkshire 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. 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 and cancel a booking – all on the move! PUBLIC SWIM TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for public swim sessions. CENTRES AVAILABLE Find out about our opening times and facilities at Selby and Tadcaster 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. 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. 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

BURSTS4 screens
Active North Yorkshire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Active North Yorkshire at every 6 weeks against BURSTS's every 25 months. BURSTS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, Active North Yorkshire every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BURSTS versus Active North Yorkshire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBURSTSActive North Yorkshire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB121 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCreate Development LtdNorth Yorkshire County Council

In-app purchases

None

BURSTS

No in-app purchases

None

Active North Yorkshire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BURSTS free?
BURSTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Active North Yorkshire free?
Active North Yorkshire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BURSTS or Active North Yorkshire have ads?
Neither BURSTS nor Active North Yorkshire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BURSTS or Active North Yorkshire?
BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, and Active North Yorkshire every 6 weeks. Most recently, BURSTS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Active North Yorkshire on October 25, 2026.

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