Comparison

BURSTS vs Empower Harrogate

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

Empower Harrogate

This app supports your health and fitness journey by allowing you to book classes, track body measurements, and stay updated on club news. It integrates with Apple Health to import data from wearables and monitor daily activity.

Highlights
  • Online class booking
  • Body measurement tracking
  • Direct staff contact
  • Member interaction
  • Club news and offers
  • Recipes library
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Keep track of your body measurements and progress - Contact club staff directly - Interact and get to know your fellow members - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Recipes Library Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.

Screenshots

BURSTS4 screens
Empower Harrogate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Empower Harrogate at every 3 months against BURSTS's every 25 months. BURSTS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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, Empower Harrogate every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BURSTS versus Empower Harrogate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBURSTSEmpower Harrogate
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreate Development LtdTeamUp Sports

In-app purchases

None

BURSTS

No in-app purchases

None

Empower Harrogate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BURSTS free?
BURSTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empower Harrogate free?
Empower Harrogate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BURSTS or Empower Harrogate have ads?
Neither BURSTS nor Empower Harrogate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BURSTS or Empower Harrogate?
BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, and Empower Harrogate every 3 months. Most recently, BURSTS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Empower Harrogate on October 6, 2026.

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