Comparison

BURSTS vs Level Best

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.

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Level Best

Features
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Pass your fitness test on the day it counts. Level Best runs the beep test (also called the multi-stage fitness test or shuttle run) with precise, drift-free audio. Use it on your own, with your team or club, or with a whole class. Every test is free and unlimited. EVERY TEST, FREE • 20 m beep test, shown in laps • 20 m PACER test, scored in laps • 15 m police test, Léger, Yo-Yo IR1 and IR2, practice tracks from 10 m • Unlimited tests. Results, standards board and personal bests stay on your phone • Run a squad of up to four for free TEST A WHOLE GROUP Includes a 20 m test compatible with the FitnessGram® PACER test, scored in laps. Coaches, team captains and PE teachers can run one measured test for a group, tap each drop-out and see a ranked results board. Level Best Pro adds squads of any size and CSV export. LAPS AND SPEED YOUR WAY Results show your total laps alongside your level, and the 20 m PACER is scored in laps. Speed is shown in mph automatically, and you can change the unit in Settings. Tracks are defined in meters: a 20 m track is about 65 feet (22 yards). LEVEL BEST PRO One permanent purchase adds the training plan built around your test date, progress charts and filters, custom tests, squads of any size and CSV export. Purchases are handled by Apple; Restore Purchases is in Settings. EVERY TEST THAT MATTERS • 20 m PACER test, scored in laps • Standard 20 m beep test and the original Léger variant • 15 m police shuttle test • Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery tests 1 & 2 • Practice tracks from 10 m to 25 m INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Training for a service-entry test? Compare scores against published UK police, Fire & Rescue, military, Australian service and sports standards. The result screen explains the protocol, distance, time and standards outcome so you can confirm the current requirement with your recruiting organization. BUILT FOR THE MOMENT • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Huge, glanceable level display • Clear beeps, level announcements and a get-ready countdown • Screen-locked cueing • Optional Apple Health: keeps the Lock Screen card live during solo runs and saves the tests and training runs you keep as workouts • Scores stay on this phone Level Best is an independent training tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the College of Policing, the MOD, or any police, fire or rescue service. Standards change, so always confirm the current requirement with your recruiting organization. FitnessGram® is a registered trademark of GreenLight Fitness, LLC. Level Best is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by GreenLight Fitness or the Kenneth H. Cooper Institute.

Screenshots

BURSTS4 screens
Level Best4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Level Best at weekly against BURSTS's every 25 months. BURSTS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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, Level Best weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
BURSTS versus Level Best: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBURSTSLevel Best
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size267 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreate Development LtdTom Murton

In-app purchases

None

BURSTS

No in-app purchases

None

Level Best

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BURSTS free?
BURSTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Level Best free?
Level Best is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BURSTS or Level Best have ads?
Neither BURSTS nor Level Best shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BURSTS or Level Best?
BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, and Level Best weekly. Most recently, BURSTS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Level Best on October 18, 2026.

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