Friendship Fitness vs Dublin Rec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Friendship Fitness
This app allows members to manage their gym activities. You can reserve spots in classes, sign up for gym events, and update your account details like payment information and profile pictures.
- Class reservation
- Gym event sign-ups
- Account management
- Update payment information
- Manage profile pictures
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For members of Friendship Fitness to reserve their place in a class, sign up for gym events, and general account management like updating headshots and credit card on file.
Dublin Rec
Easily check into workouts and outdoor pool visits. Sign up for activities, find gym and group fitness schedules, purchase tickets, and rent facilities. Stay updated with important announcements and sync your activity data with HealthKit.
- Workout check-in
- Activity sign-up
- Gym and fitness schedules
- Ticket purchasing
- Shelter house rental
- HealthKit integration
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The Dublin Rec mobile app makes checking in for your workout or outdoor pool visit easier than ever. Have quick access to sign up for activities, find gym schedules, purchase tickets to an Abbey Theater production, rent a shelter house, locate group fitness schedules and much more! Plus, stay informed with important announcements. Ditch your plastic cards and keyfobs and download the app today! New to Dublin? Create an account and discover all the City of Dublin’s Parks & Recreation has to offer! Existing user? Use your online registration credentials to sign in. 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 ads: Dublin Rec at none against Friendship Fitness's shown. Dublin Rec also leads on ratings volume (230 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Friendship Fitness's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Friendship Fitness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dublin Rec has 230 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Friendship Fitness ships an update monthly, Dublin Rec every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Friendship Fitness | Dublin Rec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (230 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Friendship Fitness LLC | City of Dublin, Ohio, USA |
Customer experience
Friendship Fitness
Dublin Rec
In-app purchases
Friendship Fitness
No in-app purchases
Dublin Rec
No in-app purchases
Questions
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