Comparison

SportCity vs Basic

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

Head to head
About

SportCity

Manage club bookings, access fitness schedules, and discover workouts. Track your training progress and integrate with Apple Health for a comprehensive fitness experience. Get started on your healthy lifestyle journey.

Highlights
  • Book fitness timeslots and group lessons
  • Manage bookings and check-in/out
  • Access workouts and video lessons
  • Track training efforts
  • Integrate with Apple Health
Features
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With the SportCity app, your healthy lifestyle is within reach! As a club member, you have direct access to the club schedule to book a free fitness timeslot, group lessons, squash, etc. You can easily manage your bookings via your booking overview. In the app, you will also find a variety of workouts and video lessons that you can do at the club and/or at home. This will help you to get started right away! Via your personal performance page, you can track your training efforts. To track your personal performance even more accurately, we offer you the option to integrate your app with Apple Health. This means that your workouts can also be tracked in the Apple Health app. With the SportCity app: - You have access to the club schedule to book your club visit. - You can manage your bookings. - You check-in / out at the club. - You have access to workouts that you can do in the club and/or at home. - You keep track of your training efforts. - Option to integrate the Apple Health app. Download the app and see you soon at the club!

About

Basic

This app supports your fitness journey with personalized workouts, progress tracking, and nutrition tips. Access audio-guided exercises, training plans, and connect with coaches to achieve your health and fitness goals.

Highlights
  • Personalized workouts
  • Training plans
  • Audio coach workouts
  • Progress tracking
  • Nutrition tips
  • QR code entry pass
  • Club finder
Features
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The Basic-Fit App is there to complete your personal fitness journey (and it is free for all members)! Find everything you need in one app; explore personalized workouts and inspiration, while accessing guidance and support. Easily build your own fitness habits and reach your goals by keeping track of your progress, getting health and nutrition tips, doing audio-guided workouts, and so much more! Making fitness your basic is not a journey you have to do alone. Let’s make fitness a basic together: anywhere, anytime, and Go For It! FEATURES: • QR code entry pass • Club & Home workouts • Training plans • Mind & Recovery • Audio coach workouts • Workout builder • Equipment tutorials • Workout reminder • Nutrition & Lifestyle • Personal profile page • Achievements (badges & streaks) • Progress page • Tips and tricks from the coach • Club finder • Club Popular Times • Overview of live classes EXTRA(S): • Personal Online Coach • Personal training intro • Find your coach or physiotherapist GET STARTED: Choose between various fitness goals to access a complete fitness experience with content tailored to your needs and level: • Weight loss • Muscle building • Get fit • Shape & Tone • Improve performance WORKOUTS: Whether you are a beginner or professionalTRAINING PLANS: Fitness plans for different fitness goals and with different duration. Train outdoor, at home only or combine home training & in-club training. Workout anywhere anytime to reach your goals and test your limits. AUDIO COACH: Put your headphones on and Go For It! With the Audio Coach you are always motivated when you do your workout. Have fun and stay motivated with a wide range of workouts with or without equipment and club machines. NUTRITION BLOGS & RECIPES: A healthy lifestyle is not all about working out, but also maintaining healthy nutrition habits. Take a look at our healthy and tasty recipes. Need a boost before or after your workout? Together with NXT Level, Basic-Fit provides you with several sports nutrition options to help you reach and maintain your fitness goals. PERSONAL TRAINERS: Find your personal trainer and book a session to get professional guidance! That way you can broaden your training knowledge and bring your fitness journey to the next level. Check out the articles written by our coaches in the tips & tricks category. PROGRESS: Track your progress such as the number of calories burned and your number of club visits. Keep an eye on your progress by connecting your devices and completing workouts or programs in the app. Check the overview of your daily progress and your latest achievements. The Basic-Fit app can be connected with Apple Health, which enables the collection of personal data from different Apple devices, such as iPhone and Apple Watch. CLUB POPULAR TIMES: gives you a prediction of the crowdedness of your home club, as well as all your favorites clubs. athlete, the app offers a variety of club & home workouts, anywhere, anytime. Find the perfect workout that matches your needs, based on your own level, fitness goals, and preferences.

Screenshots

SportCity4 screens
Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SportCity at 4.9 against Basic's 4.7. SportCity also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Basic's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SportCity holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 258 and 169 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 56% and 56% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SportCity ships an update every 3 weeks, Basic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SportCity versus Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSportCityBasic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (258 ratings) — better4.7 (169 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews56.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings258 — better169
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSportCityBasic-Fit International b.v.

Customer experience

SportCity

All ratings258 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Basic

All ratings169 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive56.1%
Neutral22.8%
Negative21.1%

In-app purchases

None

SportCity

No in-app purchases

None

Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SportCity free?
SportCity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic free?
Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SportCity or Basic?
SportCity is rated higher. SportCity averages 4.9 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Basic averages 4.7 from 169 ratings.
Do SportCity or Basic have ads?
Neither SportCity nor Basic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SportCity or Basic?
SportCity ships an update every 3 weeks, and Basic weekly. Most recently, SportCity was updated on September 24, 2026 and Basic on September 23, 2026.

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