MedMutual vs The Active
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedMutual
Access your health plan details and manage your care with this app. It helps you find providers, estimate treatment costs, and track your healthcare spending.
- Health plan information access
- Digital health insurance ID card
- In-network provider search
- Medical treatment cost estimation
- Out-of-pocket spending tracker
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Welcome to the MedMutual mobile app. The app provides instant access to your health plan information and tools to help you manage your care. Do you: - Ever forget your health insurance ID card? - Wish you could find in-network providers or facilities from your phone? - Want to check how much a medical treatment will cost? - Need to easily view your out-of-pocket healthcare spending? Don’t sweat it. With the MedMutual app, we’ve got you covered. For more information about all the app’s features, visit MedMutual.com/mobileapp.
The Active
Easily book fitness classes and manage your entire fitness journey from your device. Make reservations, join waitlists, purchase class packages, and stay updated on services. Everything you need for your fitness experience, anytime and anywhere.
- Book fitness classes
- Manage reservations
- Join waitlists
- Purchase class packages
- Check profile and membership
- Stay updated on services
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Download The Active app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, purchase class packages, check your profile and membership status, keep up to date with the latest products and services, and more – all from your device. Visit https://theactive614.com/ to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MedMutual at every 2 months against The Active's every 14 months. MedMutual also leads on ratings volume (7.4K vs 1). The Active's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
The Active holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MedMutual has 7.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MedMutual ships an update every 2 months, The Active every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedMutual | The Active |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Medical Mutual of Ohio | The Active LLC |
Customer experience
MedMutual
The Active
Bugs and requests
MedMutual
Reported bugs
4 issues- Blank screens and loading issues
- Login button not working
- App not opening after updates
- ID card not displaying properly
Requested features
4 requests- Access to plan documents
- Ability to track food and get healthy
- Dark mode option
- Fingerprint/biometric login
The Active
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MedMutual
No in-app purchases
The Active
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MedMutual free?
Is The Active free?
Which has better reviews, MedMutual or The Active?
Do MedMutual or The Active have ads?
Which is updated more often, MedMutual or The Active?
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