Wainwrights vs thrive leisure
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wainwrights
Discover and navigate the Lake District's fells with an interactive map. Track your climbs of the 214 Wainwright mountains and hills, and optionally log the 116 Outlying Fells. A personal log helps monitor your progress on these iconic peaks.
- Interactive OpenStreetMap for fells
- User location and grid reference
- Personal progress log
- Track 214 Wainwrights
- Log 116 Outlying Fells
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Explore the fells of the Lake District using an interactive map from OpenStreetMap, with the user's location and grid reference. Track your progress on your personal log. Are you ready for the challenge of climbing the Lake District's Wainwrights? The 214 Wainwright mountains and hills were established by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells in the 1950s and 1960s. There is also an option for logging Wainwright's 116 Outlying Fells. The app supports The Wainwright Society. Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors. All images are subject to copyright through Creative Commons Licence.
thrive leisure
Book fitness classes, view timetables, and manage your bookings on the go. Receive instant updates on news, offers, and events. Connect with Apple HealthKit to track your activity and stay motivated.
- Book fitness classes and activities
- View real-time class and swim timetables
- Manage bookings (amend, cancel)
- Receive news and event notifications
- View membership options and join online
- Integrate with Apple HealthKit for activity tracking
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With the thrive leisure app you always have your facility in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and activities. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, public swim timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for classes and activities. MANAGE BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking – all on the move! NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. 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 review sentiment: Wainwrights at 89% against thrive leisure's 14%. Wainwrights also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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.
Wainwrights ships an update monthly, thrive leisure every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wainwrights | thrive leisure |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Doug Colton | Durham County Council |
Customer experience
Wainwrights
thrive leisure
In-app purchases
Wainwrights
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









