Active Halton vs The Pit Runcorn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Halton
Discover a wide range of sports and physical activities offered by Halton Borough Council. This initiative partners local leisure centers and health teams to promote improved health and wellbeing for all ages and abilities. It integrates with Apple HealthKit to track and incentivize user activity.
- Wide range of sport and fitness activities
- Partnership with local leisure centers
- Promotes health and wellbeing
- Suitable for all ages and abilities
- Apple HealthKit integration
- Activity and workout data sharing
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“Active Halton” is a Halton Borough Council initiative to bring together its wide ranging sport & physical activity offers. Active Halton is a partnership between Kingsway Leisure Centre, Brookvale Recreation Centre, Sport Development Team and Halton’s Health Improvement Team. Working in partnership ensures joined-up working, best use of resources and more robust pathways to improved health and wellbeing. Active Halton offers a host of sport and fitness activities, regardless of age or ability 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.
The Pit Runcorn
This app supports your health and fitness goals by allowing you to book classes online and track your body measurements and progress. It integrates with Apple Health to import data like steps, distance, and calories from wearable devices.
- Online class booking
- Body measurement tracking
- Progress monitoring
- Apple Health integration
- Wearable device data import
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Keep track of your body measurements and progress Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Pit Runcorn at 100% against Active Halton's 0%. Active Halton's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 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.
Active Halton ships an update every 3 months, The Pit Runcorn every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Halton | The Pit Runcorn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halton Borough Council | TeamUp Sports |
Customer experience
Active Halton
The Pit Runcorn
In-app purchases
Active Halton
No in-app purchases
The Pit Runcorn
No in-app purchases
Questions
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