Active Halton vs TrailDog
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.
TrailDog
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TrailDog records your mountain bike rides and scores them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TrailDog at every 6 days against Active Halton's every 3 months. Active Halton's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, 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.
Active Halton ships an update every 3 months, TrailDog every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Halton | TrailDog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Halton Borough Council | JACK OLIVER MECKLENBURGH |
In-app purchases
Active Halton
No in-app purchases
TrailDog
No in-app purchases
