VATER vs PureGym US
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VATER
Engage in a social movement to "VATE" and reclaim your "light." Earn Vates by completing challenges, creating events, and inspiring others to move. Climb leaderboards and discover new challenges on a dynamic map.
- Earn Vates through challenges
- Create events to "VATE" places
- Climb leaderboards
- Discover challenges on a map
- Daily Vate gifting
- Community movement focus
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Think RedBull meets Pokemon GO! Every single skater, baller, LARPer in a Huge Group Chat per Sport/Activity split by Borough, City, School, Squad, Skill Level. VATER is where humans build community to evolve their Game. There is a Leaderboard who is the Most VATED at every park, court, corner, gym, field, event. Do Challenges to Earn Vates, first to 1000 gets $1000 Keep each other accountable and challenge each other, submit challenges to VATER for Vates. It Gets the People Going...
PureGym US
Manage your fitness journey with this gym companion app. Easily check in, handle your membership, and stay updated on gym news. It helps you stay active by integrating with health data.
- Mobile check-in
- Membership management
- Guest invitations
- Billing and balance updates
- HealthKit integration
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PureGym Feel Good Fitness for Every Body Welcome to the official PureGym US app, your all-in-one fitness companion with everything you need to crush your goals. Easily check in to the gym, manage your membership, get updates, and more. With the PureGym US app, you can stay on top of your fitness anytime, anywhere. Free with your PureGym membership! Top Features: Mobile Check-In. Scan the QR code on the home screen for easy, contactless entry. Secure Login Simple, secure access keeps your account and personal info safe. Bring a Guest Fitness is better with friends, so invite a guest to work out with you. Manage Your Membership Update billing, pay balances, and stay on top of your account. 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
VATER and PureGym US both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of VATER's written reviews are positive against 10% of PureGym US's. PureGym US's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for VATER against 4.6 for PureGym US. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PureGym US has 18K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of VATER's written reviews are positive against 10% of PureGym US's.
VATER ships an update every 3 weeks, PureGym US every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VATER | PureGym US |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (18K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 10.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 18K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WUON LLC | Blink Holdings Inc. |
Customer experience
VATER
PureGym US
Bugs and requests
VATER
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PureGym US
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login not working
- Password reset not working
- Registration not working
- Incorrect gym location
- Membership information not transferring
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to login with correct credentials
- Proper password reset functionality
- Seamless account registration
- Accurate gym location selection
- Membership information transfer
In-app purchases
VATER
No in-app purchases
PureGym US
No in-app purchases
