Comparison

ROTARY SMART vs Hama Active

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ROTARY SMART

Features
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This App together with our smartwatch provides you with the best set of information straight from your wrist. Without compromising your style, our smartwatch is not just a traditional smartwatch but a powerful sport computer to monitor your performance in real time, and also let you receive text message and notifications from your smartphone. This App integrates with the Apple Health App. A built-in pedometer tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned. A built-in sleep monitor tracks your quality of sleep. A built-in heart rate sensor tracks your heart rate (please make sure your device has a built-in Heart Rate Sensor) Powered with multi-sport functionality, our sport smartwatch lets you choose from a series of activity types such as running, biking, walking, hiking, trail run etc… In addition to its training functions, our sport smartwatch will also notify you when receiving incoming calls, text messages or social networks notifications.

About

Hama Active

This app syncs with a smartwatch to provide real-time performance monitoring and smartphone notifications. It tracks steps, distance, calories, and sleep quality, offering multi-sport functionality for various activities.

Highlights
  • Real-time performance monitoring
  • Step, distance, and calorie tracking
  • Sleep quality monitoring
  • Multi-sport activity selection
  • Smartphone notification alerts
  • Apple Health integration
Features
Read full description

This App together with our smartwatch provides you with the best set of information straight from your wrist. Without compromising your style, our smartwatch is not just a traditional smartwatch but a powerful sport computer to monitor your performance in real time, and also let you receive text message and notifications from your smartphone. This App integrates with the Apple Health App. A built-in pedometer tracks your steps, distance, and calories burned. A built-in sleep monitor tracks your quality of sleep. Powered with multi-sport functionality, our sport smartwatch lets you choose from a series of activity types such as running, biking, walking, hiking, trail run etc… In addition to its training functions, our sport smartwatch will also notify you when receiving incoming calls, text messages or social networks notifications.

Screenshots

ROTARY SMART4 screens
Hama Active4 screens

Verdict

The call

ROTARY SMART and Hama Active are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ROTARY SMART versus Hama Active: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterROTARY SMARTHama Active
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB228 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHorological Industries LimitedHama GmbH & Co KG

In-app purchases

None

ROTARY SMART

No in-app purchases

None

Hama Active

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ROTARY SMART free?
ROTARY SMART is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hama Active free?
Hama Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ROTARY SMART or Hama Active have ads?
Neither ROTARY SMART nor Hama Active shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ROTARY SMART or Hama Active?
ROTARY SMART ships an update monthly, and Hama Active monthly. Most recently, ROTARY SMART was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hama Active on November 5, 2026.

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