BetterPoints vs Vivup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BetterPoints
This app motivates users to adopt healthier habits by rewarding positive changes like walking or cycling. Earn points in sponsored areas for activities and redeem them for vouchers, local goods, or charitable donations. Track progress and participate in challenges regardless of your location.
- Earn rewards for walking, cycling, and public transport
- Redeem points for high street vouchers
- Support local independent retailers
- Donate points to charities
- Track activity progress
- Participate in challenges and win prizes
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I love love love BetterPoints! I have found the app to be very motivational and it has helped me become more active. – Smartypants011 Be the change you want to see! BetterPoints rewards you for making positive changes like walking instead of taking the car. Join the growing BetterPoints community and download our app, which has helped thousands of people to take those first steps towards a better life. You can only earn BetterPoints if you’re in a sponsored area but you can still record your activities, see your progress, take part in challenges and win prizes no matter where you live. In sponsored areas you can earn BetterPoints for walking, wheeling, cycling or taking the bus – or even for attending fitness classes or recycling. BetterPoints can be redeemed against high street vouchers, spent with local independent retailers and exchanged for services such as leisure centre classes. You can donate your points to national and international charities or support local causes you love. Thanks for joining in!
Vivup
Access your health and wellbeing benefits with a single tap. Discover ways to get fit, save money on products, and manage stress and anxiety. Stay updated with messages and content from your benefits provider.
- Access health and wellbeing benefits
- Discover fitness and savings opportunities
- Learn stress and anxiety management
- View provider messages and content
- Direct in-app registration
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Welcome to Vivup, the gateway to your health, wellbeing, and happiness Access your benefits with a single tap. Simply select the schemes or initiatives within Welcome to Vivup, the gateway to your health, wellbeing, and happiness the benefits section and see how you can become fit and healthy, save money on the latest products, and learn how to cope with stress and anxiety The App also provides you with access to your benefits provider’s messages and helpful content from our curators You can register directly within the App, but note your benefits provider needs to be a member of Vivup. For more information, please visit https://www.vivup.co.uk
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BetterPoints at every 10 days against Vivup's monthly. BetterPoints also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 14%). Vivup's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, Vivup monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BetterPoints | Vivup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews — better | 14.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BetterPoints Limited | Vivup |
Customer experience
BetterPoints
Vivup
Bugs and requests
BetterPoints
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Vivup
Reported bugs
40 issues- App crashes frequently
- App freezes
- Blank white screens on opening
- Network errors when accessing sections
- Login issues, including being signed out repeatedly
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- App not working after iOS updates
- Cannot log in
- App forgets device after closing
- 2FA code issues
- Payment screen shows blank white screen
- Cannot access gift cards
- Links do not work
- App resets when leaving
- Benefits not loading or showing
- Back button functionality issues
- Order history shows 'no orders'
- Orders don't show up in the app
- Top ups on supermarket cards are slow
- Cannot find reloadable cards for shopping
- UI is abysmal
- Ask us anything support has no free text
- Benefit or service pages show nothing
- Takes a long time to load information
- Cannot claim rewards due to missing icon
- App doesn't work or website inaccessible
- Payment never works
- Cannot view benefits on iOS
- App signs out without warning
- Cannot log in at all
- App no longer works
- Random errors when loading pages
- Blank start page
- Cannot click on anything after logging in
- Eternal loading icon
- App glitches
- App doesn't work after recent iOS update
- No 'back' option
- Quote disappears after leaving payment screen
- App logs out when switching to banking app
- Default back to payment page during banking verification
Requested features
15 requests- Allow auto-fill and saving of payment details
- Introduce Apple Pay and Google Pay
- Option to reload gift cards
- Improve navigation with a back button
- Faster top-up times for supermarket cards
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- Ability to track physical card top-ups
- Consolidate voucher options
- Improve customer service responsiveness
- Allow credit card payments
- Add face/fingerprint recognition for login
- Make app more user-friendly
- Remember login credentials
- Allow users to select favourites
- Fix banking verification issues
- Make app work on iOS devices
In-app purchases
BetterPoints
No in-app purchases
Vivup
No in-app purchases
