BetterPoints vs Vela | Everyday Rewards
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!
Vela | Everyday Rewards
This rewards app incentivizes healthier and more responsible purchasing decisions by awarding points on every shop. Users can scan receipts or earn automatically with partners to redeem points for life upgrades and experiences.
- Earn points on every purchase
- Bonus points for healthier choices
- Scan receipts from any supermarket
- Automatic earning with online partners
- Redeem points for life upgrades
- No coupons or changes to shopping habits
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Make good choices feel even better. Every shop earns you points. Better choices earn you more. Vela is a rewards app that recognises the effort behind your everyday choices. Until now, those choices were invisible. Vela makes them count. Shop as you normally do, scan your receipt, and earn points on every purchase. When you choose healthier or more responsible options, you earn more. Your points unlock rewards that feel like genuine life upgrades, from everyday perks to standout experiences. With Vela, you can: - Earn points on every grocery shop, wherever you shop - Earn more points for healthier and more responsible choices - Scan receipts from any supermarket, or earn automatically with partners on online purchases - Redeem points for rewards that feel like genuine life upgrades No coupons. No faff. No change to how you shop. Just better choices, properly rewarded. Buy better. Get rewarded. Terms of Use (EULA) : https://www.velarewards.com/eula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vela | Everyday Rewards at 3.0 against BetterPoints's 2.3. Vela | Everyday Rewards also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 25%). BetterPoints's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Vela | Everyday Rewards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. BetterPoints asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vela | Everyday Rewards holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of BetterPoints's written reviews are positive against 48% of Vela | Everyday Rewards's.
BetterPoints ships an update every 10 days, Vela | Everyday Rewards every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BetterPoints | Vela | Everyday Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.4% of reviews | 47.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BetterPoints Limited | Reeset.Earth Limited |
Customer experience
BetterPoints
Vela | Everyday Rewards
In-app purchases
BetterPoints
No in-app purchases
Vela | Everyday Rewards
- Vela Plus$5.991 Month
- Vela Plus$59.991 Year
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