EdinLeisure vs Flarepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EdinLeisure
Access local fitness class and public swim timetables, book and manage your sessions, and stay updated on centre news and offers. View membership options and join online. Integrates with HealthKit for activity sharing.
- Fitness class timetables
- Book, amend, and cancel classes
- Public swim timetables
- Centre information and opening times
- News and push notifications
- Membership viewing and online joining
- HealthKit integration
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With the Edinburgh Leisure app you always have your local centres in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, public swim timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. FITNESS CLASS TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for classes, including times, fitness instructors and class description. FITNESS CLASS BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking – all on the move! PUBLIC SWIM TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your centre’s timetable for public swim sessions. CENTRE INFORMATION Find out about our opening times and facilities. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND EMAIL Share fitness classes, news, centre information and offers with your friends and family at the touch of a button. CENTRES COVERED Ainslie Park, Craiglockhart, Dalry, Drumbrae, EICA Ratho, Glenogle, Edinburgh Golf Courses, Gracemount, Jack Kane, Kirkliston, Leith Victoria, Meadowbank, Portobello Swim, Queensferry, Royal Commonwealth Pool, Warrender. For help or to contact us, go to http://www.edinburghleisure.co.uk 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.
Flarepad
A private symptom journal to track how you feel and improve doctor conversations. Log symptoms quickly, view condition insights, and generate shareable reports. Includes crisis support for depression tracking.
- Private symptom logging
- Pre-loaded and custom conditions
- Severity tracking (1-10 scale)
- Medication and trigger logging
- Doctor-ready PDF/CSV reports
- Condition insights and charts
- Crisis support integration
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FlarePad is a private symptom journal designed to help you track how you feel and have better conversations with your doctor. Pick a condition, tap your symptoms, and save your entry in seconds. Your most recent symptoms stay at the top so logging takes less than 15 seconds on repeat visits. TRY FREE FOR 7 DAYS Download FlarePad free and get full access for 7 days. After your trial, choose Standard or Pro — whichever fits how you track. BUILT FOR REAL CONDITIONS FlarePad comes preloaded with 35+ conditions including Migraine, Anxiety, Depression, IBS, Fibromyalgia, Diabetes, Arthritis, Asthma, Epilepsy, ADHD, Lupus, MS, POTS, Crohn's, Endometriosis, PCOS, and more — each with a curated, categorized symptom list doctors actually ask about. Symptoms are organized into collapsible categories so you can browse quickly or search instantly. You can also add your own. STANDARD — $4.99 Unlimited symptom logging Custom symptoms Total entries, average severity, top symptoms CSV export PRO — $7.99 Everything in Standard Journal notes on every entry Multiple profiles Trigger tracking (food, stress, weather, sleep) Daily logging reminders PDF export for doctor visits SMART & PERSONAL Recently used symptoms float to the top automatically Search conditions and symptoms instantly Pin your active conditions to the top for one-tap access Track severity on a 1-10 scale Log medications taken CONDITION INSIGHTS See your total entries, average severity, most common symptoms, and top symptom frequency — all filtered by time range so you can spot patterns over days, months, or a full year. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No login. No data ever leaves your phone. Your health history stays exactly where it belongs — with you. CRISIS SUPPORT BUILT IN For users tracking Depression, FlarePad displays the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline with one-tap calling and chat access directly from the logging screen. LIGHT & DARK MODE Easy on your eyes day or night — especially important when logging symptoms in bed or during a migraine. DISCLAIMER: FlarePad is a personal logging tool only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment of any kind. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for any health concerns. Terms of Use: https://dreamapplab.com/legal/flarepad/tos.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flarepad at 100% against EdinLeisure's 2%. Flarepad also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). EdinLeisure's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Flarepad sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. EdinLeisure asks for nothing beyond the download.
EdinLeisure ships an update every 2 months, Flarepad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EdinLeisure | Flarepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Edinburgh Leisure | Dream App Lab LLC |
Customer experience
EdinLeisure
Flarepad
Bugs and requests
EdinLeisure
Reported bugs
76 issues- Cannot log on to account from app
- Account not recognized by app
- App doesn't connect to anything
- App is slow
- Calendar doesn't load
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- Cannot find pool timetable
- App is now hopeless
- Update made app worse
- App is a wrapper around the website
- App was clearly not tested
- Payment confirmed but app shows balance outstanding
- App sends user back to App Store
- Cannot log in or upgrade membership
- App won't launch
- Cannot book sessions for son
- Overloaded with useless info
- Cannot find where to book a class
- Login doesn't work
- Cannot book adult lessons, only children's
- Website is also terrible
- User experience is terrible
- App created by a clown, worst ever
- Booking requires full card details, no saved options
- Cannot cancel booking without emailing
- Unusable, lacks synchronization
- No membership card access
- App was clearly never tested
- Autofill not mapped, manual entry required
- Preferred booking site not remembered
- Not user friendly
- Goes down frequently
- Impossible to contact Edinburgh Leisure
- Cannot open or check notifications
- Appalling experience, multiple errors
- Locked out account
- App not fit for purpose
- Payment taken twice
- Inflexible, only book one person
- No refund policy
- Cannot setup password during account creation
- Internal server errors on website
- Worst app ever
- Soft play booking issues
- Constantly logging out
- Broken, logs out when booking
- Truly awful, worst app ever used
- Constantly crashing or not loading
- Cannot cancel sessions
- Lazy execution
- Clunky, badly written
- Not synced with website
- Hardest possible experience
- Poor app design, frustrating
- Cannot book with account
- Glorified web browser, sign in doesn't work
- Arduous registration, cannot book children/families
- Unusable
- Freezes on payment
- Broken online payment system
- Online chat function does not work
- Appalling website design
- Crashes every Thursday night
- Constant error messages
- Bin option greyed out
- Doesn't protect public, forces strangers to meet
- Locked out if password forgotten
- Clunky, needs update/upgrade
- Different venue page layouts
- No virtual member card
- No geo location option for check-in
- Favourites cannot be arranged
- No search function for all venues
- Basic app, useless for finding alternatives
- Time outs on My Bookings
- Works 25% of the time at most
- Blank screen or failure to load
Requested features
25 requests- Add virtual member card for scanning
- Add geo location option for check-in
- Allow arrangement of favourites by date or venue
- Implement search function for all venues
- Add push notifications for waiting list changes
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- Add push notifications for venue opening/closing
- Add button to take open position on waitlist
- Add event push notifications (closures, venue changes)
- Improve search functionality for classes
- Link to learning section without separate login
- Allow management of more account settings
- Add a friends community or share to WhatsApp group
- Add dark mode option
- Add advanced analytics dashboard
- Add course maps/scorecards for golf
- Allow booking for other members (golf)
- Easily see available swim times across all venues
- Standardize venue page layouts
- Improve booking for children/families
- Improve password reset process
- Add PayPal or Apple Pay support
- Allow cancellation of bookings within the app
- Improve sync between app and website
- Allow booking of multiple people for a session
- Enable password saving/autofill for email and password
Flarepad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EdinLeisure
No in-app purchases
Flarepad
- FlarePad Upgrade$3.99
- FlarePad Standard$4.99
- FlarePad Pro$7.99









