Comparison

EdinLeisure vs Everyone Active

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Everyone Active

Manage your fitness journey with this app. Access news, timetables, and book activities. Enjoy exclusive offers, on-demand fitness content, and track your progress by syncing wearable devices and health data.

Highlights
  • Book activities and classes
  • View center news and timetables
  • Access Everyone On Demand content
  • Sync wearable devices and Apple Health
  • Track progress and earn badges
  • Manage online profile and bookings
Features
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Discover how the Everyone Active app can help you along your fitness journey. Stay connected on the go with the Everyone Active app. Get updates, make and check your booked activities, manage family activities, or see timetables so you never miss a class. You can also use the app to book and manage courses and lessons and so much more. At selected centres, you can ditch the plastic card and use the app to enter with our built-in member access pass. Check out your exclusive member benefits with PERKS+ or keep up to date with your YOU+ wellness journey. Our app also gives you access to Everyone On Demand. This gives you access to the widest range of fitness and wellness partners on the market. From fitness and personal training to mental wellbeing and prescribed exercise, there’s a service or session to support everyone. You’ll also always know what’s going on at your local centre. There are live notifications and news updates coming straight through to your phone, while you can even keep your friends up-to-date with your activities and stay informed with your centre’s social media, as well as the weekly Everyone Active Podcast. We can’t wait to welcome you to your local Everyone Active centre soon!  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.

Screenshots

EdinLeisure4 screens
Everyone Active4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EdinLeisure at none against Everyone Active's 1. Everyone Active's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 2%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Everyone Active sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.49 per month. EdinLeisure asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EdinLeisure ships an update every 2 months, Everyone Active monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EdinLeisure versus Everyone Active: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEdinLeisureEveryone Active
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (271 ratings) — better
Positive reviews1.5% of reviews12.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—271 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB116 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEdinburgh LeisureEveryone Active

Customer experience

EdinLeisure

Written reviews66 reviews
Positive1.5%
Neutral10.6%
Negative87.9%

Everyone Active

All ratings269 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative81.7%

User reviews

EdinLeisure

From App Store reviews

What we love

  • 👍 Basic booking functionality (golf)
  • 👍 Basic booking functionality (fitness classes)
  • 👍 Basic booking functionality (swim sessions)
  • 👍 Can see pool timetable (Drumbrae)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App is slow and doesn't connect
  • 🐛 Login issues (account not recognized)
  • 🐛 App is dreadful and useless
  • 🐛 Poorly designed
  • 🐛 Battery drainer

Everyone Active

From 271 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Friendly and helpful staff
  • 🚀 Great app for fitness needs
  • 💡 Manageable and accessible for IT novices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable app
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find information
  • 💳 No Apple Pay or easy payment options
  • 🤔 Confusing account and membership management

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
Show 71 more
  • 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
Show 20 more
  • 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

Everyone Active

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and errors
  • Login and password reset issues
  • Booking and payment failures

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to add membership card to digital wallet
  • Better search and filtering options for locations
  • Improved progress tracking for activities like swimming

In-app purchases

None

EdinLeisure

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Everyone Active

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Access1 Month trial$11.491 Month

Questions

Is EdinLeisure free?
EdinLeisure is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Everyone Active free?
Everyone Active is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do EdinLeisure or Everyone Active have ads?
Neither EdinLeisure nor Everyone Active shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EdinLeisure or Everyone Active?
EdinLeisure ships an update every 2 months, and Everyone Active monthly. Most recently, EdinLeisure was updated on October 9, 2026 and Everyone Active on October 24, 2026.

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