Comparison

Malvern Active vs The Pilates BAY

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

Head to head
About

Malvern Active

Access real-time class and swim timetables, facility information, news, and offers for your health club. Receive push notifications for important updates and events, and easily share information with friends. View membership packages and contact details.

Highlights
  • Real-time class timetables
  • Real-time swim timetables
  • Facility information and opening times
  • News and push notifications
  • Special offers and events
  • Membership package viewing
  • Activity and workout data sharing via HealthKit
Features
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With the Malvern Active app you always have your Malvern Active Health Club Facility in your pocket. Get up-to-date information, news, classtimetables, swimtimetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. CLASS TIMETABLES Get real-time access to your club’s timetable for classes, including times, trainers, rooms and class description. SWIMTIMETABLES Get real-time access to your club’s timetable for swim sessions, including times, pool and where relevant, a class description. CENTRE INFORMATION Information such as opening times, facilities, charitable trust and room hire are always available in the app and can be easily e-mailed to friends. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events right on your phone. With the app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a special event. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. BOOKING Access the online booking portal via the app (please note the portal is web-based so may not display in the best format for your mobile). MEMBERSHIP View membership packages for sites with direct links to our membership team to answer any questions you might have. EVENTS Listings for upcoming eventsalong with booking information ensure you never miss out. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. SHARE THROUGH FACEBOOK AND EMAIL Share classes or swim sessions with friends through Facebook. Email your friends with directions, news, and facility information and offers. For help or to contact us, go to http://www.malvernactive.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

The Pilates BAY

Features
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The Pilates BAY official studio app Download The Pilates BAY to purchase class pass credits, view class schedules, book your next class, cancel your class, add yourself to the waiting list, and manage your profile. The Pilates BAY offers mainly group classes as well as offering private classes/sessions. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Screenshots

Malvern Active4 screens
The Pilates BAY4 screens

Verdict

The call

Malvern Active and The Pilates BAY 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

Malvern Active ships an update monthly, The Pilates BAY every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Malvern Active versus The Pilates BAY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMalvern ActiveThe Pilates BAY
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB23 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMalvern College Enterprises LtdApex Global Solutions Inc

In-app purchases

None

Malvern Active

No in-app purchases

None

The Pilates BAY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Malvern Active free?
Malvern Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Pilates BAY free?
The Pilates BAY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Malvern Active or The Pilates BAY have ads?
Neither Malvern Active nor The Pilates BAY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Malvern Active or The Pilates BAY?
Malvern Active ships an update monthly, and The Pilates BAY every 6 weeks. Most recently, Malvern Active was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Pilates BAY on October 30, 2026.

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