Comparison

BrookesSport vs Buzz Gym

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

Head to head
About

BrookesSport

Manage your sports center membership, book fitness classes, and stay updated on events and offers. Access facility information, contact details, and share activity data via HealthKit to encourage an active lifestyle.

Highlights
  • Membership sign-up
  • Fitness class booking
  • Sports center information
  • Notifications for events and offers
  • HealthKit data sharing
  • Contact and directions
Features
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Use the BrookesSport app to sign up for a membership, book a visit to one of our sports centres and be notified of important information for both the Headington and Botley campuses. CLASS TIMETABLES Find more information about fitness classes and book your space CENTRE INFORMATION Find our opening times, how to contact us and an overview of Brookes Sport facilities. NOTIFICATIONS AND OFFERS With the app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events, classes, or offers - ensuring that you’ll never miss out. MEMBERSHIP View membership packages for our Headington and Harcourt Hill sites, with direct links to e-mail our reception team to answer any questions you might have. CONTACT US Easily contact our centres with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. SOCIAL MEDIA Find links to our social media accounts. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. For help or to contact us, go to http://www.brookes.ac.uk/brookes-sport/contact-us/ 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

Buzz Gym

Design personalized training programs, track your workouts, and monitor nutrition. Access a library of 3D exercise demonstrations and join community groups for support. Book group classes and earn rewards for your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • Design training programs
  • Track workout sessions
  • Food tracker for nutrition
  • 3D exercise demonstrations
  • Book group classes
  • Community support groups
  • Sync with wearable devices
Features
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PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD FOR THE APP BEFORE LOGGING IN. THIS IS SEPARATE TO YOUR BUZZ GYM PIN. DO THIS VIA THE APP EMAIL INVITATION YOU WOULD HAVE RECEIVED WHEN YOU JOINED BUZZ GYM. THIS EMAIL CAN BE RESENT VIA THE MEMBERS AREA OF THE BUZZ GYM WEBSITE. Design a training programme and track your sessions Try out our Personal Trainers' favourite workouts Get support from other Buzz Gym members in our community groups An amazing food tracker to help you hit your nutrition targets Book a place on our superb group classes Over 2000 3D exercise demonstrations Earn over 150 reward badges Sync to your wearable health devices You can sync this app with Apple Health App. If you enable this connection, any workout in the Health app with automatically be added to your Activity Calendar.

Screenshots

BrookesSport4 screens
Buzz Gym3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Buzz Gym at 35 against BrookesSport's 5. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BrookesSport against 4.9 for Buzz Gym. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buzz Gym has 35 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of BrookesSport's written reviews are positive against 45% of Buzz Gym's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrookesSport ships an update every 2 months, Buzz Gym every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BrookesSport versus Buzz Gym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrookesSportBuzz Gym
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews44.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings535 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB210 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOxford Brookes UniversityBuzz Gym Ltd

Customer experience

BrookesSport

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Buzz Gym

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive44.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative51.7%

In-app purchases

None

BrookesSport

No in-app purchases

None

Buzz Gym

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BrookesSport free?
BrookesSport is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buzz Gym free?
Buzz Gym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BrookesSport or Buzz Gym?
BrookesSport is rated higher. BrookesSport averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Buzz Gym averages 4.9 from 35 ratings.
Do BrookesSport or Buzz Gym have ads?
Neither BrookesSport nor Buzz Gym shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrookesSport or Buzz Gym?
BrookesSport ships an update every 2 months, and Buzz Gym every 3 months. Most recently, BrookesSport was updated on October 24, 2026 and Buzz Gym on October 21, 2026.

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