Best Marathon Map for Chicago alternatives: apps like Marathon Map for Chicago

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Updated November 2026

Marathon Map for Chicago is great, but it's not the only option. Explore 10+ similar apps for iPhone and iPad, each reviewed and rated by real users. Find free alternatives, premium upgrades, and hidden gems.

Top Alternatives to Marathon Map for Chicago

ChiMarathon#1
2.5😞(45 ratings)
Free
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Prepare for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with this comprehensive resource. Track runners live, view athlete profiles, and access real-time weather and course maps. Spectators can send digital cheers to be displayed on the course.

What We Love

  • 👍 Great for tracking runners
  • 👍 Works well in the UK
  • 👍 Able to track runner entire time
  • 👍 Loved tracking friends
  • 👍 Very useful for watching friend run
  • 👍 Great for tracking friends and own splits
  • 👍 Easy to navigate and engage
  • 👍 Helped reach PR
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive app
  • 👍 Accurate tracking
  • 👍 User friendly app

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Map tracker not spectator-geared
  • 🐛 Mile markers inconsistent
  • 🐛 Map shows water stations for runners
  • 🐛 Units displayed incorrectly (miles vs km)
  • 🐛 App doesn't update times
  • 🐛 Links in map don't work
  • 🐛 Won't connect to server
  • 🐛 X-axis incorrect units (miles vs km)
  • 🐛 Y-axis decreasing (unhelpful visualization)
  • 🐛 Race day timer shows race is a day away
  • 🐛 Cannot track racer, times out
  • 🐛 Outdated app design
  • 🐛 Tracking feature not trustworthy
  • 🐛 No way to switch to miles
  • 🐛 Incredibly glitchy
  • 🐛 No mile markers this year
  • 🐛 Embarrassing app quality
  • 🐛 Pace graph based on 100 seconds
  • 🐛 Needs to track distance by miles
  • 🐛 Default to kilometers
  • 🐛 No way to convert to miles
  • 🐛 Live tracking not very functional
  • 🐛 No way for trackers to share messages
  • 🐛 No easy way for runners to access messages
  • 🐛 Not released until 3 days before race
  • 🐛 Deeply unhelpful on race day
  • 🐛 Corporate sponsor logos and other crap
  • 🐛 Freezing app
  • 🐛 Cannot track anyone
  • 🐛 No option to swap between miles and km
  • 🐛 Name of event not in app name
  • 🐛 Cannot find cheer cards
  • 🐛 No customer support
  • 🐛 Lacks exact mile markers
  • 🐛 Requires constant refreshing
  • 🐛 No automatic updates
  • 🐛 Only shows 2021 map
  • 🐛 Cannot follow selected runner
  • 🐛 Map not updated on race day
  • 🐛 Worthless app
  • 🐛 No buttons work
  • 🐛 Cannot enter bib number
  • 🐛 Live data shows server error
  • 🐛 No way for runners to claim profile
  • 🐛 Mixes up miles and kilometers
  • 🐛 Pace graph based on minutes/100 seconds
  • 🐛 Default to kilometers with no option to change
  • 🐛 Pace should be min/mile or option to change
  • 🐛 App defaults in metrics
  • 🐛 No ability to change pace to min/mile
  • 🐛 Leaderboard defaults to male runners
  • 🐛 App stalled, tracking didn't work
  • 🐛 Tracking search bar doesn't work
  • 🐛 Missed runner at start and 15k
  • 🐛 Reported time over an hour slower
  • 🐛 Splits not available in miles or kilometers
  • 🐛 No spectator viewing route feature
  • 🐛 Tracking isn't real-time, only check-in points
  • 🐛 Check-in points are metric
  • 🐛 App insists on zooming back to user location
  • 🐛 Tracking experience disappointing
  • 🐛 Cannot connect to server
  • 🐛 Rubbish app
  • 🐛 Worst site for tracking a runner
  • 🐛 App could never connect to server
  • 🐛 Difficult to track multiple friends due to lack of splits
  • 🐛 App splits calculated in kilometers
  • 🐛 Doing calculations for miles/kilometers is not a good experience
  • 🐛 Can't track runners on map
  • 🐛 Useless app
  • 🐛 Only gives times at 10k, 20k, 30k and finish
  • 🐛 Impossible to track individual runner
  • 🐛 Missed our runner
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 App missed me at starting line and 15k mark
  • 🐛 App reported time over an hour slower
  • 🐛 Time still wrong on app after 2 days
  • 🐛 Basic functionality is good, but weird quirks
2.3(23 ratings)
Free
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Enhance your marathon experience with live participant tracking and interactive course maps. Share your journey through social media integration and capture memories with selfie features. Access all essential event information in one place.

MarathonOS: Race Day Ready#3

MarathonOS: Race Day Ready by Esteban De la Vega

Countdown, Pacing & Logistics
Worth Considering
⚽ Sports
5.0(2 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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This app helps marathon runners organize all race-day details, from countdowns and checklists to pacing, fueling, and post-race notes. It integrates with fitness trackers to provide readiness scores and race predictions. Premium features unlock advanced analytics and unlimited race planning.

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