Marathon Map for Chicago vs B.A.A. Racing App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marathon Map for Chicago
Access race-day essentials including maps, weather updates, and social media feeds. Stay informed about transit and police activity. Offers a monthly subscription for developer support.
- Race map
- Weather updates
- Twitter feed
- Facebook integration
- YouTube access
- Transit information
- Police Twitter updates
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This App provides Race related media as follws: Map Weather Twitter Facebook YouTube Transit Information Police Twitter About Map data. Map data is approximate. Route is subject to change. Disclosure regarding auto-renewing subscription, if purchased, is as follows: - Title of publication or service is as follows: "Donate $0.99 USD to App Developer monthly." - Length of subscription (time period) is one month. - Price of subscription is as follows: $ 0.99. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be $ 0.99. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Link to Privacy Policy is as follows: http://privacy-policy-sta.tumblr.com - Link to Terms of Use is as follows: http://terms-of-service-sta.tumblr.com - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
B.A.A. Racing App
Track Boston Marathon and other B.A.A. races in real-time. View leaderboards, access course maps, and find essential race information.
- Race tracking
- Leaderboards
- Course maps
- Race information
- B.A.A. events
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The B.A.A. Racing App is your home for Boston Marathon & B.A.A. race tracking, leaderboards, information, course maps, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: B.A.A. Racing App at 99% against Marathon Map for Chicago's 0%. B.A.A. Racing App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Marathon Map for Chicago's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Marathon Map for Chicago sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. B.A.A. Racing App asks for nothing beyond the download.
B.A.A. Racing App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B.A.A. Racing App has 1.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Marathon Map for Chicago's written reviews are positive against 99% of B.A.A. Racing App's.
Marathon Map for Chicago ships an update every 3 months, B.A.A. Racing App every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marathon Map for Chicago | B.A.A. Racing App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 98.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Support The App | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Marathon Map for Chicago
B.A.A. Racing App
Bugs and requests
Marathon Map for Chicago
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
B.A.A. Racing App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tracking issues for some runners
- Connectivity problems in certain areas
Requested features
3 requests- Option to track runners in kilometers as well as miles
- Ability to share updates and progress with friends and family
- More personalized notifications and alerts
In-app purchases
Marathon Map for Chicago
- Donate monthly.$0.991 Month
- Remove Ads.$0.99
- Donate one time.$1.99
B.A.A. Racing App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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