Trail Connect vs LiveTrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trail Connect
Discover, navigate, and share outdoor adventures with GPS tracking, 3D route visualization, and offline map access. Record workouts, monitor statistics, and stay safe with emergency features and route deviation alerts.
- Discover and run Trace de Trail tracks
- View routes in 3D
- Offline map and route access
- Record workouts and track statistics
- Live tracking for friends
- Emergency call feature
- Avalanche risk assessment
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Trail Connect is an app developed specially for outdoor activities and offers features and services to discover, run and share ! • enjoy all Trace de Trail tracks in your smartphone • view your routes in 3D • easily locate you on the route using GPS on your smartphone • manage gpx files • access to detailed IGN maps in France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium • download your route and associated maps for offline access • record your workout and beat your records • check statistics and the history of your workouts • activate a configurable alarm that warns you if you leave the route • use the live tracking to be followed by your friends during your workout • make an emergency call in case of problems • consult the map and avalanche risk assessment reports for France • share your location by SMS with your friends or family Access to all features requires that you use a user account. Remark : Continued use of GPS running in the background can greatly decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LiveTrail
Track your favorite athletes in real-time or push your own limits with this comprehensive app. Follow live action, access race information, and share your progress with loved ones.
- Real-time athlete tracking
- Live camera feeds at checkpoints
- Race maps and schedules
- Personalized pace charts
- Live GPS position sharing
- Social media sharing of achievements
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A brand-new LiveTrail, rebuilt from the ground up. Follow your runners live, with a notification every time they cross a checkpoint. Live rankings, passage times, course map and elevation profile in 2D and 3D. Running yourself? Your bib opens a space of your own: GPS beacon, SOS alert, cut-offs, and a finisher poster to share. New: the Ghost table — your race plan, checkpoint by checkpoint. Works offline, dark mode, km or miles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trail Connect at 4.3 against LiveTrail's 3.6. Trail Connect also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 5). LiveTrail's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Trail Connect sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. LiveTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trail Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Trail Connect's written reviews are positive against 28% of LiveTrail's.
Trail Connect ships an update fortnightly, LiveTrail every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Trail Connect | LiveTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.7% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yoomigo | LiveTrail SARL |
Customer experience
Trail Connect
LiveTrail
In-app purchases
Trail Connect
- Live tracking - 1 month$6.491 Month
- Trailer +$12.991 Year
- Discover$14.991 Year
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- Live tracking - 1 year$15.991 Year
- Maps in Belgium - 1 year$29.991 Year
- Maps in Spain - 1 year$29.991 Year
- Maps in Switzerland - 1 year$34.991 Year
- IGN maps in France - 1 year$34.991 Year
- Premium$34.991 Year
LiveTrail
No in-app purchases
