Comparison

RaceOwl vs BagTrax

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

Head to head
About

RaceOwl

Monitor endurance sports events in real-time with live leaderboards and interactive maps. Offers integrated tracking and event management tools for racers, fans, and officials. Stay connected and informed from start to finish.

Highlights
  • Real-time event tracking
  • Live leaderboards with ETAs
  • Interactive race maps
  • Multi-sport support
  • Integrated tracking data
  • Instant event sync
  • Event management tools
Features
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RACEOWL: REAL-TIME EVENT TRACKING & SAFETY Track your race from start to finish. RaceOwl provides a high-performance platform for real-time tracking, live leaderboards, and safety monitoring across a wide range of endurance sports—including ultra-marathons, paddling, cycling, and multi-sport events. Whether you are a racer, support crew, race official, or a fan, RaceOwl delivers the critical data you need to stay connected and informed throughout the event. KEY FEATURES: ● LIVE LEADERBOARDS: Access real-time standings and precise estimated arrival times (ETA) for every checkpoint along the course. ● INTERACTIVE RACE MAPS: Visualize the entire field or follow specific racers in real-time. See exactly where the competition is at any moment. ● MULTI-SPORT VERSATILITY: Built for the toughest endurance events on water or land. Perfect for ultra-distance trail running, road cycling, and river racing. ● INTEGRATED TRACKING: Seamlessly view data synced from official race trackers and mobile apps to ensure continuous coverage, even in remote areas. ● INSTANT EVENT SYNC: Simply select your event to automatically download the latest rosters, course data, and race information. ● EVENT MANAGEMENT: Secure, dedicated tools for race directors and safety staff to manage checkpoints, broadcast alerts, and coordinate dispatch in real-time. RACEOWL—BECAUSE EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

About

BagTrax

This app simplifies scoring for casual cornhole games and manages competitive tournaments. Track real-time scores, build player profiles with ELO ratings, and view detailed game history. An optional Pro subscription unlocks advanced tournament features.

Highlights
  • Real-time game scoring
  • Tournament bracket generation
  • ELO rating system
  • Player stats and history
  • Live score updates
  • Guest player support
Features
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BagTrax helps you score games, follow your progress, and organize play across cornhole, darts, bowling, and pickleball. Keep score, review your game history, follow rankings, and share results. Organizers can bring players together in leagues and tournaments, while players can keep their equipment profiles in one place. Playing, rankings, game history, sharing, and personal data downloads are free. BagTrax Pro adds detailed career stats and rating trends, equipment profiles for every sport, league hosting and seasons, and tournaments with more than 16 players. League members play free. Monthly and annual Pro subscriptions are available in the app. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your App Store account. The App Store confirms the price and renewal terms before purchase. You can restore purchases or manage your subscription from the Pro screen. Privacy: https://bagtrax.app/privacy Terms: https://bagtrax.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RaceOwl4 screens
BagTrax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RaceOwl at none against BagTrax's 2. BagTrax's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BagTrax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RaceOwl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for RaceOwl against 5.0 for BagTrax. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RaceOwl ships an update every 3 weeks, BagTrax every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RaceOwl versus BagTrax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaceOwlBagTrax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon MarbleHeartland Software Company

Customer experience

RaceOwl

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BagTrax

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RaceOwl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BagTrax

Subscriptions2
  • BagTrax Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BagTrax Pro Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

Is RaceOwl free?
RaceOwl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BagTrax free?
BagTrax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RaceOwl or BagTrax?
RaceOwl and BagTrax are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do RaceOwl or BagTrax have ads?
Neither RaceOwl nor BagTrax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RaceOwl or BagTrax?
RaceOwl ships an update every 3 weeks, and BagTrax every 3 days. Most recently, RaceOwl was updated on November 2, 2026 and BagTrax on November 5, 2026.

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