Ultra vs MapRun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultra
This app provides comprehensive information for participants and spectators of a major trail running event. It features event schedules, athlete tracking, interactive maps, real-time race updates, and results, ensuring a smooth and engaging experience for everyone involved.
- Event Information
- Event Schedule
- Athlete Tracking
- Interactive Maps
- Race Updates
- Leaderboard & Results
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The breath taking trails located in the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park of Australia is the stunning backdrop of our event. The Ultra-Trail Australia App provides everything a competitor or event follower needs for a successful weekend. The app includes Event Information, Event schedule, athlete tracking, maps, race updates, leaderboard & results.
MapRun
Experience orienteering with a smartphone app that handles timing and punching, eliminating the need for physical course setup. Enjoy instant feedback on your performance, including your track, personal results, and leaderboard rankings.
- Smartphone timing and punching
- No physical course setup needed
- Instant performance feedback
- Track your route
- Personal results and leaderboards
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MapRun enables a form of Orienteering that uses a SmartPhone App for punching and timing, avoiding the need to put out flags and units on the course. This saves time and effort for organisers, courses can be left open for extended periods of time, and instant feedback is provided with track, personal result and leaderboard results in the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapRun at 57% against Ultra's 17%. MapRun also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ultra ships an update every 7 months, MapRun every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultra | MapRun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobee Event Apps | PETER EFFENEY |
Customer experience
Ultra
MapRun
In-app purchases
Ultra
No in-app purchases
MapRun
No in-app purchases
