Grandma's Marathon vs OCR Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grandma's Marathon
Follow your favorite runners in the Marathon and Half Marathon. Access event details, race information, course maps, and important updates for a premier running event.
- Runner tracking
- Event details
- Race information
- Course maps
- Key updates
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Welcome to the official mobile application of Grandma's Marathon Weekend, June 19-20, 2026. This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Grandma's Marathon. Use the app to track your favorite runners in the Marathon and Half Marathon and for all event details, race information, course maps and key updates to keep you informed for the 2026 50th Grandma's Marathon weekend! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OCR Buddy
This app helps obstacle course racers find and plan their race calendar. It features a comprehensive database of events from major international brands to local races, providing direct links for participation.
- Obstacle course race database
- Event planning calendar
- International and local race listings
- Direct event registration links
- Growing event information
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OCR Buddy is the first mobile calendar application designed for obstacle course racers. OCR Buddy's extensive and ever-growing database lists events from international race brands to the local obstacle races right in your backyard. OCR Buddy provides you with all the information you need to plan and build your race calendar while providing you the direct link to any event you are interested in or want to participate in.
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Verdict
Grandma's Marathon and OCR Buddy both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of OCR Buddy's written reviews are positive against 45% of Grandma's Marathon's. OCR Buddy also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Grandma's Marathon's advantage is ratings volume (166 vs 36). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OCR Buddy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 166 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Grandma's Marathon's written reviews are positive against 97% of OCR Buddy's.
Grandma's Marathon ships an update every 5 weeks, OCR Buddy every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Grandma's Marathon | OCR Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (166 ratings) | 4.9 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 97.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grandma's Marathon - Duluth Inc. | Russ Blatt |
Customer experience
Grandma's Marathon
OCR Buddy
In-app purchases
Grandma's Marathon
No in-app purchases
OCR Buddy
No in-app purchases
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