IRONMAN Tracker vs LiveTrail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IRONMAN Tracker
Follow your favorite athletes in real-time during select IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 events. Spectators can view live results, track progress on course maps, and receive important event updates.
- Real-time athlete tracking
- Live course maps
- Track multiple athletes
- Push notifications for progress
- Event information and updates
- Social media sharing
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IRONMAN Tracker provides official real-time athlete tracking for select global IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 endurance events. We bring the excitement of race day to spectators and fans by delivering real-time results for professional and age-group racing. Features: -Track an athlete’s times, paces, split estimates, and division placement in real time -Interact with live maps of the course -Track multiple athletes at the same time -Receive push notifications as progress is made -Follow important event information and updates -Share updates to various social media platforms
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 review sentiment: IRONMAN Tracker at 96% against LiveTrail's 28%. IRONMAN Tracker also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (8.4K vs 5). LiveTrail's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 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.
IRONMAN Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IRONMAN Tracker has 8.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of IRONMAN Tracker's written reviews are positive against 28% of LiveTrail's.
IRONMAN Tracker ships an update every 6 months, LiveTrail weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IRONMAN Tracker | LiveTrail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.4K ratings) — better | 3.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.4K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | LiveTrail SARL |
Customer experience
IRONMAN Tracker
LiveTrail
Bugs and requests
IRONMAN Tracker
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistencies in leaderboard display
- Difficulty disabling event notifications
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to view individual event distances (swim, bike, run) separately
- Improve map functionality to show street names and course layout
- Implement a 'you are here' indicator on the map
- Add live video feed of finish line
- Allow users to post encouragement to athletes during the race
LiveTrail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IRONMAN Tracker
No in-app purchases
LiveTrail
No in-app purchases
