IRONMAN Tracker vs GearTracking
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
GearTracking
Log and monitor the usage of your sports equipment, from running shoes to cycling helmets. Understand when your gear needs maintenance or replacement based on usage hours and time. Sync your data across devices with cloud storage.
- Track sports gear usage
- Monitor maintenance needs
- Cloud data synchronization
- Cross-device compatibility
- Free tier for limited gear
- Premium for unlimited gear
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GearTracking is the ultimate app for tracking your sports gear usage. If you're a runner, cyclist or triathlete and serious about your gear; you simply need GearTracking. Never again will you wonder if your running shoes need replacing, what was the last service you did on your bike, how many hours you spent on your turbo trainer, how old your helmet actually is or how many hours your wetsuit spent in water. The great thing about GearTracking is that it stores data on your device as well as in the cloud. So the app is responsive no matter your internet connection and you can use it on multiple devices and have the data synchronized. 10 pieces of gear or less? Free membership has you covered. Got more? Go for Premium and pile it on! Terms of Use: https://www.geartracking.net/terms-and-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IRONMAN Tracker at none against GearTracking's 2. IRONMAN Tracker also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 63%) and ratings volume (8.4K vs 86). GearTracking's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, 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. GearTracking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. IRONMAN Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
IRONMAN Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IRONMAN Tracker has 8.4K ratings behind it against 86, 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 63% of GearTracking's.
IRONMAN Tracker ships an update every 6 months, GearTracking every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IRONMAN Tracker | GearTracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.4K ratings) — better | 4.6 (86 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.4% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.4K — better | 86 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #88 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | Sport Apps s.r.o. |
Customer experience
IRONMAN Tracker
GearTracking
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
GearTracking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IRONMAN Tracker
No in-app purchases
GearTracking
- Monthly Premium Membership$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Membership$24.991 Year
Questions
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