Comparison

Mooloolaba Triathlon vs MapRun

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

Head to head
About

Mooloolaba Triathlon

This app provides comprehensive information for a popular triathlon event, including schedules, athlete results, and course details. It caters to participants of all levels and offers events for the entire family.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date event information
  • Schedule details
  • Athlete splits and results
  • Course information
  • Family-friendly event listings
  • ITU Triathlon World Cup details
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Located in the heart of the Sunshine Coast, Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival has been a feature event on the Australian Triathlon Calendar. The Mooloolaba Triathlon App has up to date event information, schedule, athlete splits and results. Mooloolaba Triathlon stages a course that is famous for its ocean swim along with the electric buzz in the atmosphere as thousands of triathletes descend on this popular beach town. It's perfect for first timer and seasoned triathletes. There is something for the whole family including the Mooloolaba Twilight 5km run, 1k Ocean Swim, Superkidz Triathlon and the Special Tri. The event also features the Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup, where participants will see some of the biggest names in triathlon swimming the same waters, cycling the same roads, and pounding the same pavement as their own course.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Smartphone timing and punching
  • No physical course setup needed
  • Instant performance feedback
  • Track your route
  • Personal results and leaderboards
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Mooloolaba Triathlon4 screens
MapRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MapRun at 57% against Mooloolaba Triathlon's 25%. MapRun also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Mooloolaba Triathlon's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mooloolaba Triathlon ships an update every 8 months, MapRun every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mooloolaba Triathlon versus MapRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMooloolaba TriathlonMapRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNet Project LtdPETER EFFENEY

Customer experience

Mooloolaba Triathlon

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

MapRun

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Mooloolaba Triathlon

No in-app purchases

None

MapRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mooloolaba Triathlon free?
Mooloolaba Triathlon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MapRun free?
MapRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mooloolaba Triathlon or MapRun have ads?
Neither Mooloolaba Triathlon nor MapRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mooloolaba Triathlon or MapRun?
Mooloolaba Triathlon ships an update every 8 months, and MapRun every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mooloolaba Triathlon was updated on June 4, 2026 and MapRun on September 21, 2026.

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