Comparison

LiveTrail vs RandoSmart

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

RandoSmart

Features
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RandoSmart permet de suivre un tracé de randonnée à pied ou à vélo, dans lequel sont intégrés et présentés des points d’intérêts. Les points d'intérêt sont classés par catégories : Info, Route, Patrimoine ou Etape, ils sont agrémentés d'une description, d'une photo et le cas échéant d'informations supplémentaires sous forme de PDF, vidéo ou fichier sonore.

Screenshots

LiveTrail4 screens
RandoSmart1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LiveTrail at weekly against RandoSmart's every 2 months. RandoSmart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

LiveTrail ships an update weekly, RandoSmart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiveTrail versus RandoSmart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTrailRandoSmart
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiveTrail SARLArnaud Delrue

In-app purchases

None

LiveTrail

No in-app purchases

None

RandoSmart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTrail free?
LiveTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RandoSmart free?
RandoSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiveTrail or RandoSmart have ads?
Neither LiveTrail nor RandoSmart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTrail or RandoSmart?
LiveTrail ships an update weekly, and RandoSmart every 2 months. Most recently, LiveTrail was updated on October 15, 2026 and RandoSmart on October 9, 2026.

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