Comparison

LiveTrail vs Run4Speed

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

Run4Speed

Features
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Run4Speed is for runners and trail runners. Simple calculations of PR, training plan, ...

Screenshots

LiveTrail4 screens
Run4Speed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LiveTrail at Free against Run4Speed's $0.99. LiveTrail also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On update cadence, 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

LiveTrail is free to download; Run4Speed costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTrail ships an update weekly, Run4Speed every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiveTrail versus Run4Speed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTrailRun4Speed
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiveTrail SARLmickael fonck

In-app purchases

None

LiveTrail

No in-app purchases

None

Run4Speed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTrail free?
LiveTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Run4Speed free?
Run4Speed costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiveTrail or Run4Speed have ads?
Neither LiveTrail nor Run4Speed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTrail or Run4Speed?
LiveTrail ships an update weekly, and Run4Speed every 8 days. Most recently, LiveTrail was updated on October 15, 2026 and Run4Speed on September 7, 2026.

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