LiveTrail vs B.A.A. Racing App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
B.A.A. Racing App
Track Boston Marathon and other B.A.A. races in real-time. View leaderboards, access course maps, and find essential race information.
- Race tracking
- Leaderboards
- Course maps
- Race information
- B.A.A. events
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The B.A.A. Racing App is your home for Boston Marathon & B.A.A. race tracking, leaderboards, information, course maps, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: B.A.A. Racing App at 99% against LiveTrail's 26%. B.A.A. Racing App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). LiveTrail's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 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.
B.A.A. Racing App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: B.A.A. Racing App has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of LiveTrail's written reviews are positive against 99% of B.A.A. Racing App's.
LiveTrail ships an update weekly, B.A.A. Racing App every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LiveTrail | B.A.A. Racing App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.9 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews | 98.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | LiveTrail SARL | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
LiveTrail
B.A.A. Racing App
Bugs and requests
LiveTrail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
B.A.A. Racing App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tracking issues for some runners
- Connectivity problems in certain areas
Requested features
3 requests- Option to track runners in kilometers as well as miles
- Ability to share updates and progress with friends and family
- More personalized notifications and alerts
In-app purchases
LiveTrail
No in-app purchases
B.A.A. Racing App
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LiveTrail free?
Is B.A.A. Racing App free?
Which has better reviews, LiveTrail or B.A.A. Racing App?
Do LiveTrail or B.A.A. Racing App have ads?
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