Comparison

LiveTrail vs Pace+

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

Pace+

This app connects you with the race community, offering updates, social features, and logistical support. Stay motivated and informed from registration to the start line.

Highlights
  • Race-specific community updates
  • Social feed for photos and check-ins
  • Weekly rankings and motivation
  • Official race news and reminders
  • Race logistics assistant
  • Share preparation and race prompts
Features
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Pace+ helps you stay connected, motivated, and prepared from the moment you sign up to the moment you reach the start line. Built around your active race, Pace+ gives you one place to follow the full pre-race journey with: Race-specific community updates A social Pulse feed for photos, videos, check-ins, and prompts Weekly rankings and motivation through Zones and Waves Official race news and practical reminders A race-focused assistant for logistics and essentials Whether you are building momentum, sorting race-week logistics, or just looking for motivation from others on the same journey, Pace+ keeps the countdown alive. With Pace+, you can: Share your preparation with the race community Answer fun race prompts and post updates React to other racers with High fives Stay on top of key race info and organizer messages Get practical help around bib pickup, transport, and essentials Feel part of something bigger before race day arrives Pace+ is designed to make every race feel more social, more motivating, and more actionable. From first registration to final countdown, this is your race journey — all in one place.

Screenshots

LiveTrail4 screens
Pace+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pace+ at 100% against LiveTrail's 28%. Pace+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). LiveTrail's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pace+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveTrail has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of LiveTrail's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pace+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTrail ships an update every 5 days, Pace+ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LiveTrail versus Pace+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTrailPace+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB71 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperLiveTrail SARLRaceID AB

Customer experience

LiveTrail

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews118 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative60.2%

Pace+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

LiveTrail

No in-app purchases

None

Pace+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTrail free?
LiveTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pace+ free?
Pace+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LiveTrail or Pace+?
Pace+ is rated higher. LiveTrail averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pace+ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LiveTrail or Pace+ have ads?
Neither LiveTrail nor Pace+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTrail or Pace+?
LiveTrail ships an update every 5 days, and Pace+ fortnightly. Most recently, LiveTrail was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pace+ on October 31, 2026.

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