Comparison

LiveTrail vs PACER 42

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

PACER 42

Features
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PACER 42 turns every kilometer into competition, community and rewards. The app that recognizes your effort and motivates you to run at your own pace. Run with your watch, Strava, Polar, Apple Health or our built-in tracker: everything counts automatically — no duplicates, no setup. CHALLENGES THAT MOVE YOU Monthly distance, weekly, single-activity and consistency challenges. Join, run, and watch your progress bar move in real time. LIVE RANKINGS Every challenge has an instant leaderboard with overall, men's and women's filters. Your position follows you from the home screen — you always know who's just ahead. THE OFFICIAL RANKING The amateur ranking for 10K, half marathon and marathon, with your best official time down to the second. Every mark is verified and curated by PACER before publishing — look for the blue verification seal: a serious board, for real times. YOUR CLUB, YOUR TEAM Join a club in your city. Captains launch internal challenges and collective goals where every member's kilometers push toward a shared target — with a per-runner cap, so the goal belongs to everyone. Club battles, 1v1 duels on The Track and Stars of the Month. THE TRACK PACER's open arena: challenge your friends — or any runner — to duels of more kilometers, elevation or consistency, one on one or as teams. Duel history and personal records. POINTS AND STORE Every kilometer you run earns points. Complete challenges, stack them up, and redeem for real products in the store: your effort, recognized. PARTNERS Exclusive perks for PACER runners at gyms, physiotherapy centers, nutrition stores and more: show the app, scan the QR at the venue and redeem. FREE GIVEAWAYS Enter at no cost for real prizes by completing selected challenges. Terms available in the app. HEALTH Track your metrics, generate your PDF report and share it with your doctor or coach. Available in Spanish and English. RUN. COMPETE. WIN.

Screenshots

LiveTrail4 screens
PACER 424 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LiveTrail at none against PACER 42's 3. LiveTrail also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PACER 42 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. LiveTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LiveTrail ships an update every 5 days, PACER 42 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LiveTrail versus PACER 42: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTrailPACER 42
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB45 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLiveTrail SARLSantiago Cuenca

In-app purchases

None

LiveTrail

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PACER 42

One-time3
  • 1 Crédito$3.49
  • 2 Créditos$5.99
  • 5 Créditos$11.99

Questions

Is LiveTrail free?
LiveTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PACER 42 free?
PACER 42 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LiveTrail or PACER 42 have ads?
Neither LiveTrail nor PACER 42 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LiveTrail or PACER 42?
LiveTrail ships an update every 5 days, and PACER 42 every 3 weeks. Most recently, LiveTrail was updated on November 2, 2026 and PACER 42 on October 31, 2026.

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