Trackster vs XC Time Splits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trackster
This app allows athletes, coaches, and teams to log daily training sessions with GPS support, media attachments, and route tracking. It offers insights into personal and team statistics, leaderboards, and virtual contests for competition. Users can also manage teams, create training plans, and communicate through direct messaging and group chats.
- GPS training tracking
- Attach videos and images
- Personal and team stats
- Virtual contests
- Team management and chat
- Create custom training plans
- Direct messaging
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More fitness. More fun. No fees! Train with Trackster today and join the ultimate all-in-one training app. - Sync training from GPS devices (Garmin, Coros, Suunto, Wahoo, Apple Watch) - Record with GPS in-app - Build training plans and handle coaching - Crush your next with custom TURBO AI plans - Share edits to social media - Compete with challenges, turf records, and segments - Connect with teams - View detailed training insights and much more!
XC Time Splits
Effortlessly track runner splits during races with this iOS app. Add runners, set up races, and capture mile markers in real-time. Easily edit splits post-race for precise race day monitoring.
- Track runner splits
- Capture mile markers
- Add runners to roster
- Set up races
- Edit splits post-race
- Real-time race monitoring
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Enhance your race day experience with our new iOS app designed to track your runners' splits effortlessly! Whether you're monitoring the 1 or 2 mile marks or covering the entire course, this app is your go-to solution for capturing accurate mile splits. Simply add your runners to the roster and set up the races before the event. When the race begins, press the start button and use the capture button as your runners pass each mile marker. You can easily edit splits later if you miss any or if multiple people are tracking different markers. Ideal for coaches and parents, this app ensures you can keep precise track of race splits throughout the season.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trackster at 4.5 against XC Time Splits's 4.0. Trackster also leads on ratings volume (265 vs 4) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). XC Time Splits's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). 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.
Trackster holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trackster has 265 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Trackster's written reviews are positive against 67% of XC Time Splits's.
Trackster ships an update every 6 weeks, XC Time Splits every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trackster | XC Time Splits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (265 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 265 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trackster INC | Tim Wood |
Customer experience
Trackster
XC Time Splits
Bugs and requests
Trackster
Reported bugs
21 issues- Support team does not respond to issues
- Cannot update shoe feature
- Repeated billing charges after cancellation
- App crashes frequently
- Meet feature refreshes instead of loading more entries
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- Inability to sort lists on iOS
- Difficulty linking Garmin accounts and uploading runs
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- App crashes when viewing stats
- Blank screen appears when attempting to export training data
- Privacy setting for posts resets to 'team'
- App is slow
- App does not open after a recent update
- App crashes when clicking on profile
- App crashes when submitting a training log
- App crashes when loading the home screen
- Lack of cross-training options in training graphs
- App crashes when trying to load
- App crashes when trying to add team members
- App crashes when trying to look at profile
- App crashes when trying to submit a training log
Requested features
6 requests- Follow back user Alex Franses
- Add weather feature to regular uploads
- Sync Garmin watches automatically
- Option for cross-training (bike, swim, elliptical)
- Dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
XC Time Splits
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trackster
No in-app purchases
XC Time Splits
No in-app purchases
