Doubling Back vs Measure Distance On Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doubling Back
This utility app allows you to precisely measure walking or running distances. You can start and stop tracking at any point, and it calculates the total distance covered only during the measured segments.
- Measure walking/running distance
- Start and stop measurement
- Calculate distance for selected portions
- iPhone and iPad compatible
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Doubling Back is an iPhone application for measuring your walking or running distance. What does Doubling Back offer that other pedometer apps do not? You can start and stop the measurement, and when you are finished, Doubling Back will show you the total distance for just the portions of the walk or run that you chose to measure.
Measure Distance On Map
Easily measure distances on a map using various methods. Save and load your recorded routes for future reference. This tool offers flexibility in how you track distances.
- Measure distance on map
- Multiple measurement methods
- Save routes
- Load routes
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Measure the distance the way you want it. Save and load the routes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://alexapps.net/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Measure Distance On Map at 4.6 against Doubling Back's 4.0. Measure Distance On Map also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 4). Doubling Back's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Measure Distance On Map sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Doubling Back asks for nothing beyond the download.
Measure Distance On Map holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Measure Distance On Map has 63 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Doubling Back ships an update every 13 months, Measure Distance On Map every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doubling Back | Measure Distance On Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (63 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 85.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry NIGHTINGALE | AlexApps.Net Co |
Customer experience
Doubling Back
Measure Distance On Map
In-app purchases
Doubling Back
No in-app purchases
Measure Distance On Map
- Pro$0.991 Month
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