Doubling Back vs Transcribe
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.
Transcribe
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Transcribe at every 8 days against Doubling Back's every 13 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Doubling Back ships an update every 13 months, Transcribe every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doubling Back | Transcribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Terry NIGHTINGALE | 单怡 冯 |
In-app purchases
Doubling Back
No in-app purchases
Transcribe
No in-app purchases
