Paddlr vs Imuatrak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paddlr
This app helps paddle sports enthusiasts track their adventures. Record sessions, monitor distance, pace, and map your route. Syncs with Apple Watch and Strava, and offers weather updates.
- Track paddle sessions with distance, pace, and map route
- Apple Watch stroke count and cadence monitoring
- Health integration for Activity Rings
- Strava compatibility for automatic uploads
- GPX route export
- Weather conditions monitoring
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Paddlr is a workout app designed for paddle sports enthusiasts. Record your paddle sessions while keeping track of stroke count (SPM available only on Apple Watch for kayak and crew paddle type), distance, elapsed time, pace and map route. Paddle sessions captured on watch will sync to iPhone so your entire history is available even when leaving your iPhone ashore. Features include: • With opt-in Health integration, paddle workouts contribute to your daily Activity Rings! • Track your paddle route on iPhone with pace color-coded maps. Drop flags to mark points of interest. • Compatible with Strava! Automatically upload new paddle activities to your Strava feed. • Export routes to GPX (Garmin's open file format) for upload to other mapping / GPS services. • Monitor kayak and crew stroke count and cadence on Apple Watch. Save workout to view interactive cadence charts. • Active compass with bearing on Apple Watch. • Interactive heart rate charts for workouts on Apple Watch. • Receive in-workout minimum stroke cadence alerts on Apple Watch. • Sync with iCloud so saved paddle workouts are available across all your devices. • Get a quick glance at current and hourly weather conditions including wind speed, direction, and gusts. Reports provided by Apple Weather. • Coming soon! Distance per stroke data points and charting. Give it a try! We promise to keep the app updated with new features and improvements all driven by the paddle sport community. Please submit a review with any issues, comments and feature requests so we can respond and provide you the best experience using Paddlr. Happy paddling!
Imuatrak
Track your outrigger canoe paddling sessions with GPS mapping, pace, distance, and stroke rate. Connect with your club through announcements, chat, and event scheduling. Review your progress and share session data.
- GPS route mapping
- Real-time pace and distance
- Stroke rate tracking
- Club feed and chat channels
- Event scheduling and RSVP
- Member roster with roles
- Session progress tracking
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ImuaTrak is the training and team app built for outrigger canoe paddlers. TRACK YOUR PADDLING Record every session with GPS route mapping, real-time pace, distance, and stroke rate. ImuaTrak captures the data that matters to paddlers — not generic workout metrics. YOUR CLUB, CONNECTED Join or create a club and stay connected with your crew: • Club feed for announcements and posts • Multiple chat channels — create private channels for leadership, boat crews, or any group • Event scheduling with RSVP and boat assignments • Member roster with roles SESSIONS & STATS Review your route on a map and track your progress over time. Share session cards with your crew or post them publicly. IMUATRAK+ Remove ads and support development with an ImuaTrak+ subscription. Subscriptions are monthly, auto-renewing, and priced as shown on the ImuaTrak+ screen in the app. Paid club members also enjoy an ad-free experience automatically. ImuaTrak is designed for the outrigger canoe community. Whether you paddle OC1, OC2, or OC6 — solo or with a club — ImuaTrak keeps your training sharp and your crew together. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://imuatrak.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Imuatrak at Free against Paddlr's $4.99. Imuatrak also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Paddlr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Imuatrak is free to download; Paddlr costs $4.99 up front. Imuatrak sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Paddlr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Imuatrak holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Paddlr ships an update every 4 months, Imuatrak every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paddlr | Imuatrak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Brian Buck | KENDALL K DAVIS |
Customer experience
Paddlr
Imuatrak
In-app purchases
Paddlr
No in-app purchases
Imuatrak
- Imuatrak plus$4.991 Month









