Active Experience vs RUNFARUSA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Active Experience
Follow live event progress, view real-time leaderboards, and get participant alerts. Discover event landmarks, share photos, and stay updated on races like marathons and triathlons. Integrates with HealthKit for heart rate and workout data.
- Real-time leaderboards
- Participant GPS tracking
- Course map with landmarks
- Progress alerts and updates
- Event photo sharing
- HealthKit integration
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One app for all of your events. Track participants on an events course map, view real-time leaderboards, receive participant progress alerts and important updates from events. • View & share results and rankings. • Find event landmarks with the course map. • Track participants via GPS. • Accept or decline tracking notifications. • Receive push notifications for followed participants. • Take and share event photos with all other spectators and participants using the app. • Easily follow and stay up-to-date with Marathons, 5Ks, 10Ks and Triathlons near you. In the Watch app, Apple’s HealthKit is used to collect heart rate and exercise data, and at the end of a run, the workout is saved to Healthkit. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
RUNFARUSA
Follow live race results and track participants in real-time. Get instant scoring, leaderboards, and split notifications for premiere events. Features include interactive maps and remote GPS tracking.
- Real-Time Scoring & Results
- Live Leaderboards
- Real-Time Splits Notifications
- Interactive Multi-Course Map Creator
- Live Map Tracking
- Real-Time Remote Racing®
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RUNFARUSA provides Live Race Results & Tracking and other services for world-class events. Participants and Spectators of premiere RUNFARUSA tracked events, this app is for you! APP FEATURES INCLUDE: > Real-Time Scoring & Results > Live Leaderboards > Real-Time Splits Notifications > Interactive Multi-Course Map Creator with Live Map Tracking > Real-Time Remote Racing® (GPS mobile app tracking) > Selfie Frames PLEASE NOTE: Not all RunFARUSA events are available in the Live Results app. Some included events may not use all features. Contact us or your event coordinator for availability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RUNFARUSA at 98% against Active Experience's 6%. RUNFARUSA also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (544 vs 148). Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months). 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.
RUNFARUSA holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 148 and 544 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 98% of RUNFARUSA's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, RUNFARUSA every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | RUNFARUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (148 ratings) | 4.9 (544 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 97.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 148 | 544 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Active Experience
RUNFARUSA
User reviews
Active Experience
From 148 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Easy to use
- 📷 Good for photos and social sharing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🚫 Fails at core functionality of tracking runners
- 🔍 Difficult to set up and navigate
- ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
RUNFARUSA
From 544 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Accurate real-time tracking
- 💡 Helpful for spectators
- 🎉 Enhances the race experience
- ⭐ Fantastic app overall
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery drain
- 🗺️ Limited map functionality
Bugs and requests
Active Experience
Reported bugs
3 issues- Cannot enter date of birth to create account
- Tracking stops working mid-race
- Inconsistent and inaccurate runner locations
Requested features
3 requests- Improve runner tracking accuracy and reliability
- Provide course maps and mile markers
- Allow easy spectator tracking without complex setup
RUNFARUSA
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional freezing or loading issues
- Inconsistent tracking accuracy
Requested features
3 requests- Live video feed at finish line
- More detailed course information
- Integration with other race apps
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
RUNFARUSA
No in-app purchases
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