Active Experience vs Escape Alcatraz Tri
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.
Escape Alcatraz Tri
Track participants in real-time during the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Get live updates on times, paces, and places, with interactive course maps and push notifications for progress. Share your experience and stay informed with event details.
- Real-time participant tracking
- Live course map
- Multiple participant tracking
- Push notifications
- Event information
- Social sharing
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The Sokin Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon App will provide you with all the information you need throughout your weekend in San Francisco! Highlights: - Participant times, paces, estimates, and places in real-time - Interactive course map & live map tracking - Easy tracking of multiple participants at the same time - Push notifications as progress is made on course - Event info and messaging - Social sharing & notifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Escape Alcatraz Tri at 100% against Active Experience's 6%. Escape Alcatraz Tri also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5). Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Escape Alcatraz Tri holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 150 and 74 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 100% of Escape Alcatraz Tri's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, Escape Alcatraz Tri every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | Escape Alcatraz Tri |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (150 ratings) | 5.0 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 74 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 13 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Active Experience
Escape Alcatraz Tri
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
Escape Alcatraz Tri
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
Escape Alcatraz Tri
No in-app purchases
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