Active Experience vs MCM Events
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.
MCM Events
Follow runners in real-time during multiple running events throughout the year. Access official results, event details, and interactive course maps for participants and spectators.
- Live runner tracking
- Live leaderboards
- Official results
- Event information
- Interactive course maps
- Push notifications
- Social sharing
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The Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) welcomes runners from across the country and world to #runwiththemarines during five different event weekends throughout the year: - Marine Corps 17.75K in March - Semper Fred 5K in May - Marine Corps Historic Half in May - Quantico 12K in August - Marine Corps Marathon Weekend in October - Turkey Trot in November The Marine Corps Marathon Organization App provides real-time runner tracking & official results as well as information for all event weekends. Highlights: - Live runner tracking, - Live leaderboards, - Official results, - All event information for runners and spectators, - Interactive course maps, - Push notifications, - Social sharing, - and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MCM Events at 98% against Active Experience's 6%. MCM Events also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5) and chart position (#96 vs unranked). Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 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.
MCM Events holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 148 and 666 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 98% of MCM Events's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, MCM Events every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | MCM Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (148 ratings) | 4.9 (666 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 148 | 666 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #96 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Active Experience
MCM Events
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
MCM Events
From 666 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great organization
- 👍 Helpful for spectators
- 👍 Easy to use and navigate
- 👍 Accurate real-time tracking
- 👍 Useful information and features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional tracking issues or lags
- 🔍 Desire for more directional assistance and mile markers
- 💡 Ability to send messages to runners
- 💡 Option to view finish line camera
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
MCM Events
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stuck on open screen with broken 'OK' button
- Occasional tracking lags or inaccuracies
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to view spectator location on map
- Option to send messages to runners
- Finish line camera feed
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
MCM Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Active Experience free?
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