Active Experience vs BMW BERLIN
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.
BMW BERLIN
Follow the excitement of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2025 with live runner tracking, leaderboards, and event schedules. Access interactive maps, participant start passes, and news updates to enhance your race weekend experience.
- Live runner and skater tracking
- Athlete leaderboard
- Event overview
- Follow up to 25 favorites
- Interactive route map
- Participant start pass
- News feed and notifications
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Get the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2026 on your screen. Whether you're a spectator or a participant, we'll bring the excitement of the race weekend to you! Features: ・Live tracking of runners and skaters ・Leaderboard of the leading athletes ・Overview of all events in the MARATHON side events ・Follow up to 25 favorites ・Interactive map with points of interest, including route navigation to your selected route points ・EXPO hall plan ・Start pass for participants ・News feed and push notifications ・And many more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BMW BERLIN at 2.8 against Active Experience's 1.5. BMW BERLIN also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (20% vs 6%). Active Experience's advantage is ratings volume (150 vs 21) and device support (4 vs 1). 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.
BMW BERLIN holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Active Experience has 150 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 20% of BMW BERLIN's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, BMW BERLIN every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | BMW BERLIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (150 ratings) | 2.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Mika timing |
Customer experience
Active Experience
BMW BERLIN
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
BMW BERLIN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
BMW BERLIN
No in-app purchases
Questions
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