Active Experience vs 2026 LA Marathon
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.
2026 LA Marathon
Navigate the official race weekend for the ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and LA 5K. Track runners in real-time, explore interactive course maps with key locations, and access essential event details.
- Real-time runner tracking
- Interactive course maps
- Aid station locations
- Cheer zone information
- Event schedules and addresses
- Social sharing
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The official race weekend app of the 41st Running of the ASICS Los Angeles Marathon and LA 5K. App highlights include: - Runner tracking: participant times, paces, estimates, and results in real-time within the app and through push notifications - Interactive course maps complete with aid stations, cheer zones, entertainment, and more! - Event information, including addresses, times, venue maps and more! - Links to important and helpful information - Social sharing - and so much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 2026 LA Marathon at 100% against Active Experience's 6%. 2026 LA Marathon also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.5). Active Experience's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 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.
2026 LA Marathon holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 150 and 340 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Active Experience's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2026 LA Marathon's.
Active Experience ships an update every 6 weeks, 2026 LA Marathon every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Active Experience | 2026 LA Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (150 ratings) | 4.9 (340 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 150 | 340 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 12 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 | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
Active Experience
2026 LA Marathon
User reviews
Active Experience
From 150 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
2026 LA Marathon
From 340 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 🚀 Accurate location tracking
- 📢 Helpful event notifications
- 🔍 Easy to find and track runners
- 💻 Smooth and intuitive operation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🔍 Location not always accurate
- 🕰️ Inaccurate time and pace reporting
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
2026 LA Marathon
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes during high-traffic periods
- Inconsistent location reporting
Requested features
2 requests- Mile-by-mile tracking feature
- Improved reliability during peak usage
In-app purchases
Active Experience
No in-app purchases
2026 LA Marathon
No in-app purchases
Questions
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