# Marune vs SparringGoat

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SparringGoat at none against Marune's 3. SparringGoat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). Marune's advantage is ratings volume (96 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Marune sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. SparringGoat asks for nothing beyond the download.

SparringGoat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marune has 96 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Marune's written reviews are positive against 100% of SparringGoat's.

Marune ships an update every 5 days, SparringGoat every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Marune | SparringGoat |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (96 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marune/id1405069801/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparringgoat/id6784940221/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **96** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 73.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | **Every 4 days** |
| Monetization | Freemium | **Free** |
| Size | 63 MB | 16 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **13.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Varsalus, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1796641211) | [minseok kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/1707410580) |

## What reviewers say

### Marune

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marune/id1405069801)

This app helps martial artists track their training sessions, visualize their schedule, and monitor progress. Log techniques, supplementary workouts, belt promotions, and competition history. Build a personal technique library and connect with training partners.

**Highlights:** Training session logging, Calendar view for schedule, Supplementary workout tracking, Belt progression monitoring, Competition history recording, Personal technique library, Social sharing and connection

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marune Ad-Free for 1 Year | $3.99 | per year |
| Peak Monthly Subscription | $8.99 | per month |
| Peak One Year Subscription | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Great for BJJ tracking
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Organizes training
- 👍 Tracks progress
- 👍 Good UX

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 New version difficult to use
- 👎 UI not intuitive
- 👎 App freezes
- 👎 Lacks flow
- 👎 No way to block people

**Reported bugs**

- Keeps freezing when logging stats
- New update: 'what did you train' selector broken
- Newest update: dates and techniques appear blank
- Bug with entering location when logging training
- Hours showing up incorrectly / in negatives

**Requested features**

- Go back to old version
- Add ability to sync with health app
- Add ability to copy text from notes
- Add trainings tagged in to logs
- Add day of week to training feed


### SparringGoat

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sparringgoat/id6784940221)

Easily record and manage your Jiu-Jitsu and grappling sparring sessions. Track your progress with profile management, sparring history, and ranking features.

**Highlights:** Jiu-Jitsu sparring recording, Grappling session management, Profile management, Sparring history, Ranking features

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Marune free?

Marune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is SparringGoat free?

SparringGoat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Marune or SparringGoat?

SparringGoat is rated higher. Marune averages 4.6 out of 5 from 96 ratings, while SparringGoat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Marune or SparringGoat have ads?

Neither Marune nor SparringGoat shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Marune or SparringGoat?

Marune ships an update every 5 days, and SparringGoat every 4 days. Most recently, Marune was updated on October 20, 2026 and SparringGoat on October 9, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*