Comparison

Back Country Workout vs BCRD

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Back Country Workout

Record your cross-country skiing sessions with detailed metrics and map your routes. Track your progress over time and share your adventures with friends. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health and Strava.

Highlights
  • Record cross-country ski workouts
  • View routes on phone map
  • Customize location names
  • Show photo locations on map
  • Lifetime workout statistics
  • Upload routes to Strava
  • Integrates with Apple Health
Features
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BackCountry Workout is your premier gateway to recording Cross Country Skiing workouts on Apple Watch and iPhone! - Record workouts - View your routes on your phone - Customize names for locations and experiences you have in the great white outdoors - Show locations on your map of where you took photos - Lifetime workout statistics - Upload workout routes to Strava Workouts are recorded in Apple Health and show up as workouts in the Apple Activity app. Requires Apple Watch running watchOS 5.0 or greater.

About

BCRD

Features
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Discover the ultimate way to stay connected with your community and manage your recreational activities! Designed to provide a seamless and personalized experience, our app makes it easy to sign up for activities, manage your schedule, and more. Key Features: Activity Registration: Quickly find and register for activities, classes, and programs that interest you. Smart Search: Use our intuitive, AI powered search to find exactly what you're looking for, from swim classes to yoga sessions. Membership Management: Easily access and scan your membership card, manage memberships, and even freeze them when needed. Schedule Management: Keep track of your activities and those of your family members, with the option to add events to your phone’s calendar. Digital Check-In: Use your phone to check into facilities and activities, no need for physical ID cards. Secure Payments: Pay for activities easily and securely with your saved payment methods.

Screenshots

Back Country Workout4 screens
BCRD3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BCRD at Free against Back Country Workout's $2.99. Back Country Workout's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BCRD is free to download; Back Country Workout costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back Country Workout ships an update every 2 weeks, BCRD every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Back Country Workout versus BCRD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack Country WorkoutBCRD
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (125 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings125 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWayne HartmanBlaine County Recreation District

Bugs and requests

Back Country Workout

Reported bugs

33 issues
  • Adds all kinds of distance
  • Zig zag lines on track
  • IOS 26.2 appears to have broken app
  • Stuck in initializing state
  • Stopped working on iOS 18.2
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  • Phone portion unresponsive
  • App doesn't open
  • Data All Gone & Not Calculating Kms Properly
  • Recorded distances are all over the map
  • Whole lot of distance added for route changes
  • Doesn’t Track Distance or Route
  • GPS Track Start in random locations
  • Does not show correct distances
  • Terrible at recording miles skied accurately!
  • Time lapse isn't visible
  • Only records part of data
  • Never once recorded elevation, distance etc.
  • Distance, heart rate graph data not synched
  • Elevation gain/loss and splits not synched
  • Can't delete a workout
  • Accidentally forgotten to end the workout
  • App says I skied less than actual distance
  • Shows only a yellow notes page
  • Starting elevation incorrect
  • Highest elevation incorrect
  • Total elevation gain incorrect
  • Only shows 46 seconds of workout
  • Pinned my starting location as half a mile away
  • Said I was going 61.7 mph at that start
  • Not sure if any of the stats from this trip are accurate
  • Shows just a yellow notes page
  • It’s not on my watch yet either
  • Can’t reach a page that gives me the option to download it to my watch

Requested features

13 requests
  • Integrate a “pause workout” function
  • Integrate physical button pinch to pause
  • Show season totals
  • Option to measure distances in kilometers
  • Add workout distance to Apple Health
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  • Report speed in minutes per mile
  • Delete a workout
  • Pause workout function
  • Integrate physical button pinch to pause
  • Show season totals
  • Option to measure distances in kilometers
  • Add workout distance to Apple Health
  • Report speed in minutes per mile

BCRD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Back Country Workout

No in-app purchases

None

BCRD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Back Country Workout free?
Back Country Workout costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BCRD free?
BCRD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Back Country Workout or BCRD have ads?
Neither Back Country Workout nor BCRD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back Country Workout or BCRD?
Back Country Workout ships an update every 2 weeks, and BCRD every 4 months. Most recently, Back Country Workout was updated on October 20, 2026 and BCRD on October 9, 2026.

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