GearTracking vs Chevron Houston Marathon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GearTracking
Log and monitor the usage of your sports equipment, from running shoes to cycling helmets. Understand when your gear needs maintenance or replacement based on usage hours and time. Sync your data across devices with cloud storage.
- Track sports gear usage
- Monitor maintenance needs
- Cloud data synchronization
- Cross-device compatibility
- Free tier for limited gear
- Premium for unlimited gear
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GearTracking is the ultimate app for tracking your sports gear usage. If you're a runner, cyclist or triathlete and serious about your gear; you simply need GearTracking. Never again will you wonder if your running shoes need replacing, what was the last service you did on your bike, how many hours you spent on your turbo trainer, how old your helmet actually is or how many hours your wetsuit spent in water. The great thing about GearTracking is that it stores data on your device as well as in the cloud. So the app is responsive no matter your internet connection and you can use it on multiple devices and have the data synchronized. 10 pieces of gear or less? Free membership has you covered. Got more? Go for Premium and pile it on! Terms of Use: https://www.geartracking.net/terms-and-conditions.html
Chevron Houston Marathon
Follow runners in real-time during major Houston races. Get live updates on times, paces, and places, with interactive course maps and notifications for participant progress. Share updates and view leaderboards and official results.
- Real-time participant tracking
- Interactive course maps
- Live leaderboards
- Push notifications for progress
- Social sharing
- Official race results
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Make your own history in Houston! Welcome to the official Mobile Application of the Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon & We Are Houston 5K presented by Aramco and Chevron. App highlights include: • Participant times, paces, estimates, and places in real-time • Interactive course maps and live tracking • Easy tracking of multiple participants at the same time • Push notifications as progress is made on the course • Event information and messaging • Live leaderboards • Social sharing and notifications • Official race results
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chevron Houston Marathon at 100% against GearTracking's 63%. Chevron Houston Marathon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). GearTracking's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. GearTracking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chevron Houston Marathon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chevron Houston Marathon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chevron Houston Marathon has 690 ratings behind it against 86, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of GearTracking's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chevron Houston Marathon's.
GearTracking ships an update every 3 weeks, Chevron Houston Marathon every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GearTracking | Chevron Houston Marathon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (690 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 690 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sport Apps s.r.o. | Dilltree Inc |
Customer experience
GearTracking
Chevron Houston Marathon
Bugs and requests
GearTracking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Chevron Houston Marathon
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezing for some users
- Incompatibility issues with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Add option to display user's location on the map
- Integrate live video feed of the finish line
- Increase the limit on number of runners that can be tracked
In-app purchases
GearTracking
- Monthly Premium Membership$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Membership$24.991 Year
Chevron Houston Marathon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is GearTracking free?
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