Run Ottawa vs Madcap.cc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Run Ottawa
This app provides official information and live tracking for races organized by Run Ottawa, including the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. It aims to promote running and community well-being through organized events and a membership-based club.
- Race information and updates
- Live tracking capability
- Details on Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
- Information on Run Ottawa events
- Membership club details
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Welcome to the official mobile app for Run Ottawa and the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend! Find information, updates and live tracking capability for many of Run Ottawa's races including the annual Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. MISSION - Run Ottawa is dedicated to promoting the sport of running and enhancing the health and well being of our community through organizing distinctive world class and local races, and managing an active, membership-based running club. VISION - More people running, more often. - Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is the best running experience in Canada. - Membership is a vibrant and thriving running club. - Run Ottawa offers varied and affordable events for all seasons. - Run Ottawa promotes, supports and develops the sport of running. - Run Ottawa has a dynamic culture of empowered employees and respectful collaboration among employees and volunteers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Madcap.cc
Track outdoor adventures like cycling, running, and hiking in real-time. Relive your journeys with replays and geotagged photos, and share your progress and achievements with a community. Simplify event management and tracking for participants, spectators, and organizers.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Dynamic replay of routes
- Geotagged photo sharing
- Event management tools
- Live leaderboards
- Spectator and participant interfaces
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GPS live tracking for outdoor adventures: cycling, trail running, triathlon, hiking, or any other outdoor challenge. Relive every meter with replay and geotagged photos, and share your stats and achievements with your community. All in real time during the adventure. MadCap is the mobile and web app that makes your outdoor events truly visible. Whether you’re a spectator, participant, or organizer, MadCap simplifies event management and tracking with reliable, intuitive tools developed and refined directly in the field. MadCap offers GPS tracker fleet management, checkpoints, leaderboards, sponsor visibility, and live data to share instantly on your networks. What makes MadCap unique: - Mobile and on the move: designed to be fully functional on your phone, in addition to the web platform - Simple and intuitive: all features are accessible even to first-time users - Tailored interfaces: dedicated tools for spectators, participants, and organizers - Dynamic replay: relive every meter of the event with ease - Live points: geotagged photos that are shareable and visible directly on the routes - Smart filters: clear point clusters and focus on what matters - Integrated tracker deposits: everything managed digitally, hassle-free - Secure tracker: custom mini pouch to attach the tracker anywhere you want
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Madcap.cc at 77% against Run Ottawa's 20%. Madcap.cc also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Run Ottawa's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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.
Madcap.cc holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Run Ottawa's written reviews are positive against 77% of Madcap.cc's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Run Ottawa | Madcap.cc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | National Capital Marathon Inc | MadCap SAS |
Customer experience
Run Ottawa
Madcap.cc
In-app purchases
Run Ottawa
No in-app purchases
Madcap.cc
No in-app purchases
Questions
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