Xarepo Live Tracker vs Staka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Xarepo Live Tracker
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The Xarepo Live Tracker is a generic tracking app that uses the GPS of the mobile device to send location updates to a server. The server provides a web page with a map showing your location updated live via a link you can share. You can run solo sessions, group sessions with your friends, or sessions related to an event such as a race. The app doesn't contain a map, the tracking session is instead viewed on the server via the normal web browser. No app is required by the viewers. Features: - Pure live tracker with no strings attached, no user account required, anonymous, no big data collection, no advertising. - Background tracking, ie supports tracking while the mobile is in your pocket. - View sessions via temporary generated web link (or a set fixed link), no app required for the viewers. - Supports solo sessions, group sessions, and event sessions. - Share group and event join information via QR code. - Share your tracking session as a unique generated web link. - Minimal generic app, easy to use. Extra functionality is implemented on the server side, meaning that the app does not dictate the use cases. - Sessions can be start and stopped even without server connection, the app sends tracking data whenever connection can be made.- Default server provided, but you can reconfigure to a third-party server or even a server you host yourself.
Staka
This app allows you to ski real trails on your SkiErg machine. Compete for top ranks, explore at your own pace, and follow guided workouts designed for nordic skiers. Track your power, pace, and heart rate to improve your performance.
- Virtual trail skiing
- Competitive racing
- Guided nordic workouts
- Performance tracking
- FTP testing
- Free to use
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But someone else may be faster than you. Compete for KOMs. Free ski. Race to improve your rank. FREE SKI Explore the trail network at your own pace, or chase the segment records. WORKOUTS The sessions nordic skiers actually do. Intensity 1, threshold intervals and sprints, guided on screen with power targets based on your FTP. Find yours with a 20-minute test. TRAIN Every session ends with the numbers. Power, pace, heart rate zones and your peak efforts. RACE About ten minutes per race. Run them back to back like intervals to improve your rank. Races go off every 15 mins. Staka is free. WHAT YOU NEED A SkiErg, and an iPhone or iPad. A heart rate strap is optional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Staka at fortnightly against Xarepo Live Tracker's every 9 months. Xarepo Live Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Xarepo Live Tracker ships an update every 9 months, Staka fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Xarepo Live Tracker | Staka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Xarepo AB | Staka, LLC |
In-app purchases
Xarepo Live Tracker
No in-app purchases
Staka
No in-app purchases
