CU Boulder Rec vs Boulderthon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CU Boulder Rec
This official app provides access to campus recreation services. Users can receive notifications, use a digital ID for entry, and find and register for various programs. It serves as a central hub for campus fitness and activity information.
- Notifications for updates
- Barcode ID for entry
- Program information
- Program registration
- Access to recreation services
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The official app of CU Boulder Recreation Services. Stay up to date with notifications, use the barcode ID for entry, find information and register for programs, and more.
Boulderthon
Track race day progress with turn-by-turn navigation and real-time updates for friends and family. Stay informed about your race with live tracking features.
- Real-time race tracking
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Live progress updates for spectators
- Race day information
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The Boulderthon app is for race day tracking to receive turn-by-turn instructions and for your friends and family to track your progress in real-time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Boulderthon at 36% against CU Boulder Rec's 0%. Boulderthon also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). CU Boulder Rec's advantage is rating (2.9 vs 2.7). On price, ratings volume, 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.
CU Boulder Rec holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CU Boulder Rec's written reviews are positive against 36% of Boulderthon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CU Boulder Rec ships an update every 7 months, Boulderthon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CU Boulder Rec | Boulderthon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (11 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | InnoSoft Canada Inc. | Brooksee, LLC |
Customer experience
CU Boulder Rec
Boulderthon
In-app purchases
CU Boulder Rec
No in-app purchases
Boulderthon
No in-app purchases
