Comparison

Team ARU vs Ghost Trax

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

Head to head
About

Team ARU

Easily book fitness classes, view schedules, and get facility updates. Stay informed about news, offers, and events with push notifications. Access membership information and contact details.

Highlights
  • Book fitness classes
  • View class timetables
  • Receive news and offers
  • Access facility information
  • Manage bookings
  • View membership options
  • Integrates with Apple HealthKit
Features
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With the Team ARU app you always have your facility in your pocket with quick and easy access to book your favourite fitness classes and activities at our Cambridge, Chelmsford and Writtle campuses. Get up-to-date information, news, fitness class timetables, offers, events and receive push notifications for important news. FITNESS CLASS BOOKINGS Check availability, make a booking, amend a booking and cancel a booking – all on the move! CENTRE INFORMATION Find out about our opening times and facilities. NEWS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Instantly get notified of centre news and events direct to your phone. With our app, you’ll immediately know when there are new events or classes, ensuring that you’ll never miss a thing. OFFERS Get push notifications for new offers so you always know about special promotions. MEMBERSHIPS AND ONLINE JOINING View our different types of membership to find the one which best suits you and join online. CONTACT US Easily contact us with site telephone numbers and email addresses or view directions and maps. APPLE HEALTHKIT We also use HealthKit to allow users to share their activity and workout data with the app. This data is used to incentivise users to stay active.

About

Ghost Trax

Features
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Gamify your exercise routine - Race yourself. Beat your ghost! Have you ever needed inspiration to get yourself out on your morning run? To push yourself just a little bit harder when you're out? To keep making gains on your personal best? We created Ghost Trax to make exercise more fun. To help inspire you to keep going, to record your wins, to race yourself (and your friends). Built for running, cycling, walking or any other distance sports. Bring competition to your regular routes. HOW IT WORKS Every run you record becomes a 'ghost'. Next time you hit the same route, your ghost sets off alongside you, and you race to beat it in real time. 3 Steps: 1. Record Tap record at the start of your run, and your ghost is saved when you finish. 2. Race Next time you set off on the same route, your ghost sets off alongside you. Race your ghost across 12 checkpoints. 3. Challenge Share routes with friends or post them publicly. See who's fastest on your home turf. You can also run against a friendly pacer, so you can track your speed in real time. LEAVE YOUR PHONE BEHIND Record and race ghosts independently on Apple Watch. Splits, delta time and ghost position, all on your wrist. Auto-syncs to your iPhone when in range. CONNECT TO APPLE HEALTH Connect Apple Health and import your past workouts. Pick any of your old Personal Bests and race them. Enjoy your first race! Billing Info FREE TIER: Record up to 3 routes with 5 ghosts per route. Share with friends. PREMIUM: £3.99/month or £24.99/year. Record unlimited routes and ghosts. Create private leagues and share routes publicly. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before renewal. Manage in your Apple ID Settings. Privacy: https://www.ghosttraxapp.com/privacy Terms: https://www.ghosttraxapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Team ARU4 screens
Ghost Trax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Team ARU at none against Ghost Trax's 2. Team ARU also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Ghost Trax's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ghost Trax sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Team ARU asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Team ARU ships an update every 2 months, Ghost Trax weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Team ARU versus Ghost Trax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeam ARUGhost Trax
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB21 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperAnglia RuskinGhost Trax Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Team ARU

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ghost Trax

Subscriptions2
  • Premier Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premier Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Team ARU free?
Team ARU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ghost Trax free?
Ghost Trax is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Team ARU or Ghost Trax have ads?
Neither Team ARU nor Ghost Trax shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Team ARU or Ghost Trax?
Team ARU ships an update every 2 months, and Ghost Trax weekly. Most recently, Team ARU was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ghost Trax on October 20, 2026.

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