Comparison

Heatmapper vs Sweat Map

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

Head to head
About

Heatmapper

Visualize your athletic performance with movement heatmaps. Track your positioning and activity across various sports fields to understand your role and improve your game. Integrates with Apple Watch and iPhone for seamless data collection.

Highlights
  • Visual movement heatmaps
  • Positioning and movement pattern analysis
  • Match and training session logging
  • Performance stats with context
  • No expensive tracking equipment required
  • Supports football, soccer, rugby, and tennis
Features
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Find out where you really play — and how you actually perform. Heatmapper turns your movement into a visual heatmap, showing exactly where you were on the pitch, court, or field during every match. Track your positioning. Understand your role. Improve your performance. Heatmapper works with Apple Watch, iPhone, and any device that syncs with Apple Health — so if your workout tracks movement, Heatmapper can map it. Key features: • See your game visually Turn every match into a heatmap that reveals your positioning, movement patterns, and activity across the field. Instantly spot your hotspots and areas you’ve missed. • Discover your true position Heatmapper analyses your movement and shows the role you actually played — from striker to wing back — based on your real performance. See how you play, not just where you line up. • Track matches and build history Log every game, session, or training run. Build a complete record of your matches with heatmaps, stats, and notes in one place. • Your stats, with context Distance, heart rate, duration — now combined with your movement data to give real meaning to your performance. • No expensive tracking equipment No sensors. No setup. Just your existing device and your game. Heatmapper brings heatmap tracking to everyday players. Supports football, soccer, rugby and tennis, with more to come. Whether you’re playing competitively or just for fun, Heatmapper gives you a simple way to analyse your performance and see your game differently. Most heatmap tools require expensive hardware and complex systems. Heatmapper doesn’t. Start your workout, play your game, and see your heatmap instantly. Stop guessing your position. Start seeing it.

About

Sweat Map

Visualize your outdoor activities with a personal heatmap. Track runs, walks, and cycles, with data automatically syncing from Apple Health. See your training progress and explore your activity history on an interactive map.

Highlights
  • Personal running heatmap
  • Automatic Apple Health sync
  • Interactive activity map
  • Route visualization
  • Filter by workout type
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Your personal running heatmap and workout tracker. Sweat Map transforms your workout history into a beautiful activity heatmap — see every run, walk, cycle, and outdoor workout on one interactive fitness map. RUNNING HEATMAP & ACTIVITY TRACKER Build your own running heatmap like Strava's global heatmap, but personal. Every outdoor workout you've ever tracked appears on your map. Run tracker data, walking routes, cycling paths, and hiking trails — all visualized. The more you train a route, the brighter it glows on your fitness heatmap. AUTOMATIC WORKOUT SYNC Your workout tracker data imports automatically from Apple Health. Compatible with: • Apple Watch workouts • Strava • Nike Run Club • Garmin Connect • Runkeeper • MapMyRun • Komoot • WorkOutDoors • Any run tracker or activity tracker that saves to Apple Health RUNNING MAP & ROUTE TRACKER View your complete running map and training log in one place. Filter by activity type to see just your running routes, cycling heatmap, walking tracker data, or hiking trails. Your route tracker history becomes a visual training log. WORKOUT HISTORY VISUALIZATION See your fitness journey at a glance. Months or years of workout history displayed on your personal heatmap. Track running progress, discover patterns in your outdoor workouts, and watch your activity map grow over time. SHARE YOUR FITNESS MAP Export your running heatmap or cycling map to share your fitness journey. Show friends your most-trained routes or your city exploration progress. FEATURES • Personal running heatmap from your workout history • Activity tracker with automatic Apple Health sync • Running map with route visualization • Cycling heatmap and walking tracker support • Training log with distance and workout stats • Filter by workout type and date range • Dark Mode support • Privacy-focused: all data stays on device PERFECT FOR • Runners building a personal running heatmap • Cyclists creating a cycling heatmap • Fitness enthusiasts tracking outdoor workouts • Anyone wanting to visualize their activity tracker data • Athletes reviewing their training log and route history Your run tracker, walking tracker, and cycling data deserves more than a list. Sweat Map turns your workout tracker history into a fitness map you can actually see and share.

Screenshots

Heatmapper4 screens
Sweat Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sweat Map at 5.0 against Heatmapper's 4.0. Sweat Map also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, 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. Heatmapper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sweat Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sweat Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heatmapper ships an update every 5 days, Sweat Map daily. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Heatmapper versus Sweat Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeatmapperSweat Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard EnglishVanilla b.v.

Customer experience

Heatmapper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sweat Map

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Heatmapper

One-time1
  • RemoveAds$0.99
None

Sweat Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heatmapper free?
Heatmapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweat Map free?
Sweat Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Heatmapper or Sweat Map?
Sweat Map is rated higher. Heatmapper averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sweat Map averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Heatmapper or Sweat Map have ads?
Neither Heatmapper nor Sweat Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heatmapper or Sweat Map?
Heatmapper ships an update every 5 days, and Sweat Map daily. Most recently, Heatmapper was updated on July 7, 2026 and Sweat Map on September 18, 2026.

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