Esri UC Run vs Sketchy Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esri UC Run
Participate in a virtual run, walk, or bike event between July 10 and July 18. Log your activities to contribute to a community goal of circling the globe. This app integrates with your iOS Health data.
- Virtual run, walk, or bike event
- Log activities between July 10-18
- Community goal tracking
- Integrates with iOS Health app
- Suitable for all abilities
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The Esri UC Virtual Run/Walk/Bike is a fun and active way for you to get involved in this year’s conference. Since we can't run together like we normally would, we are hosting a virtual event for participants of all abilities. You can run, walk, or bike as many times as you like between July 10 and July 18. Log your trips and help us reach our community goal to go around the world! This app integrates with the iOS Health app.
Sketchy Run
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Sketchy Run turns your running routes into simple, hand-drawn sketches and focuses on distance as your primary metric. Instead of complicated maps and overwhelming statistics, Sketchy Run tracks what really matters: how far you've gone and the unique path you've taken. Of course other important metrics like pace, time and heart rate are tracked as well and synced with Apple Health. Sketchy Run is for runners who love seeing their cumulative distance grow over time. Track your progress with epic journey achievements and transform each run into part of a larger adventure - from a lap around Indy Speedway to completing Frodo's quest or circumnavigating the moon. The app works with your Apple Watch to track your runs, and the iPhone companion app lets you review your collection of running sketches anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Esri UC Run at every 6 days against Sketchy Run's every 2 weeks. Esri UC Run also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Esri UC Run against 5.0 for Sketchy Run. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Esri UC Run ships an update every 6 days, Sketchy Run every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esri UC Run | Sketchy Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | David Pfluegl |
In-app purchases
Esri UC Run
No in-app purchases
Sketchy Run
No in-app purchases









