SVE Live! vs Run Square App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SVE Live!
Follow athletic events in real-time with live tracking for participants and spectators. View times, paces, and placings, and use interactive maps to follow progress. Receive push notifications and access event information, leaderboards, and social sharing features.
- Real-time participant times, paces, and placings
- Interactive course and live map tracking
- Track multiple participants simultaneously
- Push notifications for event progress
- Event information and messaging
- Live leaderboards
- Social sharing
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SVE Live! provides Real-Time Tracking for athletic events. Participants and spectators of listed events, this app is for you! Highlights: •Participant times, paces, estimates, and placings in real-time. •Interactive course map and live map tracking. •Easy tracking of multiple participants at the same time. •Push notifications as the event progresses. •Event info and messaging. •Live leaderboards. •Social sharing. PLEASE NOTE: Not all SVE Timing events are available for live tracking or listed in the SVE Tracking APP. Please see our SVE Timing APP for other events. Please contact us or your event coordinator for availability.
Run Square App
This app connects runners with a community for races, events, and outdoor adventures. Find pacers, crew members, or plan your next solo challenge. Explore an expanded calendar of trail races and ultramarathons.
- Expanded race and event calendar
- Connect with pacers and crew
- Resources for solo outdoor objectives
- Community building for runners
- Trail race and ultramarathon listings
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Run Square Season 2 is here! After an incredible launch season full of learning and growth, we are officially entering Season 2. Whether you are chasing a podium or chasing a sunrise, we’ve expanded Run Square to help you find your community. More Races & Events: Explore an updated calendar of trail races and ultramarathons. The Support Network: Looking for a pacer for your first 100-miler? Want to give back by crewing or volunteering for fellow runners? We’ve made it easier to connect. Beyond the Finish Line: For those who prefer solo summits or weekend adventures over organized races, Run Square now offers more resources to help you plan and execute your next outdoor objective. Join us for Season 2 - Let’s hit the trails together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Run Square App at every 2 weeks against SVE Live!'s every 43 months. SVE Live!'s advantage is ratings volume (184 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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 SVE Live! against 5.0 for Run Square App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SVE Live! has 184 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SVE Live! ships an update every 43 months, Run Square App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SVE Live! | Run Square App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (184 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 184 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | Pascal Bourut |
Customer experience
SVE Live!
Run Square App
Bugs and requests
SVE Live!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Map difficult to use during run
- Tracker stopped tracking until almost the finish
Requested features
1 request- Easier nickname selection
Run Square App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SVE Live!
No in-app purchases
Run Square App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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