Comparison

SVE Live! vs A Better World Running

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

A Better World Running

This app provides a comprehensive racing experience for runners and walkers in Southern California. Access race details, view results, utilize offline running calculators, and track your progress in series competitions. It's designed for a friendly and ethical race community.

Highlights
  • Native race detail pages
  • In-app results browser
  • Offline running calculators
  • Grand Prix series standings
  • Runner profile with PRs
  • Race day equipment checklist
Features
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A Better World Running is Southern California's most fun, friendly, and ethical race community — and the app puts the entire racing experience in your pocket. Whether you're a weekend 5K regular, chasing a half-marathon PR, or lacing up for the first time, ABWR is built for all runners and walkers. NATIVE RACE DETAIL PAGES Tap any race for a full native detail screen: date, location, all available distances, and a live countdown to race day. Build your own race-day equipment checklist with 14 tappable items so nothing gets forgotten. Read pre-race tips covering the night before, race morning, and start-line strategy — written specifically for ABWR's friendly courses. IN-APP RESULTS BROWSER Every official finish time from every ABWR race, fully searchable inside the app. Filter by distance and gender, sort by place / time / name, see the top-3 podium for any race, and tap any finisher to view their pace per mile, age-group placement, and bib number. No need to leave the app — your entire racing history lives here. 5 OFFLINE RUNNING CALCULATORS Tools tab includes five fully native, offline running utilities: — Pace Predictor: Riegel-formula projections across 5K, 10K, 15K, half marathon, and marathon — Splits Planner: even, negative, or progressive splits for your goal time — Distance Converter: miles, kilometers, meters, and standard 400m track laps — Hydration Calculator: water intake recommendations based on bodyweight, run duration, and conditions — Heart-Rate Zone Calculator: personalized 5-zone Karvonen training zones from your max and resting heart rate GRAND PRIX SERIES STANDINGS Track your placement in the ABWR Grand Prix series throughout the season. See points, age-group rankings, and your standing in the year-long competition. YOUR RUNNER PROFILE Search by name to instantly pull up every ABWR race you've finished. Personal records by distance, motivational performance summaries, and a daily quote to keep you moving. WHO IT'S FOR ABWR is built for the Southern California running community — runners of every pace, every age, every distance. Weekly races in Long Beach, Van Nuys, Hansen Dam, Griffith Park, Riverside, Irvine, Anaheim, Culver City, Ventura and more! The best medals, the best prices, the best people! WHY RUNNERS LOVE ABWR — Affordable race entries with custom finisher medals — Family-friendly atmosphere and walker-friendly courses — Multiple distances at every event so you pick your challenge — A community that celebrates first-timers and PRs equally — Beautiful Southern California scenery on every course PRIVACY FIRST We don't track you, don't sell your data, and don't include third-party advertising. Race results are public (as race results always are), but everything else stays yours. GET STARTED Open the app, tap any race to view native details, search the Results tab to find your finishing times, and use the Tools tab to plan your next PR. No login required to browse. See you at the start line! – A Better World Running www.abetterworldrunning.com

Screenshots

SVE Live!4 screens
A Better World Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: A Better World Running at every 3 weeks against SVE Live!'s every 43 months. SVE Live!'s advantage is ratings volume (184 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SVE Live! against 5.0 for A Better World Running. 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. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of SVE Live!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of A Better World Running's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SVE Live! ships an update every 43 months, A Better World Running every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SVE Live! versus A Better World Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSVE Live!A Better World Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (184 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews96.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings184 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDilltree IncABWR

Customer experience

SVE Live!

All ratings178 ratings
Positive98.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%

A Better World Running

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

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

A Better World Running

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SVE Live!

No in-app purchases

None

A Better World Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SVE Live! free?
SVE Live! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Better World Running free?
A Better World Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SVE Live! or A Better World Running?
A Better World Running is rated higher. SVE Live! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 184 ratings, while A Better World Running averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SVE Live! or A Better World Running have ads?
Neither SVE Live! nor A Better World Running shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SVE Live! or A Better World Running?
SVE Live! ships an update every 43 months, and A Better World Running every 3 weeks. Most recently, SVE Live! was updated on November 11, 2026 and A Better World Running on October 31, 2026.

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