Mesa Marathon vs Nucleus Gym
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mesa Marathon
This app offers real-time race day tracking for runners and their loved ones. It also features a loyalty program to earn and redeem points for discounts on future events and merchandise.
- Real-time race tracking
- Progress monitoring for friends and family
- Points-based loyalty program
- Earn rewards points
- Redeem points for discounts
- Event and merchandise offers
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The Mesa Marathon app includes race day tracking and a points-based loyalty program. For race day, use the app to get your tour of Mesa as you run and for your friends and family to track your progress in real-time. The loyalty program tracks the rewards points that you earn when you purchase race entries, attend an expo, etc. You can also redeem points for discounts on upcoming events or items as they become available.
Nucleus Gym
Easily manage your fitness journey by booking classes and checking your membership status directly from your device. Make reservations, join waitlists, and access your profile anytime, anywhere.
- Book classes
- Manage reservations
- Join waitlists
- Check profile
- View membership status
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Download the Nucleus Gym app to easily book classes and manage your fitness experience - anytime, anywhere. Make a reservation, get added to a wait list, check your profile and membership status, and more – all from your device. Visit https://www.nucleusgym.com/ to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nucleus Gym at 5.0 against Mesa Marathon's 2.3. Mesa Marathon's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Nucleus Gym holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mesa Marathon has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mesa Marathon ships an update every 4 months, Nucleus Gym every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mesa Marathon | Nucleus Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brooksee, LLC | Nucleus Gym LLC |
Customer experience
Mesa Marathon
Nucleus Gym
In-app purchases
Mesa Marathon
No in-app purchases
Nucleus Gym
No in-app purchases
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