Comparison

Workout Map vs Ridian Preview

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

Head to head
About

Workout Map

Visualize all your recorded workout routes from Health on a single map. See your most frequent paths with a heatmap and customize the display with different colors and filters. Share your routes as images with optional statistics or custom text.

Highlights
  • Display all recorded workout routes on a map
  • Heatmap of frequently used routes
  • Color-coding for different activity types
  • Filter by activity type, date range, and map region
  • Share routes as images with statistics
  • iCloud sync for multi-device access
Features
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Ever wondered what it would look like to see all your in Health recorded workouts on one map at once? Or ever wondered which are the routes you took most during your workouts? Workout Map will help you with exactly that! - Display all your recorded workout routes from Health in one map - See the heat map of your routes - Optionally set different colors for each activity type - Filter on activity types, date ranges and even a map region if you only want certain routes on the map - Use predefined filter for faster access to certain time ranges - Share and save your training routes on a map image or chose your own image or a color as a background. Also optional show the workout statistics or a custom text - Your routes on top of a neutral background allow sharing your workout routes in a more private way - Check out your explorer score for your filtered workouts - Optionally sync your routes to your other devices with your personal iCloud account to see your routes on your iPad and AppleTV Workout Map works with the routes you saved to the Health app. You can record your workouts and routes with the AppleWatch or other apps on your iPhone or with other smart watches. Routes will be displayed in a simplified version, which will allow Workout Map to work with more routes on the map. Workout Map will cache the simplified version of your routes on your device for faster access. You can delete this cached data any time inside the app. Privacy is especially imported with health data. All your data is yours. The cached routes will be transferred to your personal iCloud account to synchronise with the iPad and AppleTV app. If you do not want to use iCloud synchronisation, you can switch it off in the system settings app any time.

About

Ridian Preview

Features
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On Ridian, you'll find everything you need for safe, high-quality outdoor experiences: detailed maps, tours reviewed by the Ridian Expert Network, and smart planning tools for creating your own tours. DISCOVER REVIEWED TOURS Discover reviewed hiking tours in Switzerland on Ridian. Get inspired and find the perfect route for your next hike. Each tour comes with key information such as difficulty, duration, distance and elevation profile. The tour description also highlights viewpoints, points of interest and places to stop for a break along the way. That way, you know what to expect before you set off. We're constantly expanding our selection of tours. New activities and regions will be added over time. PLAN YOUR OWN TOURS Use the Smart Drawing feature to plan your own tour. With the Ridian Map, you can draw your route freely, add important waypoints and define alternative routes. STAY ON TRACK WITH THE TOUR COMPANION The Ridian Tour Companion shows you where you are on your route, how far you've travelled and how far you still have to go. So you can keep an eye on your route and your destination every step of the way. CREATE & SHARE COLLECTIONS Save your favourite tours and create themed collections to share with friends on Ridian. Discover new tours together, collect ideas and plan your next hike. Download Ridian now and reach new heights!

Screenshots

Workout Map4 screens
Ridian Preview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ridian Preview at Free against Workout Map's $1.99. Workout Map's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ridian Preview is free to download; Workout Map costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Workout Map versus Ridian Preview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkout MapRidian Preview
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndre AlbachUbique Innovation AG

In-app purchases

None

Workout Map

No in-app purchases

None

Ridian Preview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workout Map free?
Workout Map costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ridian Preview free?
Ridian Preview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Workout Map or Ridian Preview have ads?
Neither Workout Map nor Ridian Preview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workout Map or Ridian Preview?
Workout Map ships an update weekly, and Ridian Preview weekly. Most recently, Workout Map was updated on November 14, 2026 and Ridian Preview on November 13, 2026.

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