Comrades vs Run Square App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comrades
Follow the world's greatest Ultra Marathon with real-time updates on participant times, paces, and places. Track multiple runners, view interactive course maps, and receive push notifications for progress. Stay informed with event details and leaderboards.
- Real-time participant tracking
- Interactive course map
- Live map tracking
- Multi-participant tracking
- Push notifications
- Live leaderboards
- Social sharing
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This is the official Comrades Marathon App, containing the latest updates on the world’s greatest Ultra Marathon. App Highlights: • Participant times, paces, estimates, and places in real-time; • Interactive Course Map & Live Map Tracking; • Easy tracking of multiple participants at the same time; • Push Notifications as progress is made on course; • Event Info and Messaging; • Live Leaderboards; • Social Sharing;
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 Comrades's every 11 months. Comrades's advantage is ratings volume (55 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 — 4.9 for Comrades against 5.0 for Run Square App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Comrades has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Comrades ships an update every 11 months, Run Square App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comrades | Run Square App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (55 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 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
Comrades
Run Square App
Bugs and requests
Comrades
Reported bugs
3 issues- Difficulty seeing elevation on map
- Slight lag in updates
- Can't easily switch between general results and followed friends
Requested features
11 requests- More visuals of athletes
- Improve accuracy of estimated time
- Add km marker splits
- Show kilometres at key route points
- Easier switching between general results and followed friends
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- History of runner's previous times
- Layout of end-stadium with club tents
- Ability to live stream
- Live video cams at major cutoff points
- Automatically show user's location when tracking
- Hybrid satellite view
Run Square App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comrades
No in-app purchases
Run Square App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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