Comrades vs ChronoRace
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;
ChronoRace
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Enjoy the ChronoRace app! Experience live timing, GPS tracking, and a host of additional features Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comrades at none against ChronoRace's 2. Comrades also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). ChronoRace's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ads and device support 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. ChronoRace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Comrades asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comrades ships an update every 11 months, ChronoRace every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comrades | ChronoRace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 99.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | ChronoRaceNL |
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
ChronoRace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comrades
No in-app purchases
ChronoRace
- PLUS Unlimited$5.991 Year
- PLUS Single Event$3.99
