Comrades vs VS Throws
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;
VS Throws
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An app to measure Throws events
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Comrades at 13.0 against VS Throws's 16.0. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Comrades ships an update every 11 months, VS Throws every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comrades | VS Throws |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | Alexander Case |
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
VS Throws
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Comrades
No in-app purchases
VS Throws
No in-app purchases
