MapRun vs XStats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MapRun
Experience orienteering with a smartphone app that handles timing and punching, eliminating the need for physical course setup. Enjoy instant feedback on your performance, including your track, personal results, and leaderboard rankings.
- Smartphone timing and punching
- No physical course setup needed
- Instant performance feedback
- Track your route
- Personal results and leaderboards
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MapRun enables a form of Orienteering that uses a SmartPhone App for punching and timing, avoiding the need to put out flags and units on the course. This saves time and effort for organisers, courses can be left open for extended periods of time, and instant feedback is provided with track, personal result and leaderboard results in the App.
XStats
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Upload your XContest flights from XContest.org and view statistics not easily seen on the website. Flights saved to your device View... Total flight hours and distance by Glider, Site or Year Average hours per flight, hours per site, avg speed All of your flights listed on one page Each flights details with a link to it on XContest
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MapRun at every 2 weeks against XStats's every 13 months. MapRun also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
MapRun ships an update every 2 weeks, XStats every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MapRun | XStats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PETER EFFENEY | joseph ward |
In-app purchases
MapRun
No in-app purchases
XStats
No in-app purchases
