Comparison

MapRun vs Tags Up!

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Smartphone timing and punching
  • No physical course setup needed
  • Instant performance feedback
  • Track your route
  • Personal results and leaderboards
Features
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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.

About

Tags Up!

Features
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Tags Up helps disc golf clubs run tag rounds without spreadsheets or manual reshuffles. Members can join their club, view current standings, challenge other players, arrange challenge rounds, play offline, track active seasons and follow results from their phone. Club owners and admins can approve join requests, manage members, create seasons, oversee challenges and keep tag standings accurate. Use TagsUp to: - track current tag positions across your club - challenge other players and arrange rounds - run rounds online or offline - submit and verify scores before tags are updated - manage memberships and pending join requests - create and maintain club seasons - receive challenge and round notifications - review previous rounds and season results - create and switch between clubs Built for real club use, Tags Up keeps the round flow simple for players while giving admins the controls they need to keep standings accurate.

Screenshots

MapRun4 screens
Tags Up!1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MapRun at every 2 weeks against Tags Up!'s every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MapRun ships an update every 2 weeks, Tags Up! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MapRun versus Tags Up!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapRunTags Up!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB40 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPETER EFFENEYEmil Scott

In-app purchases

None

MapRun

No in-app purchases

None

Tags Up!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MapRun free?
MapRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tags Up! free?
Tags Up! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MapRun or Tags Up! have ads?
Neither MapRun nor Tags Up! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MapRun or Tags Up!?
MapRun ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tags Up! every 2 months. Most recently, MapRun was updated on October 8, 2026 and Tags Up! on October 7, 2026.

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