Comparison

Competition Manager Pro vs Star Chaser Run

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

Head to head
About

Competition Manager Pro

Organize and manage any size tournament with this comprehensive app. Create custom schedules, oversee execution, and support various tournament types from round-robin to knockout stages. Offers advanced customization for progression rules and event streamlining tools.

Highlights
  • Create and manage tournaments
  • Generate custom schedules
  • Support for various tournament types
  • Customizable progression rules
  • Export and import functions
  • Printable schedules
  • Integrated timer
Features
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Competition Manager is a comprehensive solution for organizing and managing tournaments and competitions of any size. The app allows you to easily create tournaments, generate schedules, and oversee their execution. Its flexible design supports various tournament types, ranging from simple round-robin formats to complex structures with preliminary rounds, main rounds, knockout stages, or Swiss-system tournaments. With ten different tournament modes available, you can tailor the competition setup to your specific needs. Key features include full customization of progression rules - such as determining which teams advance, configuring knockout round lengths, or adding optional second rounds. Additionally, the app provides powerful tools like export and import functions, a print option for schedules, light and dark mode and an integrated timer to streamline your event management.

About

Star Chaser Run

Features
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StarChaser Run keeps you ahead of every deadline for the Abbott World Marathon Majors — Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, New York City, and new for 2027: Cape Town, Africa's first Major. Never miss another registration window, lottery deadline, charity entry, or qualification cutoff. Each major's full annual timeline is one tap away, and you can add your own races alongside the Majors. Features: • Every important date in one timeline — registration opens and closes, lottery deadlines and results, charity entry windows, qualification cutoffs, expo days, and race day • "Action Required" section surfaces the deadlines closing in the next 30 days • Home screen widgets show the closest deadlines at a glance — stack the Countdown and Action Required variants for both views • Local reminders 7 days and 1 day before every milestone you care about • Animated route playback on real maps for the full marathon course • Add your own marathons outside the Majors, with optional GPX course import • Fully offline — data is fetched once, cached, and works without a connection • Privacy-first: no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, no data collected Built for runners chasing their next big race.

Screenshots

Competition Manager Pro4 screens
Star Chaser Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Star Chaser Run at Free against Competition Manager Pro's $2.99. Star Chaser Run also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). Competition Manager Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On 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

Star Chaser Run is free to download; Competition Manager Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Competition Manager Pro ships an update every 4 months, Star Chaser Run every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Competition Manager Pro versus Star Chaser Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCompetition Manager ProStar Chaser Run
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB12 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLuca SigleLukasz Pomianek

In-app purchases

None

Competition Manager Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Star Chaser Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Competition Manager Pro free?
Competition Manager Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Chaser Run free?
Star Chaser Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Competition Manager Pro or Star Chaser Run have ads?
Neither Competition Manager Pro nor Star Chaser Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Competition Manager Pro or Star Chaser Run?
Competition Manager Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Star Chaser Run every 8 days. Most recently, Competition Manager Pro was updated on September 14, 2026 and Star Chaser Run on September 19, 2026.

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