JumpForward vs Running Stars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JumpForward
This app connects coaches, student-athletes, and administrators within collegiate athletic departments. It provides a unified platform for athletic department operations.
- Connects coaches, athletes, and administrators
- Unified athletics platform
- Supports collegiate athletic departments
- Free for subscribers
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JumpForward connects and powers coaches, student-athletes and administrators for collegiate athletic departments. The JumpForward Unified Athletics application is free to JumpForward subscribers.
Running Stars
This app facilitates the management of running events, allowing organizers to manage participants and provide instant results. It features a Tap & Go system for efficient course management and immediate finish times.
- Tap & Go participant tracking
- Instant runner results
- Event course management
- Location-specific events (Sydney, Australia)
- All-in-one event solution
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Running Stars App is an all in one app to run a Running Stars event features to allow you to Tap & Go to spread the runners out on the course and give the runners instant results when they tap to finish. At this stage Running Stars events are only located in Sydney Australia, but this won't be for long.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: JumpForward at none against Running Stars's shown. JumpForward also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Running Stars's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and review sentiment (33% vs 18%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JumpForward ships an update monthly, Running Stars weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JumpForward | Running Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Active Network, LLC | Running Stars Healthy Living Ltd |
Customer experience
JumpForward
Running Stars
In-app purchases
JumpForward
No in-app purchases
Running Stars
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is JumpForward free?
Is Running Stars free?
Do JumpForward or Running Stars have ads?
Which is updated more often, JumpForward or Running Stars?
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