Racemap vs Run Ottawa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Racemap
Broadcast live sports events to the internet, smartphones, and social media. Easily set up live tracking for yourself, friends, or entire events. Relive your races with post-event replays.
- Live event broadcasting
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Smartphone tracking
- Social media integration
- Race replays
- Event organizer tools
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Racemap broadcasts your sports event live to the Internet, smartphones and social media. For athletes, spectators and organizers. You can easily set up your own live tracking for you, your friends or for your sports event. GPS-Tracking for sports events with many athletes just with a smartphone - family, friends and fans from everywhere keep track to your race. After the sports event you can replay the competition. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Run Ottawa
This app provides official information and live tracking for races organized by Run Ottawa, including the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. It aims to promote running and community well-being through organized events and a membership-based club.
- Race information and updates
- Live tracking capability
- Details on Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend
- Information on Run Ottawa events
- Membership club details
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Welcome to the official mobile app for Run Ottawa and the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend! Find information, updates and live tracking capability for many of Run Ottawa's races including the annual Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend. MISSION - Run Ottawa is dedicated to promoting the sport of running and enhancing the health and well being of our community through organizing distinctive world class and local races, and managing an active, membership-based running club. VISION - More people running, more often. - Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is the best running experience in Canada. - Membership is a vibrant and thriving running club. - Run Ottawa offers varied and affordable events for all seasons. - Run Ottawa promotes, supports and develops the sport of running. - Run Ottawa has a dynamic culture of empowered employees and respectful collaboration among employees and volunteers. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Racemap at 55% against Run Ottawa's 20%. Racemap also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Racemap holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Racemap's written reviews are positive against 20% of Run Ottawa's.
Racemap ships an update every 6 weeks, Run Ottawa every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Racemap | Run Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Racemap GmbH | National Capital Marathon Inc |
Customer experience
Racemap
Run Ottawa
In-app purchases
Racemap
No in-app purchases
Run Ottawa
No in-app purchases
