Racemap vs Birkebeiner
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. This app enables easy setup for personal or event-wide live tracking, allowing friends and family to follow races in real-time. Replay competitions after they conclude.
- Live event broadcasting
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Smartphone tracking for multiple athletes
- Race replay functionality
- Social media integration
- 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.
Birkebeiner
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The Birkebeiner app provides real time athlete tracking. We bring the excitement of race day to spectators and fans by delivering real-time results for age-group racing. Features: ・Live tracking of participants ・Leaderboard of the leading athletes ・Points of interest ・News Feed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Racemap at none against Birkebeiner's 6. Racemap also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support 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. Birkebeiner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Racemap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Racemap ships an update monthly, Birkebeiner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Racemap | Birkebeiner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Racemap GmbH | Mika timing |
In-app purchases
Racemap
No in-app purchases
Birkebeiner
- Follow Favorites Run 2026$2.99
- Follow favorites Ski 2026$2.99
- Follow favorites Street 2025$2.99
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- Follow Favorites Bike 2025$2.99
- Follow Favorites Run 2025$2.99
- Follow Favorites Winter 2025$2.99
