Comparison

Racemap vs KayakLog

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Live event broadcasting
  • Real-time GPS tracking
  • Smartphone tracking
  • Social media integration
  • Race replays
  • Event organizer tools
Features
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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.

About

KayakLog

Features
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KayakLog is the logbook built for paddlers. Track every river, every lap, every day on the water — and watch your season come together. LOG YOUR PADDLING • Record each day by river and lap: distance, time, difficulty (Class I–VI), section, star rating and notes • Per-section put-in and take-out on the map, with satellite view and place search • Multiple rivers and laps per day SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Stats by week, month and year: kilometers, time, laps, rivers, countries • A daily streak with optional reminders • Personal records: longest day, hardest class, best month and more EARN ACHIEVEMENTS • Collect legendary rivers — Futaleufú, Stikine, Zambezi and more • Hit annual goals and lifetime milestones • Share a branded season card with your crew BUILT FOR THE RIVER • Works offline — log on the water, syncs when you're back • Dark and light themes · English and Spanish Your data is yours: private by default, with secure backup and in-app account deletion. Paddle. Log. Repeat.

Screenshots

Racemap4 screens
KayakLog4 screens

Verdict

The call

Racemap and KayakLog are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Racemap versus KayakLog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRacemapKayakLog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRacemap GmbHKilian Ivelic Astorga

In-app purchases

None

Racemap

No in-app purchases

None

KayakLog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Racemap free?
Racemap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KayakLog free?
KayakLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Racemap or KayakLog have ads?
Neither Racemap nor KayakLog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Racemap or KayakLog?
Racemap ships an update every 6 weeks, and KayakLog every 6 weeks. Most recently, Racemap was updated on September 20, 2026 and KayakLog on August 29, 2026.

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