MCM Events vs THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MCM Events
Follow runners in real-time during multiple running events throughout the year. Access official results, event details, and interactive course maps for participants and spectators.
- Live runner tracking
- Live leaderboards
- Official results
- Event information
- Interactive course maps
- Push notifications
- Social sharing
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The Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) welcomes runners from across the country and world to #runwiththemarines during five different event weekends throughout the year: - Marine Corps 17.75K in March - Semper Fred 5K in May - Marine Corps Historic Half in May - Quantico 12K in August - Marine Corps Marathon Weekend in October - Turkey Trot in November The Marine Corps Marathon Organization App provides real-time runner tracking & official results as well as information for all event weekends. Highlights: - Live runner tracking, - Live leaderboards, - Official results, - All event information for runners and spectators, - Interactive course maps, - Push notifications, - Social sharing, - and more.
THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App
Access personalized weight training programs designed by a world champion powerlifter. Connect with a private lifting community for feedback and track your fitness data by syncing with HealthKit.
- Weight training programs for all levels
- Developed by world champion Jennifer Thompson
- Private lifting community access
- Ask questions and post videos for feedback
- HealthKit integration for fitness tracking
- Track nutrition, steps, and bodyweight
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Weight training programs for all levels of lifters. Whether you are a beginner, teen, master’s or elite lifter; there is a program for you. These programs have been developed and are currently used by 11 time World Powerlifting Champion & World Bench Press Record Holder, Jennifer Thompson. Once you have signed onto the app you will be invited into Jen’s private lifting community. Here you can ask questions or post videos for feedback Sync your account with HealthKit to track all your health and fitness data in one place including nutrition, steps and bodyweight.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App at every 2 weeks against MCM Events's every 9 months. MCM Events's advantage is ratings volume (665 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for MCM Events against 5.0 for THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MCM Events has 665 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MCM Events ships an update every 9 months, THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MCM Events | THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (665 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 665 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilltree Inc | THOMPSON’s Gym LLC |
Customer experience
MCM Events
THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App
Bugs and requests
MCM Events
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stuck on open screen with broken 'OK' button
- Occasional tracking lags or inaccuracies
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to view spectator location on map
- Option to send messages to runners
- Finish line camera feed
THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MCM Events
No in-app purchases
THOMPSON’s Gym Programs App
No in-app purchases
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