Spartan Race vs TW Tactical
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spartan Race
This app connects you to a global series of obstacle races designed to build physical and mental strength. Find and buy tickets for events, manage your race details, and access training programs to prepare for any challenge. Join a community and enjoy exclusive perks.
- Find and buy tickets for obstacle races
- Manage race day details and tickets
- Access dynamic training content
- Prepare for specific race types
- Connect with the Spartan community
- Exclusive race day perks for subscribers
- Discounts on gear and free shipping
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Spartan is a series of globally held obstacle races with distances and difficulties varying from 3+ miles to marathon lengths. Spartan's mission is to empower individuals to lead lives without limits. Through the training and race events, participants can gain both physical and mental strength, enabling them to confront life's challenges with an unbreakable spirit. The Race series includes the Spartan Sprint (3+ miles of obstacle racing), the Super Spartan (6.2+ miles), the Spartan Beast (13+ miles), and the Ultra Beast (26+ miles), with challenging obstacles such as the spear throw, rope climb, barbed wire crawl and more. The Spartan App makes it easy to buy tickets, access your account, manage your race-day details and more. • Find races near and far and buy tickets for events • Manage your tickets and race day details including downloading your ticket • Don’t miss out on an event and specials - get alerts about new races, special events, sales and more. Spartan+ is the paid subscription which offers the best training, community and Spartan perks all at your fingertips. • Access to dynamic training content designed for individuals striving to become physically and mentally unbreakable including running, mobility, strength, and conditioning • Programs for specific race types that will prepare you for everything from training for you first race to setting a PR • Training and tips to help you learn to navigate and master the most challenging obstacles on the course. • Find others in your area, team up to train, discover events, and discuss with a community what challenges you need to prepare for to crush the course • Race day perks: Spartan+ member bag check, private bathrooms, changings tents, and more accommodations to bring comfort on your big day • Guaranteed start time for members in the open category • Save 20% on Gear, Free Shipping and Returns* – Enjoy new arrivals, bestsellers, and additional discounts throughout the year Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
TW Tactical
This app offers a unified platform to track, coordinate, and optimize performance for professionals. It features a centralized news feed, messaging, calendars, task lists, and file sharing. The app also includes personalized nutrition tracking and integrates with wearable devices for automated data collection.
- Centralized news feed
- In-app messaging
- Shared calendars
- Consolidated task lists
- File, photo, and video uploads
- Offline access
- Nutrition tracking
- Wearable device integration
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The Teamworks System simplifies and accelerates holistic readiness by providing Soldiers and professionals with a solution to track, coordinate, develop, and optimize performance. Each critical function benefits from a unified platform of best-in-class products that foster collaboration and innovation. Teamworks is the only operating system designed to power mission readiness across the five domains of Holistic Health and Fitness. Key Features: Centralized news feed for timely updates In-app messaging with SMS fallback Shared team and individual calendars Consolidated task lists File, photo, and video uploads Streamlined form completion Offline access to features Personalized nutrition tracking with goal-based meal recommendations Analytics linking nutrition to readiness, energy, and recovery System integration with wearable devices for automated data collection and real-time monitoring
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TW Tactical at 5.0 against Spartan Race's 2.8. TW Tactical also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Spartan Race's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 2). On price, ads 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. Spartan Race sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TW Tactical asks for nothing beyond the download.
TW Tactical holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spartan Race has 86 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Spartan Race ships an update every 3 weeks, TW Tactical weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spartan Race | TW Tactical |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 24.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spartan Race, Inc. | Teamworks Innovations Inc |
Customer experience
Spartan Race
TW Tactical
In-app purchases
Spartan Race
- Spartan Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Spartan Plus Annual7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Spartan Plus Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Spartan Edge 90 Day$19.99
- Spartan Edge 90 Days$19.99
TW Tactical
No in-app purchases









