Birkebeiner vs Racedays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Racedays
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Racedays makes it easy to discover running events, register, and follow results in real time. Whether you're running a local 5K or a mountain marathon, Racedays keeps everything in one place — from registration to finish line. For runners: - Browse upcoming races and events - Register and pay securely in the app - Track your races with GPS, so your friends and family can follow you live - View your results and virtual medals, and track your race history - Share custom result graphics and videos - Add widgets to the home screen with info on your upcoming events - Explore race courses For organizers: - Manage events, races, and participant lists - Built-in payment and order management - Real-time chip timing integration - Send messages to participants via email and SMS - See detailed statistics about your participants - Publish blog posts and event updates - Customize event pages with text, images, video, sponsors, and more. - Add widgets to the home screen with event registration counts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Racedays at none against Birkebeiner's 6. Racedays also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Birkebeiner sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Racedays asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birkebeiner ships an update every 3 months, Racedays weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birkebeiner | Racedays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mika timing | Racedays AS |
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
Racedays
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Birkebeiner free?
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Do Birkebeiner or Racedays have ads?
Which is updated more often, Birkebeiner or Racedays?
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