Comparison

Ghostr vs Strive Up

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

Head to head
About

Ghostr

Transform your runs into races against virtual opponents. Compete against your past performances, friends, or global runners in real-time. Track your progress, climb leagues, and improve your Ghostr Score with live feedback.

Highlights
  • Race against virtual ghosts
  • Compete with friends and global runners
  • League-based competition
  • Real-time feedback and visualizations
  • Ghostr Score tracking
  • Social feed for sharing results
Features
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There are loads of running apps – Ghostr is more than run tracking Experience a completely new way of running where every run becomes a race. Ghostr turns past runs into virtual ghosts you can race in real time. Challenge yourself, battle friends or compete against runners from around the world. SINGLE MODE Race against your own best times or create a custom virtual ghost. BATTLE MODE Record a run and challenge your friends. The fastest runner wins. LEAGUE MODE Join a running league. Race against community ghosts, earn promotion and climb through the divisions. Every run matters. GHOSTR SCORE Every race impacts your Ghostr Score. Compare yourself with friends and the community, track your progress and see your performance over time. SOCIAL FEED Follow friends, share results, celebrate victories and stay up to date with races, league promotions and community activity. REAL-TIME RACE FEEDBACK Live visual and audio updates show whether you're ahead of or behind your ghost and predict whether you're on pace to win. SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Ghostr is a subscription-based app. Start with a 1 month free trial and cancel anytime during the trial period to avoid being charged. An active subscription is required to continue using Ghostr after the trial ends. Subscription options and pricing are displayed in the app. Stop running – Start racing Terms and Conditions: https://www.ghostr.run/en/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.ghostr.run/en/privacy-policy

About

Strive Up

Features
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Don't just work out. Level up. Most training apps just store numbers. Strive Up shows you exactly where you stand on the way to your next skill – your first pull-up, a muscle-up, handstand, planche or the splits. SKILL ROADMAPS • Pick a goal skill and see the steps that get you there • Set a focus skill and track your progress after every set • Mark what you've already mastered and unlock the next step • Skills for calisthenics, strength and flexibility – or create your own AUTOMATIC PERSONAL RECORDS • New records are detected instantly and credited to your skill • Reps, weight and hold time – tracked separately for left and right on one-sided exercises • History and charts show how you progress over weeks TIMERS BUILT INTO YOUR WORKOUT • EMOM, Tabata and intervals with voice cues • Rest timer starts automatically after every set • No more switching between apps LOG YOUR WAY • Sets, time, pyramids, ladders and circuits • Create, import and reuse your own training plans • Repeat your last workout with one tap • Recovery status: see at a glance which muscles still need rest TRAIN WITH FRIENDS • Add friends and see their workouts in your feed • Let friends know you're heading out to train – they can join right away • Plan workouts together with a time and place • Leaderboard: compare your push-up, pull-up, dip and muscle-up records with your friends • You decide what your profile shows; report and block anytime STRIVE UP PREMIUM Strive Up is free to use. Premium adds: • Unlimited training plans and goals • Full training history • Advanced stats and analytics • Data export • Cloud sync across all your devices Premium is available as a monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Croatian, Russian and Turkish. Light and dark mode, on iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use: https://strive-up.com/en/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://strive-up.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

Ghostr4 screens
Strive Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Strive Up at 3 against Ghostr's 1. Strive Up also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, Strive Up every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Ghostr versus Strive Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostrStrive Up
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB249 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHello NastyDavid Marquardt

In-app purchases

None

Ghostr

No in-app purchases

None

Strive Up

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghostr free?
Ghostr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strive Up free?
Strive Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ghostr or Strive Up have ads?
Neither Ghostr nor Strive Up shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghostr or Strive Up?
Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, and Strive Up every 3 days. Most recently, Ghostr was updated on October 9, 2026 and Strive Up on October 12, 2026.

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