Comparison

Ghostr vs Volta Running

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

Volta Running

This running app synchronizes your music with your pace, offering three distinct running modes. Analyze how each song impacts your performance and discover your power tracks. Plan playlists based on your target pace and energy levels, and visualize your run data.

Highlights
  • Music-synced running modes
  • AI-driven playlist generation
  • Pace and cadence analysis
  • Route mapping with song data
  • Power track identification
  • Song performance ranking
  • Shareable run summaries
Features
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Volta is a running app built around the music — with three ways to run. LET IT DJ — during the run, Volta cues each next track to how you're actually moving. PLAN IT — before you go, Volta builds a playlist matched to your target pace and cadence. JUST PRESS PLAY — run to your own music, and Volta maps it for you. Whichever you choose, your route and your listening land on one timeline afterward — so you can see exactly what every song did to your pace. MUSIC THAT READS YOUR BODY In Match My Vibe mode, Volta watches how you're moving and picks the next song to match. Want to steer? Tap Hype to push the energy up, or Cool to bring it down — anytime. PLAN THE PLAYLIST BEFORE YOU GO Set your target pace, distance, and energy curve, and Volta builds a playlist shaped for that exact run. See every track's BPM before you start, and swap or reorder anything until it's yours. EVERY SONG, SHOWN ON THE MAP Your route, colored by pace and split by track. Tap any segment to see what was playing and how fast you were moving there. THE SONG THAT MADE YOU FASTEST After every run, Volta surfaces your Power Track — the one song you ran fastest to, with your pace on it and how far above your average it pushed you. YOUR SONGS, RANKED BY WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU Your whole library, sorted by the pace you actually ran to each track. Filter by month, sort by pace, and find the songs that reliably deliver — so your next playlist is built on what works. KNOW WHEN YOU HIT FLOW When your steps per minute lock to the beat, running feels easier. Volta shows you which tracks matched your stride and which didn't — so you learn what carries you. SHARE IT Turn any run into a clean, shareable image — your route, your top tracks, your pace — ready for your camera roll or your feed. Volta works with Apple Music and Apple Health.

Screenshots

Ghostr4 screens
Volta Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Volta Running at free against Ghostr's subscription. Ghostr's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, Volta Running every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ghostr versus Volta Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostrVolta Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB101 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHello NastyYasemin Yurekli

Customer experience

Ghostr

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Volta Running

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ghostr

No in-app purchases

None

Volta Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ghostr free?
Ghostr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Volta Running free?
Volta Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ghostr or Volta Running have ads?
Neither Ghostr nor Volta Running shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghostr or Volta Running?
Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, and Volta Running every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ghostr was updated on September 23, 2026 and Volta Running on September 23, 2026.

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