Comparison

Ghostr vs Waddle

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

Waddle

This app offers gentle running plans for beginners, featuring guided intervals and GPS tracking. It adapts to your pace and allows adjustments, with a friendly goose mascot to motivate you. Build a consistent movement habit towards your fitness goals without pressure.

Highlights
  • Guided run/walk intervals
  • GPS outdoor activity tracking
  • Adaptive training plans
  • Workout scheduling and reminders
  • Progress tracking and badges
  • Route planning and replays
Features
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Meet your new running buddy. It’s a goose. It honks. Waddle to Run turns beginning—or beginning again—into something a little less intimidating. Choose your goal, tell us what feels manageable, and get a gradual walking or run-walk plan designed to fit your week. Follow guided intervals, track outdoor activities with GPS, plan favorite routes, and watch small sessions add up over time. Miss a day? The goose saved your spot. Need to walk? That was always allowed. Build toward a regular movement habit, a 20-minute jog, your first 5K, or a 10K—without treating every workout like a test. Along the way, you can: • Hear run and walk cues • Track distance, pace, time, and routes • Adjust sessions when they feel too hard • Schedule runs and receive reminders • Collect badges and unlock goose gear • Create private route postcards and replays • Save completed workouts to Apple Health Running is hard enough. Your running app doesn’t need to yell at you. Waddle. Jog. Honk. Repeat. Waddle to Run is free to download. Waddle Premium access, available through an auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase, is required to start guided runs and unlock personalized plans, run tracking, Progress, route postcards and replays, Live Activities, and goose outfits. Pricing and any available trial are shown before purchase. Terms of Use: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spammusubitech.github.io/waddle-to-run/privacy/

Screenshots

Ghostr4 screens
Waddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Waddle at 5.0 against Ghostr's 1.0. Waddle also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). Ghostr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Waddle sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Ghostr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Waddle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Waddle has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, Waddle every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ghostr versus Waddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGhostrWaddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB146 MB
Age rating12++17
DeveloperHello NastySpam Musubi Technologies

Customer experience

Ghostr

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

Waddle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ghostr

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Waddle

Subscriptions7
  • Waddle Premium Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Annual — Final Offer$9.991 Year
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  • Waddle Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual — Special Offer$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Waddle Premium Lifetime$24.99
  • Waddle Premium Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Ghostr free?
Ghostr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waddle free?
Waddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ghostr or Waddle?
Waddle is rated higher. Ghostr averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Waddle averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Ghostr or Waddle have ads?
Neither Ghostr nor Waddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ghostr or Waddle?
Ghostr ships an update every 5 days, and Waddle every 6 days. Most recently, Ghostr was updated on October 30, 2026 and Waddle on November 5, 2026.

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