Comparison

OruxMaps vs TrainTribes

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

Head to head
About

OruxMaps

Record and analyze outdoor activities with various online and offline maps. Track routes, use sensors, and share your live position. Includes advanced GIS tools for calculations and utilities like a compass and dashboard.

Highlights
  • Record routes with online/offline maps
  • Integrate with heart rate and bike sensors
  • Upload activities to Strava/SICAMI
  • Analyze activity data with graphs
  • Follow routes with alerts
  • Live position sharing
  • GIS tools for calculations
Features
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Enjoy your outdoor activities. The app allows you to record your routes using different types of maps, both online and offline. Supported offline map formats: Mapsforge .map, Garmin .img, Rmap .rmap, GeoPDF .pdf, GeoTIFF .tif, MBTiles .mbtiles Keep your data private. No registration required, and no uploading of your data anywhere if you don't want to. Use different sensors in your activities (heart rate monitor, cadence/speed/power on a bike). Upload your activities to important sites like Strava or SICAMI. Analyze your activities, obtaining graphs, average and maximum data, etc. Follow routes, with alerts when you move away from the path or when you approach points of interest. Search for routes using an online service, which will allow you to find paths anywhere. It includes a powerful GIS tool for complex distance calculations, bearings, intersections, coordinate conversions, and more. Share your live position with your friends and hiking companions, or with family so they can follow your trail. It includes numerous utilities: - Dashboard - Compass - Artificial horizon - GIS tool Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TrainTribes

Features
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TRAINTRIBES Stop the personal grind and start working out with friends or family! SCIENCE: • Mutual Accountability : >> How many times have you found an excuse for working out? >> How many times have you postponed a workout that you never did eventually? >> How many times did you hit snooze on the alarm clock to avoid the morning workout? Studies prove that having someone who goes through the same struggle, increases your accountability, ensures mutual motivation and facilitates the fitness journey tremendously. Since other people rely on your progress, it makes you think twice before finding an excuse for working out. • Friendly competition among friends Working out with friends or family creates a competitive atmosphere. >> Who can complete more workouts this week? >> Who will make the most progress? As competition is an important part of working out, to push outselves to whole new levels, TrainTribes amplifies this effect by introducing leaderboards and streaks to help stay fit. • Community Sport: Doing sports with other people strengthens social bonds and helps sustain friendships and relations. According to a study, published in "Applied Psychology" in 2022, that observed teens working out together, they reported more cooperation among each other, that they relied on one another and felt closer after the study. Hence, training in groups not only keeps you fit but also fosters relations. • Psychological Advantages: A study published in the "American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry" confirmed that having someone to workout with, combats loneliness and other psychological problems. TrainTribes helps you stay consistent with your workouts by combining fitness, competition and community. Join challenges, track your progress and compete with your friends - all in one place. KEY FEATURES: - Create or Join Tribes (Rooms) to workout with firends, family and colleagues - Build weekly streaks with your Tribes to stay consistent (do not let people down) - Chat, send evidence images and set custom workout goals - Compete on Leaderboads and compare yourself with the best athletes - Engage in THUMBLETICS, can you beat ALL levels? - Injured? Go on injury break for a specified amount of time and still maintain your streaks - Follow each other, add custom profile images and much more... WHAT SETS US APART? - Unlike other fitness apps, TrainTribes is based on communicating with each other, mutual motivation and direct contact - THUMBLETICS is a fun challenge you can attempt if you want to train your thumb - Collecting streaks and competing on leaderboards to feel progress and never interrupt your unique fitness journey SUBSCRIPTION: - The app is FREE to use (but limited to 1 tribe and 3 members). BECOME A PRO - Up to 10 TRIBES - Up to 50 MEMBERS in each tribes - Extra Legend THUMBLETICS level - Exclusive STYLE TrainTribes is designed to make fitness social, fun and consistent. Terms of Use: https://traintribes.app/terms Privacy: https://traintribes.app/privacy

Screenshots

OruxMaps4 screens
TrainTribes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: OruxMaps at 4 against TrainTribes's 1. OruxMaps also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. OruxMaps sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TrainTribes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OruxMaps ships an update every 5 weeks, TrainTribes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OruxMaps versus TrainTribes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOruxMapsTrainTribes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB54 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developerjose Vazquez AraujoAnton Schulze

In-app purchases

6 purchases

OruxMaps

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Small contribution$2.99
  • Medium contribution$4.99
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  • Large contribution$9.99
2 purchases

TrainTribes

Subscriptions2
  • TrainTribes Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • TrainTribes Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is OruxMaps free?
OruxMaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrainTribes free?
TrainTribes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OruxMaps or TrainTribes have ads?
Neither OruxMaps nor TrainTribes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OruxMaps or TrainTribes?
OruxMaps ships an update every 5 weeks, and TrainTribes every 3 weeks. Most recently, OruxMaps was updated on October 3, 2026 and TrainTribes on October 12, 2026.

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