OpTempo vs GhostLoop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpTempo
This app provides structured training plans for load-carriage events, focusing on distance, weight, and date. It offers live GPS tracking, fueling guidance, and historical data to help users prepare safely and consistently for endurance challenges.
- Event-based ruck training plans
- Live GPS ruck tracking
- Fueling and hydration planning
- Training history and workload trends
- Optional Apple Health integration
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OpTempo is a ruck-focused training application designed to help people safely prepare for long load-carriage events. The app is built around real events, not generic workouts. Users plan toward a specific distance, load, and date, then train with structured weekly guidance, live GPS tracking, and optional fueling support during rucks. OpTempo is designed for people who need to carry weight over distance — including endurance athletes, ruckers, and tactical professionals — as well as those training toward their first long event. Key capabilities include: • Event-based ruck training plans • Live GPS ruck tracking (distance, time, pace) • Fueling and hydration planning during long efforts • Training history and workload trends • Optional Apple Health integration for readiness context The app emphasizes preparation, consistency, and safety. It does not rely on motivation tactics, social competition, or exaggerated performance claims. OpTempo is not a medical application and does not provide medical advice. Users are responsible for assessing their readiness and training within their own limits. Terms of Use: https://ruckoptempo.com/terms/
GhostLoop
Race against your past self with recorded runs that become ghosts. Track outdoor GPS, treadmill, or import rides and swims. Compete with friends through step challenges and race their ghosts.
- Race your past self with recorded ghosts
- Live gap indicator and audio cues
- GPS tracking with map-matched routes
- Treadmill mode and Apple Health import
- Create step challenges with friends
- Export activities as GPX
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Every run you record becomes a ghost — a replay of the exact runner you were. Lace up, pick one, and race it. GhostLoop isn't about competing with strangers on a leaderboard. The only person you're chasing is the one you were last Tuesday. And you'll know exactly where they are the whole way. RACE YOUR PAST SELF • Every recorded run is saved as a ghost you can race any time • A live gap shows whether you're ahead or behind, meter by meter • Hear it happen: spoken splits, pace, and the moment your ghost passes you • Save your favorite routes as loops and build a library of rivals TRACK IT ANYWHERE • Outdoor GPS with map-matched routes and elevation • Treadmill mode: race indoors with no GPS, using your own calibrated stride • Rides and swims import from Apple Health — pace in min/100m for the pool • Apple Watch app: start a run, walk, or pool swim and see your ghost gap on your wrist • Auto-pause when you stop, auto-resume when you go SEE YOURSELF GET FASTER • Weekly and monthly trends, training load, best weeks, longest runs • Run streaks with rest days that don't break the chain • Elevation profiles and 3D route views • Personal records that only compare like with like — a bike ride never fakes a running PR RUN WITH YOUR CREW • Add friends and see their step counts on a live club leaderboard • Create step challenges — daily, weekly, monthly • Send a ghost to a friend so they can race your loop on their own feet • Ghost runners fill out the board so it stays competitive from day one YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export any activity as GPX; import your history from other apps • Shared route images hide the start and end of your run • Detailed Health records stay on your device; only daily step totals and challenge progress sync to people you accept Outmove yesterday. Apple Health is used to read your step counts and import your own workouts. Location is used to track your route while you run. GhostLoop never sells your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GhostLoop at 5.0 against OpTempo's 1.0. GhostLoop also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. OpTempo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GhostLoop asks for nothing beyond the download.
GhostLoop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
OpTempo ships an update every 10 days, GhostLoop every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpTempo | GhostLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GREGORY LEE ORTEGAE | Ian Castillo |
Customer experience
OpTempo
GhostLoop
In-app purchases
OpTempo
- OpTempo Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- OpTempo Elite Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- OpTempo Pro Annual$49.991 Year
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- OpTempo Elite Annual$99.991 Year
GhostLoop
No in-app purchases





