Comparison

Route Glow vs Sweat Map

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

Head to head
About

Route Glow

Features
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RouteGlow transforms your outdoor workout history into a stunning, glowing heatmap. Every run, walk, hike, and ride you've tracked gets layered onto a single map—routes you travel often glow brighter, revealing your personal fitness footprint at a glance. VISUALIZE YOUR JOURNEY See months or years of workouts as one beautiful, neon-glowing map. Watch your favorite routes shine brightest while discovering the roads less traveled. DISCOVER NEW PLACES Instantly spot gaps in your coverage and explore uncharted routes. Your personal heatmap becomes a guide to new adventures. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS View detailed mileage stats broken down by activity type. See how far you've come—literally. STUNNING DESIGN Cyberpunk-inspired neon aesthetics with 5 beautiful color schemes: • Neon (Free) - Electric lime, cyan, magenta • Cyber-City (Pro) - High-contrast urban palette • Elemental Flow (Pro) - Nature-inspired gradients • Thermal Science (Pro) - Infrared heat visualization • Vapor Haze (Pro) - Soft, dreamy pastels MULTIPLE ACTIVITY SUPPORT • Running • Walking & Hiking • Cycling • Cross-Country Skiing • Downhill Skiing • Swimming PRIVACY FIRST Your data never leaves your device. RouteGlow processes everything locally—no cloud uploads, no accounts required, no tracking. We only request read-only access to your workout routes. Set a privacy location to automatically blur your home address when sharing your heatmap. FEATURES • Beautiful heatmap visualization • Filter by time period (week, month, year, all time) • Filter by activity type • Smart incremental sync from Apple Health • Fast app launches with cached data • Social sharing with privacy protection • One-time Pro upgrade (no subscriptions!) FREE VERSION • 30 days of workout history • Single activity type display • Neon color scheme • Full heatmap visualization PRO UPGRADE • Unlimited history (see ALL your workouts) • Multiple activity types on one map • 5 premium color schemes • Detailed statistics and insights Download RouteGlow and see your fitness journey like never before. Light up your map! Questions? Contact us at support@routeglow.app

About

Sweat Map

Visualize your outdoor activities with a personal heatmap. Track runs, walks, and cycles, with data automatically syncing from Apple Health. See your training progress and explore your activity history on an interactive map.

Highlights
  • Personal running heatmap
  • Automatic Apple Health sync
  • Interactive activity map
  • Route visualization
  • Filter by workout type
  • Privacy-focused, on-device data
Features
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Your personal running heatmap and workout tracker. Sweat Map transforms your workout history into a beautiful activity heatmap — see every run, walk, cycle, and outdoor workout on one interactive fitness map. RUNNING HEATMAP & ACTIVITY TRACKER Build your own running heatmap like Strava's global heatmap, but personal. Every outdoor workout you've ever tracked appears on your map. Run tracker data, walking routes, cycling paths, and hiking trails — all visualized. The more you train a route, the brighter it glows on your fitness heatmap. AUTOMATIC WORKOUT SYNC Your workout tracker data imports automatically from Apple Health. Compatible with: • Apple Watch workouts • Strava • Nike Run Club • Garmin Connect • Runkeeper • MapMyRun • Komoot • WorkOutDoors • Any run tracker or activity tracker that saves to Apple Health RUNNING MAP & ROUTE TRACKER View your complete running map and training log in one place. Filter by activity type to see just your running routes, cycling heatmap, walking tracker data, or hiking trails. Your route tracker history becomes a visual training log. WORKOUT HISTORY VISUALIZATION See your fitness journey at a glance. Months or years of workout history displayed on your personal heatmap. Track running progress, discover patterns in your outdoor workouts, and watch your activity map grow over time. SHARE YOUR FITNESS MAP Export your running heatmap or cycling map to share your fitness journey. Show friends your most-trained routes or your city exploration progress. FEATURES • Personal running heatmap from your workout history • Activity tracker with automatic Apple Health sync • Running map with route visualization • Cycling heatmap and walking tracker support • Training log with distance and workout stats • Filter by workout type and date range • Dark Mode support • Privacy-focused: all data stays on device PERFECT FOR • Runners building a personal running heatmap • Cyclists creating a cycling heatmap • Fitness enthusiasts tracking outdoor workouts • Anyone wanting to visualize their activity tracker data • Athletes reviewing their training log and route history Your run tracker, walking tracker, and cycling data deserves more than a list. Sweat Map turns your workout tracker history into a fitness map you can actually see and share.

Screenshots

Route Glow4 screens
Sweat Map3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Route Glow at 5.0 against Sweat Map's 4.3. Sweat Map's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Route Glow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sweat Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Route Glow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Route Glow versus Sweat Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoute GlowSweat Map
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.117.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode Mill Technologies, Inc.Vanilla b.v.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Route Glow

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
None

Sweat Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Route Glow free?
Route Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweat Map free?
Sweat Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Route Glow or Sweat Map?
Route Glow is rated higher. Route Glow averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sweat Map averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Route Glow or Sweat Map have ads?
Neither Route Glow nor Sweat Map shows ads.

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