Comparison

Route Glow vs MoveMap

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

Head to head
About

Route Glow

Visualize your outdoor workout history as a glowing heatmap. See your most frequent routes highlighted and discover new paths to explore. Track your progress with detailed mileage statistics and enjoy a cyberpunk-inspired design.

Highlights
  • Workout heatmap visualization
  • Discover new routes
  • Track mileage statistics
  • Multiple activity support
  • Cyberpunk neon aesthetics
  • Privacy-focused local processing
  • One-time Pro upgrade
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

MoveMap

Visualize your entire fitness history on a single map. This app aggregates GPS routes from Apple Health, displaying all your past runs, rides, and hikes. Explore your coverage, revisit old routes, and see your progress over time.

Highlights
  • Aggregates GPS routes from Apple Health
  • Visualizes lifetime workout history on one map
  • Coverage dashboard with statistics
  • Time scrub to review historical routes
  • Ghost Lap feature for pace comparison
  • Year-in-review exportable map postcard
Features
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See where your workouts have taken you. MoveMap brings GPS routes already saved in Apple Health together on one personal map. Explore runs, walks, hikes, and rides without changing the app you use to record them. YOUR ROUTES ON ONE MAP Switch between route and heatmap views, filter by activity, and revisit the places you have explored. MoveMap shows GPS routes available in Apple Health; it does not record workouts or plan routes. MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE Move between Map, Workouts, Stats, and Passport. Browse workouts with route previews, review distance totals and personal records, and explore street coverage. With MoveMap Pro, see visited countries in Passport, replay individual GPS workouts in 2D or 3D, and create a Year in Review. FREE AND PRO The free version shows GPS routes from your most recent 12 months. MoveMap Pro unlocks your full available history, custom start-and-end month ranges, Passport, all-time views, replay, and Year in Review. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. An eligible introductory trial is available with Annual. Your local price and trial eligibility are shown before purchase. PRIVATE BY DESIGN MoveMap processes your workout routes on your iPhone. No MoveMap account or social feed is required. Street coverage retrieves public map data for a geographic area, and purchase access is managed through Apple and RevenueCat. Apple Health permission and workouts with GPS routes are needed for route features. The app interface is currently in English. Privacy Policy: https://getrunmap.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Route Glow4 screens
MoveMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Route Glow at 5.0 against MoveMap's 4.0. MoveMap's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Route Glow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MoveMap sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Route Glow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Route Glow versus MoveMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoute GlowMoveMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.117.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCode Mill Technologies, Inc.Segara Consulting Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Route Glow

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
3 purchases

MoveMap

Subscriptions2
  • MoveMap Pro$1.991 Month
  • MoveMap Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Route Glow free?
Route Glow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MoveMap free?
MoveMap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Route Glow or MoveMap?
Route Glow is rated higher. Route Glow averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MoveMap averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Route Glow or MoveMap have ads?
Neither Route Glow nor MoveMap shows ads.

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