Comparison

Track vs Glide

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

Head to head
About

Track

Visualize your runs with music. This app maps your route with colors corresponding to the songs you listened to, showing how each track influenced your pace. Create and share beautiful run summaries.

Highlights
  • Running route color-coded by song
  • View pace for each track
  • Create shareable run summary cards
  • Works with outdoor runs and treadmill sessions
  • Connects Strava and Spotify listening history
Features
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TrackMap shows you which songs powered every step of your run. Connect your Strava and Spotify listening history to see your route painted with colors for each track you listened to. FEATURES - See your running route color-coded by song - View your pace for each track - discover which songs make you run faster - Create beautiful shareable summary cards for your runs - Works with outdoor runs, treadmill sessions, rides, and more HOW IT WORKS TrackMap uses Last.fm to access your Spotify listening history. If you don't have a Last.fm account, it's free and takes just a minute to set up - simply connect it to your Spotify and it will automatically track everything you listen to. 1. Connect your Strava account for activity data 2. Link Spotify to Last.fm (free at last.fm) to track your listening history 3. Open any activity to see your music mapped to your route 4. Share your run summary to social media or save to photos TrackMap matches timestamps from your workout with your scrobbled music history to show exactly what you were listening to at each point of your run. Perfect for runners who love music and want to relive their runs through their soundtrack.

About

Glide

Track your running mileage, shoe rotation, and training progress. Plan and follow custom routes with live map guidance and create cinematic highlight videos of your runs. Get personalized recovery scores and AI coaching with Pro features.

Highlights
  • Log shoe mileage and track rotation
  • Draw and follow custom routes
  • Create cinematic route highlight videos
  • Daily recovery score and AI coaching
  • Customizable widgets and app themes
  • Syncs with Apple Health and other apps
Features
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Glide is the running app for people who care about their shoes, their routes, and how they actually train. Built around Apple Health and designed by a small team. ASK GLIDE • Chat to plan a route, plan a workout, talk training, or find your next pair • Answer a few quick questions, then get route cards you can save or edit TRACK YOUR ROTATION • Log every pair and see mileage add up automatically from Apple Health • Know when to rotate or retire a shoe before you wear it out • Climb ranks as your training adds up • Shoe Wrapped summaries and shareable highlights from your year in a pair PLAN & RUN YOUR ROUTES • Ask Glide for a scenic loop, or draw it yourself with waypoints that snap to roads and trails • See every run, walk, and hike on your personal heatmap • Import and export GPX files • Pick a saved route when you start a workout and follow it live on the map • Save, organize, and revisit routes in My Routes • Share a route with the community — or browse ones other runners have posted CINEMATIC ROUTE STORIES • Turn runs into flyover videos with a full timeline editor • Add photos, video clips, and voiceovers on your route • Customize camera moves, stats, and overlays before you share TRAIN WITH CONTEXT • Daily Recovery score from sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, and recent load • Log aches on a 3D Injury Map and spot patterns early • Get a daily training plan and shoe recommendation with Glide Pro • AI coaching and deeper workout analysis with Glide Pro • Best efforts, advanced stats, goals, and race estimates MAKE GLIDE YOURS • Widget Studio — customize your shoe, Stats Summary, and Weekly Mileage widgets • Custom app themes with Glide Pro • Preview planned routes in cinematic 3D with Glide Pro RUN YOUR WAY • Record workouts on iPhone or Apple Watch • Works with Strava, Garmin, Nike Run Club, MapMyRun, and other apps that sync to Apple Health • Friends feed to share runs and stay connected with your crew Glide Pro unlocks Ask Glide chat, unlimited coaching, Injury Map logging, flyover timeline features, 3D route preview, premium widgets, custom themes, and more. Subscriptions are optional and managed through your Apple ID. Built by Orchestrated Apps, LLC — a small team of two from Pittsburgh, PA. We read every review and love hearing from runners. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Track3 screens
Glide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Track at none against Glide's 2. Track also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Glide's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Glide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Track asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Track holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glide has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Track ships an update every 2 days, Glide weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Track versus Glide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrackGlide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin GreeneOrchestrated Apps, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Track

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Glide

Subscriptions2
  • Glide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Glide Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Track free?
Track is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glide free?
Glide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Track or Glide?
Track is rated higher. Track averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Glide averages 4.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Track or Glide have ads?
Neither Track nor Glide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Track or Glide?
Track ships an update every 2 days, and Glide weekly. Most recently, Track was updated on October 31, 2026 and Glide on October 31, 2026.

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