Comparison

Sweat Map vs Trailcast

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

Head to head
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.

About

Trailcast

Features
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Trailcast turns your workouts from the Health app into meaningful insights. Export, analyze, and share your training sessions — with maps, weather, stats, and more. Routes and Maps Every workout is visualized on a speed-color-coded map. See at a glance where you pushed hard and where you held back. Export GPX, CSV, and TCX with a tap. Import just as easily. Analysis and Statistics The Effort Score from 0 to 100 shows you how hard a workout really was. Trailcast Pro adds Pace Zones, Heart Rate Zones, elevation profile visualization, calorie trends over 8 weeks, and the ability to compare two workouts on one map. Weather and Forecast See the weather during your workout and the forecast for your next session. The Ride Score rates how ideal conditions are for your training. Motivation and Gamification Streak tracking with heatmap, weekly goal with ring progress, 38 achievements with progress bars, and a Year-in-Review in Spotify Wrapped style keep you motivated long-term. Share and Widgets Create share cards for Instagram and Strava. Three widget sizes for Home and Lock Screen keep you on track at a glance. Privacy Trailcast processes all data exclusively on your device. No account, no cloud, no ads. Trailcast Pro Unlock unlimited exports, advanced analytics, full-screen maps, detailed weather data, and the full achievement catalog. Monthly: 2.99 Euro Yearly: 19.99 Euro, save around 44 percent The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your device settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use: https://lemmidevpixelcraft.github.io/Trailcast-iOS/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://lemmidevpixelcraft.github.io/Trailcast-iOS/privacy.html

Screenshots

Sweat Map3 screens
Trailcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sweat Map at none against Trailcast's 2. Sweat Map also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days). On price, ads, device support 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. Trailcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Sweat Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweat Map ships an update daily, Trailcast every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sweat Map versus Trailcast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweat MapTrailcast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVanilla b.v.Simon Außerlechner

In-app purchases

None

Sweat Map

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Trailcast

Subscriptions2
  • Trailcast Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Trailcast Pro Yearly$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Sweat Map free?
Sweat Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trailcast free?
Trailcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sweat Map or Trailcast have ads?
Neither Sweat Map nor Trailcast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sweat Map or Trailcast?
Sweat Map ships an update daily, and Trailcast every 9 days. Most recently, Sweat Map was updated on October 24, 2026 and Trailcast on October 20, 2026.

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