Comparison

Sweat Map vs Velo

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

Velo

Features
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Velo is a clean, minimal GPS speedometer built for cyclists who want the essentials — and nothing else. No clutter. No bloat. Just your speed, displayed large and clear, alongside distance and time at a glance. When the ride ends, your route and speed data are saved automatically so you can look back on every ride. [Key Features] ◎ Real-Time GPS Speed Your current speed is displayed in real time using GPS — no external sensors or hardware required. Updates every second for accurate, responsive readings. Average speed and max speed are tracked automatically throughout the ride. ◎ Distance & Elapsed Time Distance and riding time are recorded automatically from the moment you tap Start. Need a break? Hit Pause, then Resume — only your actual riding time is counted, keeping your stats accurate. ◎ Route Map After every ride, the route you cycled is drawn as a line on a map. Start and end points are clearly marked. Review your path anytime, even without an internet connection. ◎ Speed Graph See your full speed history as a line graph after each ride. Identify where you pushed hardest, where you slowed down, and where you hit your peak. Spot patterns in your riding and use them to improve. ◎ Ride History Every ride is saved automatically and sorted by date. Total distance, duration, average speed, and max speed are all visible at a glance. Look back at past rides and track how far you've come. ◎ km / Mile Toggle Switch freely between metric (km/h, km) and imperial (mph, mi) units in settings. Useful for rides abroad or simply your preferred unit system. ◎ Keep Screen On Prevent your phone from going to sleep while riding. Mount it on your handlebars and your speed is always visible — no tapping required. ◎ Minimal White Design A bold red accent on a clean white background makes speed readouts easy to see even in bright sunlight. The interface is built around riding, not around the app. [Perfect For] • Daily cycling commuters • Weekend riders and cycling clubs • Anyone who wants clean, simple speed and distance tracking • Students cycling to school • Cyclists focused on fitness and calorie-burning • Casual riders who don't need a complex cycling computer

Screenshots

Sweat Map3 screens
Velo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sweat Map at none against Velo's 1. Sweat Map also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). Velo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price 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. Velo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sweat Map asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweat Map ships an update daily, Velo every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sweat Map versus Velo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweat MapVelo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanilla b.v.JAEMIN LEE

In-app purchases

None

Sweat Map

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Velo

One-time1
  • Ad Removal$4.99

Questions

Is Sweat Map free?
Sweat Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Velo free?
Velo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sweat Map or Velo have ads?
Velo shows ads; Sweat Map does not.
Which is updated more often, Sweat Map or Velo?
Sweat Map ships an update daily, and Velo every 3 months. Most recently, Sweat Map was updated on October 31, 2026 and Velo on October 29, 2026.

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