Comparison

Ruck Work Tracker vs RuckApp

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

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About

Ruck Work Tracker

Log and track your rucking workouts, including distance, weight, and exercises. Measure your effort with custom metrics and view progress over time. Offers GPS tracking, manual entry, and various workout modes.

Highlights
  • GPS route tracking
  • Manual distance entry
  • Ruck-based exercise logging
  • Distance challenge tracking
  • Ruck Work Units (RWU) calculation
  • Cumulative weight tracking (Ruck Tons)
  • Workout history and statistics
Features
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Ruck Work Tracker is your go-to app for logging, tracking, and improving your rucking workouts. Whether you're new to rucking or a seasoned veteran, this app helps you measure your effort and see your progress over time. WHAT IS RUCKING? Rucking is simply walking with weight on your back. It's one of the most effective full-body workouts you can do — burning more calories than walking alone while building strength and endurance. THREE WORKOUT MODES Start Ruck Track your rucks with real-time GPS or enter distance manually. Add your ruck weight plus optional extra credit items like a sandbag, jerry can, or CMU. See your distance, pace, and route on a map as you go. Start Workout Log ruck-based exercises like squats, thrusters, overhead presses, lunges, rows, and more. Track reps or timed holds. Ruck lunges earn double credit for the extra effort. Distance Challenge Set a target distance and try to beat your personal best time. Track your PRs across 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 mile distances or set a custom goal. MEASURE YOUR EFFORT Ruck Work Tracker calculates two key metrics to quantify your effort: Ruck Work Units (RWU) — A measure of total work combining weight carried, distance covered, and exercises completed. Ruck Tons — Total weight carried across all workouts divided by 2000, showing how much cumulative weight you've moved. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS View your workout history with detailed stats for every session. See weekly trends, all-time totals, and personal records. Charts show your progress over time for RWU, Ruck Tons, and distance. FEATURES - GPS route tracking with real-time map display - Manual distance entry option - 12+ ruck exercises with rep and time tracking - Personal best tracking for distance challenges - Daily, weekly, and all-time statistics - Customizable default weights for ruck and accessories - Weight units in pounds or kilograms - Distance units in miles or kilometers - Quick add reps customization - Cloud-synced workout data RWT PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) The app is completely free for daily use. All workout tracking features work without a subscription. RWT Pro unlocks unlimited workout history — free users can access the last 7 days of data. - Monthly: $4.99/month - Annual: $49.99/year (save 17%) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://ruckworktracker.replit.app/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://ruckworktracker.replit.app/terms-of-service

About

RuckApp

This minimalist app helps you track rucking sessions by focusing on distance and calories burned. It uses a simplified military formula based on body weight, ruck weight, distance, and speed. All your data is stored privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Track rucking sessions
  • Calculate calories burned
  • Uses Pandolf load-carriage equation
  • Private data storage
  • Location tracking
Features
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This is a minimalist rucking app with the sole purpose of helping you track your rucking sessions. It has been simplified to focus on distance rucked and calories burned. The app uses a simplified U.S. Army Pandolf load-carriage equation that uses only body weight, ruck weight, distance, and walking speed to calculate calories burned. The app is private, with all data stored only on your device and never sent anywhere. You can erase your data with a single button in Settings. However, to track your distance, the app requires access to Location Services. For the app to work correctly, you must set location access to Always Allow so it can continue tracking your progress if it goes into the background, such as when you start a session and switch to your music app to select a song.

Screenshots

Ruck Work Tracker4 screens
RuckApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: RuckApp at free against Ruck Work Tracker's freemium. Ruck Work Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Ruck Work Tracker against 3.0 for RuckApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ruck Work Tracker versus RuckApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuck Work TrackerRuckApp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBRETT CHRISTOPHER MEADEUri Fridman

Customer experience

Ruck Work Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

RuckApp

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ruck Work Tracker

No in-app purchases

None

RuckApp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruck Work Tracker free?
Ruck Work Tracker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RuckApp free?
RuckApp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruck Work Tracker or RuckApp?
Ruck Work Tracker and RuckApp are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Ruck Work Tracker or RuckApp have ads?
Neither Ruck Work Tracker nor RuckApp shows ads.

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