GhostLoop vs Race Your Ghost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GhostLoop
Race against your past self with recorded runs that become ghosts. Track outdoor GPS, treadmill, or import rides and swims. Compete with friends through step challenges and race their ghosts.
- Race your past self with recorded ghosts
- Live gap indicator and audio cues
- GPS tracking with map-matched routes
- Treadmill mode and Apple Health import
- Create step challenges with friends
- Export activities as GPX
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Every run you record becomes a ghost — a replay of the exact runner you were. Lace up, pick one, and race it. GhostLoop isn't about competing with strangers on a leaderboard. The only person you're chasing is the one you were last Tuesday. And you'll know exactly where they are the whole way. RACE YOUR PAST SELF • Every recorded run is saved as a ghost you can race any time • A live gap shows whether you're ahead or behind, meter by meter • Hear it happen: spoken splits, pace, and the moment your ghost passes you • Save your favorite routes as loops and build a library of rivals TRACK IT ANYWHERE • Outdoor GPS with map-matched routes and elevation • Treadmill mode: race indoors with no GPS, using your own calibrated stride • Rides and swims import from Apple Health — pace in min/100m for the pool • Apple Watch app: start a run, walk, or pool swim and see your ghost gap on your wrist • Auto-pause when you stop, auto-resume when you go SEE YOURSELF GET FASTER • Weekly and monthly trends, training load, best weeks, longest runs • Run streaks with rest days that don't break the chain • Elevation profiles and 3D route views • Personal records that only compare like with like — a bike ride never fakes a running PR RUN WITH YOUR CREW • Add friends and see their step counts on a live club leaderboard • Create step challenges — daily, weekly, monthly • Send a ghost to a friend so they can race your loop on their own feet • Ghost runners fill out the board so it stays competitive from day one YOUR DATA, YOUR CALL • Export any activity as GPX; import your history from other apps • Shared route images hide the start and end of your run • Detailed Health records stay on your device; only daily step totals and challenge progress sync to people you accept Outmove yesterday. Apple Health is used to read your step counts and import your own workouts. Location is used to track your route while you run. GhostLoop never sells your data.
Race Your Ghost
This app transforms your runs into personal challenges by replaying your previous best performance live alongside you. Track your progress second by second, compete against yourself, and share your achievements.
- Real-time ghost replays of past runs
- Live ahead/behind status updates
- Free Run mode for basic tracking
- Apple Watch app integration
- Apple Health data saving
- Shareable run summaries with photos
- Challenge friends with your ghost runs
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Race Your Ghost turns every run into a head-to-head showdown — against the one runner who always pushes you hardest: you. Record a run and it becomes your "ghost." Next time you head out the same route, your ghost runs right alongside you in real time. Pull ahead and you'll feel it; fall behind and you'll know exactly how many seconds you need to make up. It's the simplest way to actually get faster, run after run. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Race your ghost — your past run replays live as you go, showing whether you're ahead or behind, second by second. • Free Run mode — just want to log miles? Track distance, pace, and route with no ghost at all. • Apple Watch app — monitor and finish runs from your wrist, with your ahead/behind status synced instantly to your phone. • Apple Health — every workout is saved natively to the Health app, so your rings and history stay complete. • Beautiful run summaries — see your route, splits, and stats, add a photo, and share the moment. • Challenge a friend — send any run as a challenge and see if they can beat your ghost. • Voice & haptic cues — keep your eyes on the road; the app tells you where you stand. Whether you're chasing a 5K PR or just trying to be a little faster than last week, Race Your Ghost makes progress something you can see and feel on every run. Lace up. Beat yesterday. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GhostLoop at none against Race Your Ghost's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Race Your Ghost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GhostLoop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GhostLoop against 5.0 for Race Your Ghost. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GhostLoop | Race Your Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Castillo | Nicola Adamchik |
Customer experience
GhostLoop
Race Your Ghost
In-app purchases
GhostLoop
No in-app purchases
Race Your Ghost
- English$4.991 Month
- English$29.991 Year





