GhostLoop vs TerraLoop
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.
TerraLoop
Turn your daily activities into a real-world territory control game. Close loops while walking, riding, or driving to claim land for your team. Compete on leaderboards, forge alliances, and defend your territory.
- Real-world territory control
- Walk, bike, and drive modes
- Team-based gameplay and alliances
- Global and local leaderboards
- Territory upkeep and sieges
- Quests, levels, and badges
- In-game events and leagues
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TerraLoop turns your daily walk, ride, or drive into a real-world territory-control game. Close a loop out on the streets and the ground inside it becomes your team's land — encircle an enemy zone to capture it whole, or cut across one to carve away a slice. HOW IT WORKS • Start recording and move — TerraLoop tracks your GPS route live while you walk, bike, or drive. • Bring your route back within 100 ft of where you started to close the loop. • The server validates it's a real, physically possible closed shape of at least half an acre, then credits the enclosed area to your team. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Walk, bike, and drive each hold their own separate territory pool with its own area cap, so a loop on foot never competes with someone who drove it. Filter the map to see how each pool looks, and pick the mode that fits your day. TEAMS, ALLIANCES & LEADERSHIP Found a team or join one already claiming ground near you, and paint the map in one team color on a shared season ledger. Forge alliances with other teams — allied land is off-limits to each other's loops. Switching teams carries a real cost — you'll want to pick your side and commit. Prefer to go it alone? Fly solo under your own banner instead, with the exact same claim mechanics. SEASONS & LEADERBOARD Compete on a global leaderboard, or flip to Nearby to see who controls the streets around you right now. Season points persist independently of the live map, so a raid on your land doesn't erase what your team already earned. TERRITORY IS ALIVE Land nobody revisits starts shrinking after 10 days and disappears entirely if it's left too long. Holding ground takes upkeep — running your usual route back through your own land is all it takes to keep it safe. Big territories have to be besieged, loop after loop, before they fall. QUESTS, LEVELS & BADGES Daily and weekly quests reward getting out and playing — close loops, cover distance, claim ground, raid rivals — earning XP, levels, and a badge case of streak and milestone trophies. Team quests give your whole team something to chase together. EVENTS, LEAGUES & REPLAYS Jump into time-boxed team events — hold the most territory in a region before the clock runs out — or climb a regional league ladder, where teams are promoted and relegated between divisions every week. Every route you record is saved, too, so you can play back any past loop as an animated trail on the map, and share a replay with anyone via a private link. PLAY TOGETHER, OR FIND WILD LAND Chat on Team Radio, fire a Flare when your land is under siege, and take on neighbouring teams in 48-hour Turf Wars. Bring your run club in with one join link. On a quiet map, tame wild zones around parks and popular loops for XP, then replay your team's season on the Season Map. BRING YOUR WATCH Upload a GPX or TCX file from Garmin, Coros, Wahoo, Suunto or Apple Health. TerraLoop speaks English, Español, Português, Français and Deutsch. MAKE YOUR MARK Pick your team's fill color, pattern, and emblem — or upload a custom logo — so your territory is instantly recognizable on the map. Get notified when someone captures or raids your land, a teammate joins, or the leaderboard shifts. FAIR PLAY, BUILT IN Speed checks, teleport detection, and GPS-spoofing signals all run authoritatively on the server. Clean, verified routes earn a badge and boost your trust score. TerraLoop is free to play. All you need is a phone, a route, and a reason to close the loop. Location access is required while recording an activity. Continued use of GPS in the background can decrease battery life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://terraloop.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GhostLoop at none against TerraLoop's 5. 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. TerraLoop sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 TerraLoop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively.
GhostLoop ships an update every 5 days, TerraLoop weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GhostLoop | TerraLoop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ian Castillo | Sean Marroquin |
Customer experience
GhostLoop
TerraLoop
In-app purchases
GhostLoop
No in-app purchases
TerraLoop
- Terraloop$3.991 Month
- Terraloop - Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Season Pass$2.99
- Crew Supporter$6.99
- Pro Lifetime$49.99








