Comparison

Event Support Tracker vs World Athletics

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

Head to head
About

Event Support Tracker

Features
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If you or your team are supporting a competitor who is undertaking or training for a distance event, such as ultra-marathons, long-distance cycling events and need to support them by being at checkpoints, preparing their nutrition, etc. Then this is the app you need to have. It works out the support team's contingency between checkpoints, and notes whether the competitor is on schedule to reach the next checkpoint and finish time and highlights any potential DNF. Features include: • Predicted fast, mid and cut/slow arrival times at checkpoints and the finish • Drive time contingency between checkpoints • Actual pace over each leg, once they arrived at a checkpoint • Aide-memoire for what the competitor is scheduled to do/have at each checkpoint • Facilities available at checkpoints, along with any Hard-cutoff • Leg override pace/speeds to allow for faster or slower sections • Elevation chart • Predicted vs actual pace or speed chart • Link through to directions to a checkpoint (uses W3W) • Metric or Imperial distance • French, German, Spanish and Italian supported The free version allows for 1 event to be created and amended. By subscribing to the app additional features unlocked include: • Import GPX file for the Event - And that then provides access to: > Select Checkpoints from the map > Automatically calculates distance and elevation between checkpoints > More accurate Predicted Arrival Time • Create and amend numerous events • Share events with other members of the support team • Send the Event Checkpoint Information to Compatible Garmin Devices Subscriptions offered are: Annually at £5.99 Monthly at £1.99 Apple's Standard End User Licence Agreement can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

World Athletics

Follow your favorite athletes and events with live results, stats, and exclusive content. Test your knowledge with prediction games and compete for rewards. The official app for athletics fans worldwide.

Highlights
  • Personalized athlete and event feeds
  • Live results and notifications
  • World rankings and personal bests
  • Prediction games with rewards
  • Exclusive behind-the-scenes content
  • Official governing body app
Features
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FOLLOW YOUR FAVORITES. Make your selection and get a feed just for you: your athletes, your events, your results. From the 100m sprint to the pole jump, we highlight the performances that mean the most to you. STATS & RANKINGS. Access world rankings, personal bests, season bests and all-time records for every athlete and every event. The World Athletics database — in your pocket. LIVE RESULTS BEFORE ANYONE ELSE. Follow every World Athletics championships live in the app and get notified the second a race finishes. World records broken, upsets, national medals — you know before social media does. Set up notifications for your nation’s athletes and never miss the moments that matter. COMPETE AND WIN. All-year long - Test your knowledge and win exclusive rewards. Big competition around the corner ? Enter your predictions before each major event and compete against fans worldwide on the Prediction League leaderboard. EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. Behind-the-scenes athlete content, race analysis, and stories from inside the sport. Content you won’t find anywhere else. OFFICIAL. WORLD ATHLETICS. NOW YOURS. The only official app from World Athletics — the international governing body of the sport. Available worldwide. Download now and get ready.

Screenshots

Event Support Tracker4 screens
World Athletics3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World Athletics at none against Event Support Tracker's 2. World Athletics also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). Event Support Tracker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Event Support Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. World Athletics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Event Support Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, World Athletics daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Event Support Tracker versus World Athletics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvent Support TrackerWorld Athletics
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen DobsonIAAF

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Event Support Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
None

World Athletics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Event Support Tracker free?
Event Support Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World Athletics free?
World Athletics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Event Support Tracker or World Athletics have ads?
World Athletics shows ads; Event Support Tracker does not.
Which is updated more often, Event Support Tracker or World Athletics?
Event Support Tracker ships an update every 6 weeks, and World Athletics daily. Most recently, Event Support Tracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and World Athletics on October 25, 2026.

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