Comparison

SPRINTERS vs Idle Marathon

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

Head to head
About

SPRINTERS

Manage a high school track and field team, developing athletes and aiming for new records. Scout promising talent, train them in specific events, and strategically form teams for competitions. Experience the satisfaction of improving times and building a championship squad over three years.

Highlights
  • Scout new talent
  • Specialize athletes in events
  • Develop speed and stamina
  • Adjust training based on potential
  • Form individual and relay lineups
  • Track personal bests and records
  • Compete in regional and national tournaments
Features
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SPRINTERSは、高校短距離陸上部の監督としてチームを育て、記録を積み重ねていく育成シミュレーションです。 高校名と都道府県を決めて新年度をスタート。選手ごとの能力や適性を見極めながら、100m・200m・400m・4x100R・4x400Rで勝てるチームを作っていきます。 主な特徴 ・新入生スカウトで将来有望な選手を発掘 ・入学時に100m / 200m / 400mの専門種目を設定 ・加速、最高速度、持久力、集中力を意識して育成 ・チーム練習と個別適性の組み合わせで成長方針を調整 ・大会前に個人種目とリレー走順を編成 ・PB一覧や歴代記録でチームの積み上がりを確認 ・県大会、上位大会、全国舞台を目指してシーズンを進行 誰をどの種目に出すか、リレーを何走に置くか、どの時期にどの能力を伸ばすかで結果が変わります。 一校を3年間かけて育てる面白さ、記録が0.01秒縮まる手応え、世代交代とスカウトの悩ましさを、短距離競技に特化したテンポで楽しめます。 自分だけの高校短距離部で、次のベストタイムを狙ってください。

About

Idle Marathon

Features
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An around-the-world marathon that runs itself. Your runner keeps running while the app is closed. Open it now and then, give him water, spend the coins he earned. Simple to play, with more to it than it looks. ■ Run 191 countries, one after another You start from your own country, run to the next one, then the next. All the way around the world, until one day you come home again. ■ Collect a badge for every flag One badge for each country you reach, 192 in all. See how much of the collection you can complete. ■ New scenery with every arrival City, suburb, forest, coast, mountain, desert, snow. The weather and the time of day shift as well. Built so that simply watching him run is part of it. ■ What you do is simple Give him water to restore stamina. Spend coins on Speed and Stamina. Raise your runner and send him on to the next country. ■ Can you make the target time? Every destination has its own time limit. Make it and you earn the badge; miss it and he runs the same leg again. Either way, you never lose the distance or the coins. The kind of game that is just nice to check in on. ・No account or sign-up required

Screenshots

SPRINTERS3 screens
Idle Marathon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Idle Marathon at every 9 days against SPRINTERS's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPRINTERS ships an update every 3 months, Idle Marathon every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
SPRINTERS versus Idle Marathon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPRINTERSIdle Marathon
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRYUNOSUKE ONOGOLDEN DOG, K.K.

In-app purchases

None

SPRINTERS

No in-app purchases

None

Idle Marathon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SPRINTERS free?
SPRINTERS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Marathon free?
Idle Marathon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SPRINTERS or Idle Marathon have ads?
Both SPRINTERS and Idle Marathon show ads.
Which is updated more often, SPRINTERS or Idle Marathon?
SPRINTERS ships an update every 3 months, and Idle Marathon every 9 days. Most recently, SPRINTERS was updated on October 25, 2026 and Idle Marathon on October 29, 2026.

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