Comparison

Backroute vs Volta Running

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

Head to head
About

Backroute

Track your runs with precise GPS, share your routes, and connect with a community of runners. Broadcast live workouts, join challenges, and even fundraise for charities directly within the app. Personalize your profile and share your running journey with others.

Highlights
  • GPS run tracking with pace, splits, and elevation
  • Live race and workout broadcasting
  • Connect with local runners and join clubs
  • In-app fundraising for nonprofit causes
  • Customizable share cards and profile grid
  • Subscriber-only creator content
Features
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Backroute is where athletes meet community.... Lace up and track every run with precise GPS — distance, pace, splits, elevation, and a route map worth showing off. Paint your route in your signature color, then share it: post to a full-screen feed, generate a share card, and bring your followers along for the ride. MEET NEW RUNNERS Check into your local run club, swipe through members, and make real friends who run where you run. GO LIVE Broadcast your race or workout in real time and let friends and fans watch your dot move, cheer you on, and follow your pace mile by mile. BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY Follow other runners, join clubs and challenges, climb the daily leaderboard, and discover new friends and routes near you. WORKOUT FOR SOMETHING BIGGER Turn your miles into meaning. Start a fundraiser for a charity you believe in, set a goal, and let your followers chip in as you train. Running a marathon or race? Make it a fundraiser — rally sponsors behind every mile and raise real money for nonprofits, right inside the app. MAKE IT YOURS Choose your signature trail color, design custom share cards, build a grid worth showing off, and connect Apple Music so your soundtrack rides along. FOR CREATORS Share subscriber-only posts — workout plans, photos and video, vlogs, meal plans, and PDFs — with the supporters who back you. Whether you're chasing a 5K, training for a marathon, or just running to clear your head, Backroute turns every mile into a story worth sharing. FEATURES • GPS run tracking with pace, splits, elevation & route maps • Meet runners at your local club and swipe to connect • Live race and workout broadcasting with a real-time spectator map • A full-screen feed built for photos and video • Customizable, shareable run cards and a profile grid • Follow runners, join clubs & challenges • Daily leaderboards and route discovery • In-app fundraising for nonprofit causes — including sponsored marathons and races • Subscriber-only creator posts • Personal records, best efforts & milestone badges • Apple Music integration • Custom trail colors and profile themes Privacy Policy: https://backrouteclub.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Volta Running

This running app synchronizes your music with your pace, offering three distinct running modes. Analyze how each song impacts your performance and discover your power tracks. Plan playlists based on your target pace and energy levels, and visualize your run data.

Highlights
  • Music-synced running modes
  • AI-driven playlist generation
  • Pace and cadence analysis
  • Route mapping with song data
  • Power track identification
  • Song performance ranking
  • Shareable run summaries
Features
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Volta is a running app built around the music — with three ways to run. LET IT DJ — during the run, Volta cues each next track to how you're actually moving. PLAN IT — before you go, Volta builds a playlist matched to your target pace and cadence. JUST PRESS PLAY — run to your own music, and Volta maps it for you. Whichever you choose, your route and your listening land on one timeline afterward — so you can see exactly what every song did to your pace. MUSIC THAT READS YOUR BODY In Match My Vibe mode, Volta watches how you're moving and picks the next song to match. Want to steer? Tap Hype to push the energy up, or Cool to bring it down — anytime. PLAN THE PLAYLIST BEFORE YOU GO Set your target pace, distance, and energy curve, and Volta builds a playlist shaped for that exact run. See every track's BPM before you start, and swap or reorder anything until it's yours. EVERY SONG, SHOWN ON THE MAP Your route, colored by pace and split by track. Tap any segment to see what was playing and how fast you were moving there. THE SONG THAT MADE YOU FASTEST After every run, Volta surfaces your Power Track — the one song you ran fastest to, with your pace on it and how far above your average it pushed you. YOUR SONGS, RANKED BY WHAT THEY DO FOR YOU Your whole library, sorted by the pace you actually ran to each track. Filter by month, sort by pace, and find the songs that reliably deliver — so your next playlist is built on what works. KNOW WHEN YOU HIT FLOW When your steps per minute lock to the beat, running feels easier. Volta shows you which tracks matched your stride and which didn't — so you learn what carries you. SHARE IT Turn any run into a clean, shareable image — your route, your top tracks, your pace — ready for your camera roll or your feed. Volta works with Apple Music and Apple Health.

Screenshots

Backroute4 screens
Volta Running4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volta Running at none against Backroute's 2. Volta Running also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Backroute's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (61 vs 17). On price, rating 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. Backroute sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Volta Running asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Backroute against 4.9 for Volta Running. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 61 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Backroute's written reviews are positive against 100% of Volta Running's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backroute ships an update every 3 days, Volta Running every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Backroute versus Volta Running: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackrouteVolta Running
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings)4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings61 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB65 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperTracerClub, Inc.Yasemin Yurekli

Customer experience

Backroute

All ratings61 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Volta Running

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Backroute

Subscriptions2
  • Backroute Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Backroute Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Volta Running

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backroute free?
Backroute is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Volta Running free?
Volta Running is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backroute or Volta Running?
Volta Running is rated higher. Backroute averages 4.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while Volta Running averages 4.9 from 17 ratings.
Do Backroute or Volta Running have ads?
Backroute shows ads; Volta Running does not.
Which is updated more often, Backroute or Volta Running?
Backroute ships an update every 3 days, and Volta Running every 10 days. Most recently, Backroute was updated on November 13, 2026 and Volta Running on November 5, 2026.

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