ChiMarathon vs GearTracking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChiMarathon
Prepare for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon with this comprehensive resource. Track runners live, view athlete profiles, and access real-time weather and course maps. Spectators can send digital cheers to be displayed on the course.
- Live runner tracking
- Athlete profiles
- Live broadcast streaming
- Real-time weather
- Interactive course map
- Digital cheer submission
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The Bank of America Chicago Marathon App, Powered by Tata Consultancy Services is the perfect resource to prepare for the 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Whether you’re running or spectating, the free mobile app includes everything you’ll need to be prepared for a great race week experience. The app features unlimited live race day runner tracking, professional athlete profiles, live broadcast streaming, real-time weather, an interactive course map, participant bib share and more!
GearTracking
Log and monitor the usage of your sports equipment, from running shoes to cycling helmets. Understand when your gear needs maintenance or replacement based on usage hours and time. Sync your data across devices with cloud storage.
- Track sports gear usage
- Monitor maintenance needs
- Cloud data synchronization
- Cross-device compatibility
- Free tier for limited gear
- Premium for unlimited gear
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GearTracking is the ultimate app for tracking your sports gear usage. If you're a runner, cyclist or triathlete and serious about your gear; you simply need GearTracking. Never again will you wonder if your running shoes need replacing, what was the last service you did on your bike, how many hours you spent on your turbo trainer, how old your helmet actually is or how many hours your wetsuit spent in water. The great thing about GearTracking is that it stores data on your device as well as in the cloud. So the app is responsive no matter your internet connection and you can use it on multiple devices and have the data synchronized. 10 pieces of gear or less? Free membership has you covered. Got more? Go for Premium and pile it on! Terms of Use: https://www.geartracking.net/terms-and-conditions.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GearTracking at 4.6 against ChiMarathon's 2.5. GearTracking also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). ChiMarathon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. GearTracking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ChiMarathon asks for nothing beyond the download.
GearTracking holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 82 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of ChiMarathon's written reviews are positive against 63% of GearTracking's.
ChiMarathon ships an update every 2 weeks, GearTracking every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChiMarathon | GearTracking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (45 ratings) | 4.6 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tata Consultancy Services | Sport Apps s.r.o. |
Customer experience
ChiMarathon
GearTracking
Bugs and requests
ChiMarathon
Reported bugs
59 issues- Mile markers inconsistent
- Map shows water stations for runners
- Units displayed incorrectly (miles vs km)
- App doesn't update times
- Links in map don't work
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- Won't connect to server
- X-axis incorrect units (miles vs km)
- Y-axis decreasing (unhelpful visualization)
- Race day timer shows race is a day away
- Cannot track racer, times out
- Tracking feature not trustworthy
- No way to switch to miles
- Incredibly glitchy
- No mile markers this year
- Pace graph based on 100 seconds
- Needs to track distance by miles
- Default to kilometers with no option to change
- Map not updated on race day
- Worthless app
- No buttons work
- Cannot enter bib number
- Live data shows server error
- No way for runners to claim profile
- Mixes up miles and kilometers
- Pace graph based on minutes/100 seconds
- App defaults in metrics
- No ability to change pace to min/mile
- Leaderboard defaults to male runners
- App stalled, tracking didn't work
- Tracking search bar doesn't work
- App missed me at starting line and 15k mark
- App reported time over an hour slower
- Time still wrong on app after 2 days
- Tracking isn't real-time, only check-in points
- App insists on zooming back to user location
- Tracking experience disappointing
- Cannot connect to server
- Rubbish app
- Worst site for tracking a runner
- App could never connect to server
- Difficult to track multiple friends due to lack of splits
- App splits calculated in kilometers
- Doing calculations for miles/kilometers is not a good experience
- Can't track runners on map
- Useless app
- Only gives times at 10k, 20k, 30k and finish
- Impossible to track individual runner
- Missed our runner
- Doesn't work
- App freezing
- Cannot track anyone
- Cannot connect to server
- Map doesn't work
- Program stalled
- Tracking didn't work
- Search bar doesn't work
- App missed runner at start and 15k
- App reported time over an hour slower
- Time still wrong on app after 2 days
Requested features
31 requests- Geared towards spectators for map tracking
- Display mile markers clearly
- Option to switch between miles and kilometers
- Update app design to be more modern
- Real-time updates and alerts for runners
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- Add mile markers
- Option to convert kilometers to miles
- Add spectator viewing route feature
- Preload anticipated pace for recommended viewing points
- Allow users to switch between miles and kilometers
- Add option to change pace to minutes per mile
- Allow users to change pace to minutes per mile
- Add cheer cards feature
- Improve customer support
- Add automatic updates like Boston's app
- Update map for current year's event
- Fix tracking for runners
- Add a toggle or default to miles
- Provide a single click tracking link
- Add splits every 5 miles
- Streamline measurements (miles and kilometers)
- Allow viewing splits in miles or kilometers
- Add spectator 'viewing route' feature
- Add ability to send real-time messages to runners
- Add ability for runners to access messages easily
- Fix search bar for runner information
- Add end of race picture at finish line
- Add feature to track self for PR
- Add option to default to female runners on leaderboards
- Improve GPS tracking data
- Make tracking real-time
GearTracking
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChiMarathon
No in-app purchases
GearTracking
- Monthly Premium Membership$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Membership$24.991 Year
Questions
Is ChiMarathon free?
Is GearTracking free?
Which has better reviews, ChiMarathon or GearTracking?
Do ChiMarathon or GearTracking have ads?
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