ChiMarathon vs NDCA
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!
NDCA
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NDCA is the membership app of the National Dance Council of America, the governing council for dance and DanceSport in the United States. If you compete in NDCA sanctioned events, you can take care of your membership from your phone. Register as a new member or renew, sign your license application, and pay your dues in a few minutes. Your NDCA number and membership status are on your phone when you check in at a competition. WHAT YOU CAN DO Register or renew - Apply for a new NDCA membership or renew an existing one - Review the information NDCA has on file, correct it, and sign your application electronically - Pay dues securely by card. Payments are processed by Stripe; the app never stores your card number Sign in as a member - Already a member? Sign in with the mobile number on your member profile and your last name. Each member needs their own mobile number - Confirm with a one-time code texted to that number Follow the season - Browse the calendar of NDCA sanctioned competitions across the country - Mark the competitions you are attending and keep them in one list - See your own heats for each competition, and open the full program and heat list on the organizer's site - See your results after each competition, down to each judge's marks - Follow your circuit ranking and points through the season Your membership - Your membership status, NDCA number, and expiration at a glance - Your signed license application and signature, kept where you can find them WHO IT IS FOR Competitors, teachers, adjudicators, organizers, and parents of junior competitors in NDCA sanctioned DanceSport. Adults create their own accounts; registration asks for a date of birth and refuses anyone under 18. A parent or legal guardian registers a minor competitor and signs on their behalf. ABOUT NDCA The National Dance Council of America sanctions DanceSport competitions across the United States. NDCA membership is required to compete in NDCA sanctioned competitions. NDCA membership is a real-world membership. Dues are paid by card in the app and processed by Stripe. You will not see ads in the app. It carries no advertising software, and the only outside software in it that looks at your device is Stripe's fraud check. The app does keep a count of which screens get opened so the NDCA can see how it is working; those counts stay with the NDCA, and the privacy policy explains exactly what deleting your account does to them. NDCA does not sell member data. Questions or help: support@ndca.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NDCA at daily against ChiMarathon's every 2 weeks. NDCA also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ChiMarathon ships an update every 2 weeks, NDCA daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChiMarathon | NDCA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (45 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tata Consultancy Services | Topline Data Labs LLC |
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
NDCA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChiMarathon
No in-app purchases
NDCA
No in-app purchases









