ChiMarathon vs Marathon Map for Boston
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!
Marathon Map for Boston
Access essential race information including maps, weather forecasts, and real-time social media updates from official sources. Stay informed about route changes and community discussions related to the event.
- Interactive Race Map
- Weather Forecasts
- Live Twitter Feeds
- Facebook Integration
- YouTube Channel Access
- Official Police & MEMA Updates
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This App provides Race related media as follws: Map Weather Twitter Facebook YouTube Police Twitter MEMA Twitter About Map data. Map data is approximate. Route is subject to change. Disclosure regarding auto-renewing subscription, if purchased, is as follows: - Title of publication or service is as follows: "Donate $0.99 USD to App Developer monthly." - Length of subscription (time period) is one month. - Price of subscription is as follows: $ 0.99. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and the cost of the renewal will be $ 0.99. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Link to Privacy Policy is as follows: http://privacy-policy-sta.tumblr.com - Link to Terms of Use is as follows: http://terms-of-service-sta.tumblr.com - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marathon Map for Boston at 5.0 against ChiMarathon's 2.5. Marathon Map for Boston also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.5 vs 18.6). ChiMarathon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On price 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. Marathon Map for Boston sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ChiMarathon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marathon Map for Boston holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChiMarathon has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of ChiMarathon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Marathon Map for Boston's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ChiMarathon ships an update every 2 weeks, Marathon Map for Boston every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChiMarathon | Marathon Map for Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tata Consultancy Services | Support The App |
Customer experience
ChiMarathon
Marathon Map for Boston
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
Marathon Map for Boston
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChiMarathon
No in-app purchases
Marathon Map for Boston
- Donate monthly.$0.991 Month
- Remove ads.$0.99
- Donate one time.$1.99
Questions
Is ChiMarathon free?
Is Marathon Map for Boston free?
Which has better reviews, ChiMarathon or Marathon Map for Boston?
Do ChiMarathon or Marathon Map for Boston have ads?
Which is updated more often, ChiMarathon or Marathon Map for Boston?
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