Map My Tracks vs Running App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Map My Tracks
This app records your runs, tracking distance, pace, and elevation. It stores your running history, allowing you to revisit past routes and view yearly summaries. Advanced features include AI-powered route analysis and integration with external fitness devices.
- GPS run recording
- Pace, distance, and elevation tracking
- Automatic pause
- Heart rate and sensor data (PLUS)
- Route following
- Import/export GPX, TCX, FIT, KML, KMZ
- Yearly review and heat maps
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Your runs, remembered. Map My Tracks records every run, keeps every one, and brings them back to you: the routes you keep returning to, the run from a year ago today, and your year of running told back each December. RECORDED • Road and trail runs, from a first 5k to a marathon • Pace, distance, height and climb as you go, with automatic pause when you stop • Heart rate, speed, cadence and power from Bluetooth sensors, and their charts, with PLUS • On the Lock Screen and Apple Watch as you go, with Siri and a Record button in Control Center • Follow a route, kept on your phone so it works with no signal • Afterwards: splits, laps and climbs • Charts of your heart rate and zones, and your best efforts (PLUS) KEPT • Your phone never deletes a run, and your account keeps its date, distance and time for good • Bring your history from Garmin Connect, Wahoo, Coros, Polar, Fitbit, Hammerhead or Apple Health • Open GPX, TCX, FIT, KML and KMZ files from other apps, as an activity or a route REMEMBERED • Your heat map, with PLUS: every route you've ever run, glowing brightest where you go most • Each run says how many times you've been there before: "9 times here" • Runs worth remembering come back on Home, in a widget, and in a 9 am note if you like • Your year in review each December: your months, your places and a map of your year • Your last 12 months of runs on one map, free FOUND, WITH AI • Ask your map in your own words, like "runs in Chicago in 2025" (PLUS) • Sum up any area: the story of your runs there (PLUS) • Activity Insights after every run (PLUS) • A note for each run and captions for your photos, suggested for you to keep or change • Trips named from the signs in your photos, and your timeline to find any run MAPS AND ROUTES • OpenStreetMap, with trails and paths, free • With PLUS: USGS Topo for the US, and national maps for Britain, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, Finland and Denmark • Plan a route on mapmytracks.com and follow it in the app TOGETHER • Share a picture of your run: your route, photos and figures • Live tracking, so family and friends can follow along (PLUS) • Follow friends, like and comment MAP MY TRACKS PLUS Free for your first month. PLUS unlocks everything marked PLUS above, and adds: • Every year on your map, and every map style from satellite to cycle paths • Heart rate, cadence and power from Bluetooth sensors • Weather and wind on every outing • Leaderboards, unlimited goals, trimming, Collections, all your photos and your own share pictures PLUS is $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, first month free (US prices; the App Store shows yours before you buy). Payment is taken from your Apple Account when you confirm, or when the free month ends. PLUS renews automatically, and is charged in the 24 hours before each period ends, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings; you keep PLUS to the end of the period you've paid for. Choosing the yearly plan ends a free month. APPLE HEALTH (optional) Save your activities to the Health app, and bring in your workouts, their routes, heart rate and weight. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Map My Tracks is designed to limit battery use: it rests the GPS when you pause, and holds back syncing in Low Power Mode. QUESTIONS AND IDEAS Email support@mapmytracks.com and a person will reply. If Map My Tracks earns a place on your runs, a review on the App Store helps others find it. Terms of use: https://www.mapmytracks.com/term-service Privacy policy: https://www.mapmytracks.com/privacy-policy
Running App
Track your runs with GPS, analyze performance with detailed stats and graphs, and follow customized training plans. Improve your heart health and reach your fitness goals with audio feedback and progress tracking.
- Real-time GPS route mapping
- Detailed run analysis with graphs
- Customized training plans
- Audio feedback from voice coach
- Sync data to Apple Health
- Performance comparison over time
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Track running stats, records routes with GPS in real time and allows you to reach your goals with detailed analysis and graphs. Leap running app tracks all key stats, distance, time, speed, calories burned, elevation, etc. Training for a race or just want to burn calories? Leap mile tracker provides a variety of plans to meet different goals, which can help you stay motivated and get results. You can also get audio feedback from the voice coach. Improve heart health with customized goal American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that most adults should have at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise per week (or a combination of both) to keep the heart healthy. Follow AHA's guidelines and based on your own conditions, we will help you set the most appropriate goal. This app can automatically calculate the progress of your goal based on your pace, makes your goal measurable and trackable. Running Tracker • Map your route - Record your routes with GPS. You can save your paths and share your route maps with friends. • Analyze every run - It monitors all your stats in real time and analyzes them in graphs. • Match the same path - It records your same-route runs and shows the trends of your performance over time. • Get audio feedback - Get audio feedback (duration, distance, calories, pace, etc) from the voice coach to take control of your training and improve your performance. Powerful Analysis • Compare your performance with stats at different distances and time periods. • Scientifically analyze your training patterns to improve your performance. • Clear and stylish graphic design. For Different Fitness Goals • Whether you simply run or marathon training. • Whether you want to lose weight or keep fit. • Whether you are man or woman, old or young. • It's not only a distance tracker, but also a mile tracker, calorie counter, mile counter, jogging app, weight loss apps. • Sync data to Apple Health Subscription Terms and Details - Get unlimited access to all features for USD $3.99/month, USD $9.99/year. - The payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Subscription may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication Privacy Policy: https://leap.app/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: http://pay.mobihealthplus.com/app/maprunner.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Map My Tracks at 100% against Running App's 62%. Map My Tracks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Running App's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 8). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Map My Tracks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Running App sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Running App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Running App has 1.1K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 62% of Running App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Map My Tracks ships an update every 5 weeks, Running App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Map My Tracks | Running App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tinderhouse | Leap Health |
Customer experience
Map My Tracks
Running App
Bugs and requests
Map My Tracks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Running App
Reported bugs
2 issues- Reporting issue interface not working
- Inconsistent distance tracking (miles vs. km)
Requested features
2 requests- Pair with Apple Watch
- Review app UI and metrics display
In-app purchases
Map My Tracks
- PLUS Monthly: Live Tracking1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- PLUS Yearly: Heat & Topo Maps1 Month trial$49.991 Year
- Enable sensors$0.99
- Graphs$0.99
- No ads$0.99
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- Pro upgrade$3.99
Running App
- Monthly Membership$3.991 Month
- Premium Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
- Monthly subscription$6.991 Month
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- Yearly Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Questions
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