Comparison

Map My Tracks vs Any Distance Running Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Map My Tracks

This app helps you understand your walking habits and stay motivated. It tracks your walks and hikes with GPS, providing personalized feedback, goal setting, and route discovery. Share your adventures or keep them private.

Highlights
  • GPS walking and hiking tracking
  • Personalized feedback and insights
  • Streak and habit building
  • Activity goal setting
  • Route discovery and tracking
  • Live tracking and sharing
  • Integration with Garmin, HealthKit, etc.
Features
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Every walk tells a story. Map My Tracks helps you understand yours. Whether you're walking around the neighborhood, exploring new trails, or hiking in the mountains, Map My Tracks gives you insights that actually matter. Discover patterns in your walking habits. Celebrate streaks that keep you motivated. Understand what your body is telling you. Join over a million people who've made Map My Tracks their go-to companion for walks and hikes. ===== Featured in Apple's What's hot list #1 iPhone app in Health & Fitness in Japan, France, Belgium, Iceland, Czech Republic ===== YOUR PERSONAL WALKING COACH After every walk, get feedback that's tailored to you. Learn about your consistency and habit-building. Discover which routes you enjoy most. See how weather affects your walking distance. Get encouragement that keeps you moving. See patterns like: "You tend to walk further on sunny days" or "Your morning walks are consistently longer than evening ones." Celebrate when you hit a new streak. Track your favorite routes. It's like having a walking companion who knows your history and keeps you motivated. TRACK YOUR WALKS AND HIKES Record every walk with GPS precision. Track distance, pace, elevation, steps, calories, and duration. Or just press start and let the app do the work. Review your week at a glance or dive deep into detailed stats when you want them. Connect your Garmin, Wahoo, Coros, HealthKit, and more, to automatically bring all your walks into one place. All your outdoor activities—all your insights—in a single app. SHARE YOUR WALKING ADVENTURES Broadcast live so friends and family can follow along on your hikes. Add photos from your walks and create videos that capture the whole experience. Follow friends and keep each other motivated. Or keep it private—it's your choice. SET YOUR OWN WALKING GOALS Whether it's walking 10,000 steps daily, maintaining a walking streak, exploring new routes, or increasing your distance, set goals that matter to you. Track your progress with intelligent insights that help you get there. DISCOVER NEW ROUTES Find popular walking routes and hiking trails near you. See where other walkers go. Track your favorite paths and revisit them anytime. UNLOCK EVERYTHING WITH PLUS • AI-powered Activity Insights after every walk • Live tracking so others can follow your progress • Ad-free experience • Advanced analysis tools on app and website • Full access to all features Subscriptions for Map My Tracks PLUS are $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year. Map My Tracks PLUS subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account after your confirmation of purchase. Your monthly subscription will automatically renew each month and be charged through your iTunes account, yearly subscriptions will automatically renew each year. Subscriptions renew at $4.99 per month or $49.99 for a full year automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Cancellation of the current active subscription period is not allowed. FEEDBACK If you're enjoying Map My Tracks: Walking Tracker, leave us a good review in the App Store. If not, send your feedback to support@mapmytracks.com and let us fix it before you write a review. Map My Tracks uses HealthKit to export your walking activities into the Health app and to read heart rate and biometric data. This service is optional. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Terms of service: https://www.mapmytracks.com/term-service Privacy policy: https://www.mapmytracks.com/privacy-policy

About

Any Distance Running Tracker

Track over 90 workout types with this comprehensive fitness companion. Monitor pace, calories, distance, and heart rate, with detailed 2D and 3D map views of your routes. Share your progress visually and set personalized goals.

Highlights
  • Track 90+ workout types
  • Real-time pace, calorie, distance tracking
  • 2D and 3D route mapping
  • Live Activities on lock screen
  • Customizable sharing templates
  • Goal setting
  • Achievement medals
Features
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2023 Apple Design Award Winner · Apple Editor's Choice Any Distance is your ultimate running, walking, hiking, and biking workout tracker. ▸ Beautiful and Functional: Designed to make workout tracking not just a habit but a joy. ▸ Track over 90 workout types on iPhone and Apple Watch, including running, walking, biking, hiking, gym workouts, and more. ▸ Any Distance tracks your pace, calories, distance, heart rate and more. ▸ See your route on the map in 2D and 3D, making every hike, run, walk, or bike ride a visual adventure.  ▸ Live Activities: See your run or walk in real time on your lock screen so you don't need to unlock your phone. ▸ Beautiful Sharing: Customizable, eye-catching Instagram story templates designed to flaunt your progress in 3D and AR. ▸ Set goals towards your target distance, calories, or time. ▸ Earn hundreds of achievement medals and digital collectibles. ▸ Privacy: Hide data like pace, time, and routes when you share. Your data stays on your device and is never sold to third parties. ▸ Integrations: Data effortlessly syncs to and from Apple Health, Garmin, and Wahoo. Thank you for trying Any Distance! #anydistancecounts Terms of Service: https://anydistance.club/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://anydistance.club/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Map My Tracks4 screens
Any Distance Running Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Map My Tracks and Any Distance Running Tracker both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 52% of Any Distance Running Tracker's. Map My Tracks also leads on ads (none vs shown). Any Distance Running Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 332). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Map My Tracks sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Any Distance Running Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Map My Tracks against 4.7 for Any Distance Running Tracker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Distance Running Tracker has 2.5K ratings behind it against 332, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Map My Tracks's written reviews are positive against 52% of Any Distance Running Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, Any Distance Running Tracker every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Map My Tracks versus Any Distance Running Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap My TracksAny Distance Running Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (332 ratings)4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better52.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3322.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinderhouseAny Distance Inc.

Customer experience

Map My Tracks

All ratings332 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.2%

Any Distance Running Tracker

All ratings2,419 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive52.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative38.6%

User reviews

Map My Tracks

From 332 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Offline functionality
  • 🚀 Detailed maps and statistics
  • 👍 Motivating for fitness goals

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional GPS inaccuracies
  • 🔋 Battery drain when tracking
  • 🔇 Interrupts audio playback
  • 🔒 Lack of privacy controls

Any Distance Running Tracker

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great options
  • 👍 Helpful motivator
  • 👍 Beautiful and motivating
  • 👍 Delightful and beautiful run tracking
  • 👍 Makes me want to workout

Room to improve

  • 🐛 When it works, it's great
  • 🐛 Gone downhill
  • 🐛 Absolutely loved this app, but pay-walling existing features feels lame
  • 🐛 i can't delete a workout
  • 🐛 So many bugs

Bugs and requests

Map My Tracks

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Registration issues
  • Tracking stops unexpectedly
  • Syncing problems between app and website

Requested features

4 requests
  • Step count integration
  • Ability to export/share data
  • More customization options
  • Improved audio integration

Any Distance Running Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Can't add my Kuwaiti number to the app
  • Possible bug discovered - app may have modified my saved body weight in the health app
  • Phone number issues in NZ

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow resizing and moving/rotating the stats to any part of the picture
  • Allow changing the color for each of the stats
  • Allow syncing with Garmin or Strava, so I can have route data
  • Add treadmill tracking
  • Add gym/bodybuilding activities

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Map My Tracks

Subscriptions2
  • PLUS subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PLUS subscription$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Enable sensors$0.99
  • Graphs$0.99
  • No ads$0.99
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  • Pro upgrade$3.99
3 purchases

Any Distance Running Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Super Distance (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Super Distance (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Super Distance (Lifetime)$99.99

Questions

Is Map My Tracks free?
Map My Tracks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Any Distance Running Tracker free?
Any Distance Running Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map My Tracks or Any Distance Running Tracker?
Any Distance Running Tracker is rated higher. Map My Tracks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 332 ratings, while Any Distance Running Tracker averages 4.7 from 2.5K ratings.
Do Map My Tracks or Any Distance Running Tracker have ads?
Any Distance Running Tracker shows ads; Map My Tracks does not.
Which is updated more often, Map My Tracks or Any Distance Running Tracker?
Map My Tracks ships an update every 6 weeks, and Any Distance Running Tracker every 2 days. Most recently, Map My Tracks was updated on November 1, 2026 and Any Distance Running Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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