BJJ Roadmap vs Marune
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BJJ Roadmap
Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu effectively with this app. It breaks down complex techniques and positions, helping you understand the 'why' behind each move. Master grappling strategies and avoid common mistakes to progress faster.
- Master BJJ positions and transitions
- Understand technique fundamentals
- Learn effective submissions and escapes
- Video instruction for techniques
- Navigate BJJ concepts clearly
- Avoid common training mistakes
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Do you want learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu the right way? Then grab the BJJ Roadmap app and let the pieces of the puzzle immediately start coming together for you. BJJ is the most effective grappling system in the world, but it can be very confusing for your first couple of years of training. But BJJ can, and should, make sense! The BJJ Roadmap app is the perfect tool for getting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu right, right from the start. - Master the sense of overwhelm so you can confidently navigate your way among the different techniques and submissions in BJJ - Learn exactly how the different ground positions fit together so that you never feel lost on the mat again - Find out what exactly you should do next to get better at grappling - Discover the missing components you need to get your techniques to work in a real life sparring situation Using high quality video instruction this app will give you the strategies, tactics, techniques and training methods you need to get good at BJJ as fast as possible. WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE FREE SECTION OF THE APP - A complete overview of the major BJJ positions and how they fit together - A detailed breakdown of the Closed Guard, Open Guard and Half Guard positions - Guard sweeps that take you from the bottom to the top - Guard passes you can use to cut your way through your opponent's defences - How to avoid the most common mistakes made on the top and the bottom WHAT YOU'LL GET IN THE PAID SECTION OF THE APP - Four more positions to round out your BJJ game, including Side Mount, Knee Mount, Rear Mount and the Turtle Position - Advanced details to take your game to the next level quickly and easily. - The best transitions to improve your position so you can keep your opponent continually on the defensive. - Effective escapes you can use even if your opponent is bigger than you - Overviews of the most common, most effective submissions from each position - How to avoid the mistakes that can lead to injury or months of wasted time and effort as you do the wrong thing again and again. This app covers a complete system for learning BJJ. It starts with the Roadmap concept so that you get the complete big picture of the art of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu (along with the concepts, techniques and strategies used by almost every advanced player). I want you to know the ‘why, where, when, who and what’ of everything you learn in BJJ, which is why in this app we cover: - Why certain techniques work better than others. - Where your arms and legs MUST be to avoid giving your opponent an easy submission!f - When is the best time for trying specific moves? - Who is best suited for certain positions and submissions? - What the critical take-home details are, without which your technique just won’t work! Many BJJ students never end up learning the fundamentals of the art properly because these basics are so ‘obvious’ to their instructors that they don’t bother to pass them on to their students. But if the concepts, strategies and tactics of BJJ get laid out for you in a clear, concise and interesting manner (instead of you having to figure it all out through trial and error) then your skills will literally jump to a new level overnight. ABOUT STEPHAN KESTING Stephan Kesting is a BJJ black belt and an instructor in Combat Submission Wrestling. In addition to his grappling certifications he also has a Black Belt in Kajukenbo Karate and is a certified Instructor in Dan Inosanto’s Filipino Martial Arts, Majaphait Silat and Jun Fan JKD. With his series of best-selling apps, DVDs, and instructional programs he has helped tens of thousands of martial artists lift the level of their grappling game.
Marune
This app helps martial artists track their training sessions, visualize their schedule, and monitor progress. Log techniques, supplementary workouts, belt promotions, and competition history. Build a personal technique library and connect with training partners.
- Training session logging
- Calendar view for schedule
- Supplementary workout tracking
- Belt progression monitoring
- Competition history recording
- Personal technique library
- Social sharing and connection
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Marune - Martial Arts Training Tracker Track your martial arts journey with Marune, the complete training companion for practitioners of all levels. TRAINING LOG Record every training session with detailed information including duration, techniques practiced, rolling time, and notes. Track your progress over time with comprehensive statistics. CALENDAR VIEW Visualize your training schedule with weekly, monthly, and yearly calendar views. See your training frequency at a glance and stay motivated. EXERCISE TRACKING Log your supplementary workouts including HIIT, yoga, resistance training, running, swimming, cycling, and more. BELT PROGRESSION Track your belt promotions and stripes across multiple martial arts disciplines. Document your journey from white belt to black belt and beyond. COMPETITION TRACKER Record your competition history including results, medals, and achievements. Analyze your competitive performance over time. TRAINING WIKI Build your personal technique library. Create and organize techniques with detailed notes and training flows. SOCIAL FEATURES Connect with training partners and friends. Share your progress, like and comment on posts, and stay motivated together. STATISTICS AND INSIGHTS Gain insights into your training habits with detailed analytics. Track total training time, sparring percentages, and identify trends in your practice. PEAK SUBSCRIPTION Unlock premium features with Peak including advanced statistics, enhanced insights, and more. Whether you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing, Karate, Taekwondo, or any other martial art, Marune helps you stay consistent and track your improvement. Download Marune today and take your training to the next level. CONTACT AND SUPPORT Email: support@marune.social Instagram: @maruneapp Terms of Service: https://marune.social/terms Privacy Policy: https://marune.social/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Marune at 4.6 against BJJ Roadmap's 3.9. Marune also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 8 months). BJJ Roadmap's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. BJJ Roadmap sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Marune sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Marune holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 96 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of BJJ Roadmap's written reviews are positive against 74% of Marune's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BJJ Roadmap ships an update every 8 months, Marune every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BJJ Roadmap | Marune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (62 ratings) | 4.6 (96 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 73.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 96 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Grapplearts Enterprises Inc. | Varsalus, Inc. |
Customer experience
BJJ Roadmap
Marune
User reviews
BJJ Roadmap
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive BJJ fundamentals curriculum
- 👨🏫 Clear and concise instruction from expert Stephen Kesting
- 💰 Excellent value with extensive free content
- 📱 Easy-to-use interface and navigation
- 🎥 High-quality video production and multi-angle demonstrations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Videos fail to load or play (most critical issue)
- 🔊 Audio/sound not working on multiple devices
- 📧 Promised e-books not delivered
- 💳 Pricing discrepancies between app store and app
- 🔄 App compatibility issues with iOS updates
Marune
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for BJJ tracking
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Organizes training
- 👍 Tracks progress
- 👍 Good UX
Room to improve
- 👎 New version difficult to use
- 👎 UI not intuitive
- 👎 App freezes
- 👎 Lacks flow
- 👎 No way to block people
Bugs and requests
BJJ Roadmap
Reported bugs
8 issues- Videos won't load or play (recurring across multiple iOS versions)
- No audio/sound in videos on iPhone and iPad
- Error loading video messages
- Blank white or black screens preventing video playback
- App incompatibility with iOS 14 and iOS 18
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- E-book delivery failure after email signup
- Video playback issues after iOS updates
- App crashes on reinstall attempts
Requested features
4 requests- Auto-play transition between videos
- In-depth submission explanations
- Self-defense curriculum integration
- Offline video downloading capability
Marune
Reported bugs
13 issues- Keeps freezing when logging stats
- New update: 'what did you train' selector broken
- Newest update: dates and techniques appear blank
- Bug with entering location when logging training
- Hours showing up incorrectly / in negatives
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- Weight goal feature crashes app
- Text only types in all caps
- Can't log training dates or competitions from prior years
- New version defaults to old instructor
- New version UI not intuitive
- Cannot use username or upload photo on iPhone
- Cannot input training data
- Spell check/autocorrect not working in notes section
Requested features
27 requests- Go back to old version
- Add ability to sync with health app
- Add ability to copy text from notes
- Add trainings tagged in to logs
- Add day of week to training feed
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- Add categories for competitions (gi, nogi, absolutes)
- Send reminders to log training
- Allow adding different types of training (Muay Thai, boxing, etc.) separately
- Toggle between disciplines (BJJ, Muay Thai)
- See different martial arts separately
- Add 'total training' tab and individual martial art tabs
- Allow secondary sport selection
- Add reminders for specific times
- Add option to add opponent's name/gym in competition log
- Add data on nature of win/loss in competition log
- Add belts for under 16
- Sync logged sessions with health app
- Add clubs and teams information
- Add training partners to a session
- Track promotions
- Add instructor to training sessions
- Add time of day to training session
- Create/select training session categories
- Add rating out of 10 to training sessions
- Data reports on ratings and hours by type, instructor, time of day
- Option for gi+no-gi in one session
- Make app available in Portuguese
In-app purchases
BJJ Roadmap
- Side Mount$3.99
- Knee Mount$3.99
- Full Mount$3.99
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- Rear Mount$3.99
- Turtle$3.99
- Get Them All$13.99
Marune
- Marune Ad-Free for 1 Year$3.991 Year
- Peak Monthly Subscription$8.991 Month
- Peak One Year Subscription$49.991 Year







