Comparison

Running Mile Tracker vs Hiking Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Running Mile Tracker

This GPS-based app helps runners track their distance, speed, and calories burned. It offers real-time stats, route mapping, and voice updates. Features include Apple Watch integration, shoe mileage tracking, and social sharing.

Highlights
  • GPS distance and speed tracking
  • Real-time route mapping
  • Calorie burn estimation
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Voice progress updates
  • Shoe mileage tracking
  • Split time analysis
Features
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Featured by Apple as a Health & Fitness "Best New App" and "Apps for Runners" Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their running fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows runners to keep track of their runs easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a run without ever getting your phone out of your pocket. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STEP TRACKING Keep track of your daily steps and hit your long term goals. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a run. COLOR CODED When viewing saved runs your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. SHOE TRACKING Track the distance on your running shoes so you know when it's time to replace them before they start causing problems PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM Share your workout with your friends on Instagram or Facebook with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription costs USD 4.99 per week, monthly subscription costs USD 9.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 29.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at https://www.vimafitness.com/privacy and https://www.vimafitness.com/terms

About

Hiking Tracker

Track your hiking fitness with this simple GPS app. Monitor distance, speed, altitude, and calories burned. Share your progress and get real-time voice updates. Integrates with Apple Health and Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • GPS hike tracking
  • Real-time stats (speed, distance, altitude, time)
  • Color-coded route maps
  • Voice progress updates
  • Split time analysis
  • Calorie burn estimation
  • Shoe distance tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Vima is a GPS based tracking app for people who want to keep track of their hiking fitness goals. It is an app aimed at simplicity that allows hikers to keep track of their hikes easily without a lot of unnecessary stuff getting in the way. APPLE WATCH Easily start, pause, resume, and save a hike without ever getting your phone out of your pocket. Check your distance, speed, time, and altitude from your Apple Watch in realtime. STATS AND MAPS Vima tracks speed, distance, altitude, and time. It also gives you a map showing where you have been while you are saving a hike so you can see where you've been. COLOR CODED When viewing saved walks your route shows up on the map color coded by speed. It shows where you went the fastest (green) and where you were slowest (red). VOICE SUMMARY Don't want to look at the screen every few minutes? You can have the app tell you updates on your progress in set distance and/or time intervals. SPLIT TIMES Added splits to the history review page. Choose from 9 different distances and see how each section of your workout went. CALORIES See calories burned. Set your weight in settings and get your calories burned in real time and on the history page after your run. SHOE TRACKING Track the distance on your walking shoes so you know when it's time to replace them before they start causing problems PAUSE AND RESUME Pause the workout to catch your breath or chat with a friend and then resume when you get back to it. FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM Share your workout with your friends on Facebook or Instagram with our easy to use integration. UNITS The supports both standard and metric units. HEALTH KIT Apple Health permissions allow us to enhance your data as well as saving your workout information to Apple Health. If you've read this far, you should definitely give Vima a shot. We think you'll love it, and if there is anything you'd like to see for the app in the future just let us know. We love hearing from our users. Note: Continued use of the GPS will reduce battery life. If you upgrade to a premium subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly subscription costs USD 4.99 per month, while the yearly subscription costs USD 19.99 per year. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. There is no increase in cost when renewing. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. Once purchased, the current period cannot be canceled. Find the full terms and conditions and our privacy policy at http://www.30-south.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Running Mile Tracker4 screens
Hiking Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Running Mile Tracker at 68% against Hiking Tracker's 43%. Running Mile Tracker also leads on ratings volume (560 vs 45). Hiking Tracker's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Running Mile Tracker sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Hiking Tracker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hiking Tracker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Running Mile Tracker has 560 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Running Mile Tracker's written reviews are positive against 43% of Hiking Tracker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Running Mile Tracker versus Hiking Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunning Mile TrackerHiking Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (560 ratings)4.7 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings560 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer30 South LLC30 South LLC

Customer experience

Running Mile Tracker

All ratings560 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative28.0%

Hiking Tracker

All ratings45 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Running Mile Tracker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashing or not opening
  • Premium features not unlocking properly
  • Inconsistent tracking of runs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add treadmill run tracking
  • Improve data export and analysis options
  • Provide better customization options
  • Enhance GPS accuracy and reliability

Hiking Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Running Mile Tracker

Subscriptions9
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • 1 Month Vima Premium$9.991 Month
  • Vima Run Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Vima Run Premium$14.993 Months
  • 1 Year Vima Premium$29.991 Year
  • Vima Run Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Run Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$39.991 Year
8 purchases

Hiking Tracker

Subscriptions8
  • Vima Premium$4.997 Days
  • Hiking Tracker Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vima Hike Premium$14.993 Months
Show 5 more
  • Hiking Tracker Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Hiking Tracker Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Vima Hiking Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Vima Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Running Mile Tracker free?
Running Mile Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hiking Tracker free?
Hiking Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Running Mile Tracker or Hiking Tracker?
Hiking Tracker is rated higher. Running Mile Tracker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 560 ratings, while Hiking Tracker averages 4.7 from 45 ratings.
Do Running Mile Tracker or Hiking Tracker have ads?
Neither Running Mile Tracker nor Hiking Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Running Mile Tracker or Hiking Tracker?
Running Mile Tracker ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hiking Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Running Mile Tracker was updated on September 26, 2026 and Hiking Tracker on September 11, 2026.

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