Trail Run Project vs Trail Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trail Run Project
Discover and navigate thousands of miles of running trails with detailed GPS data, elevation profiles, and photos. Find featured runs near you or in searched locations, with offline access for remote adventures. Local expert insights help you plan the perfect trail run.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive trail maps
- High-resolution photos
- Offline trail downloads
- Location tracking on trail
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Trail Run Project is your comprehensive guide to the best trails to run, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured runs to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great trail run. • Find over 74,000 miles of trail to run with your crew. • New trails are constantly added to our incredibly detailed trail run database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list, check ins, and favorites on TrailRunProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Trail Connect
Discover, navigate, and share outdoor adventures with GPS tracking, 3D route visualization, and offline map access. Record workouts, monitor statistics, and stay safe with emergency features and route deviation alerts.
- Discover and run Trace de Trail tracks
- View routes in 3D
- Offline map and route access
- Record workouts and track statistics
- Live tracking for friends
- Emergency call feature
- Avalanche risk assessment
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Trail Connect is an app developed specially for outdoor activities and offers features and services to discover, run and share ! • enjoy all Trace de Trail tracks in your smartphone • view your routes in 3D • easily locate you on the route using GPS on your smartphone • manage gpx files • access to detailed IGN maps in France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium • download your route and associated maps for offline access • record your workout and beat your records • check statistics and the history of your workouts • activate a configurable alarm that warns you if you leave the route • use the live tracking to be followed by your friends during your workout • make an emergency call in case of problems • consult the map and avalanche risk assessment reports for France • share your location by SMS with your friends or family Access to all features requires that you use a user account. Remark : Continued use of GPS running in the background can greatly decrease battery life. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trail Run Project at none against Trail Connect's 9. Trail Run Project also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Trail Connect's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Trail Connect sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Trail Run Project asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trail Run Project holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trail Run Project has 418 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Trail Run Project's written reviews are positive against 33% of Trail Connect's.
Trail Run Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Trail Connect fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trail Run Project | Trail Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (418 ratings) — better | 4.3 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 32.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 418 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Yoomigo |
Customer experience
Trail Run Project
Trail Connect
Bugs and requests
Trail Run Project
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes frequently during use
- Map view unresponsive and jumps around
- Trail selection scroll at bottom is broken
- Map fails to load or refresh properly
- State map downloads fail
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- UI freezes when navigating areas with many trails
- GPS tracking inaccurate in some regions
- Elevation profile feature removed or inaccessible
- Inconsistency between website and app trail data
- Performance degradation after recent updates
Requested features
10 requests- GPX file export capability
- Apple Watch app integration
- Real-time friend tracking/safety monitoring
- Off-trail warning system
- Run tracking with splits and audio feedback
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- Ability to add photos directly from app
- Watch app for Garmin devices
- Trail condition comments and forum
- Easier trail submission process
- Unified hub for multi-activity data
Trail Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Trail Run Project
No in-app purchases
Trail Connect
- Live tracking - 1 month$6.491 Month
- Trailer +$12.991 Year
- Discover$14.991 Year
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- Live tracking - 1 year$15.991 Year
- Maps in Belgium - 1 year$29.991 Year
- Maps in Spain - 1 year$29.991 Year
- Maps in Switzerland - 1 year$34.991 Year
- IGN maps in France - 1 year$34.991 Year
- Premium$34.991 Year
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