Map My Run GPS Running Tracker

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] 5/5 · US Tracking progress: This app is great for tracking distance, time, location, and progress. I would tell anyone who is just starting to workout to use this app. It will help keep your focus on the end goal.
2. [R6] 5/5 · US Perfect FREE running app for beginners: 1st I want to say this app IS free to use, ofc there are memberships and promotions to higher status and upgraded tools.. BUT it does track your runs, routes, times, and progress through out your time using the platform. You do have to exit out of a million ads to use it at first (there’s at most two) but that’s to be expected from a free app! 2.) this app
3. [R10] 5/5 · US Thank You MMR: Love this simple, reliable tracker. It’s a great motivator and it is fun to look back over time and see my movement patterns and watch my miles stack up.
4. [R16] 5/5 · US Can’t beat the OG: I’ve always been a fan of Map My Run. I stated using it over 15 years ago and trained for two marathons with it. It gives me the exact function I need (mapping my run) with out crazy fees. Now I’ve slowed down a bit and still use it for every run. I don’t want to post on social. I just want to know how long and how fast I’ve been running with my dog.
5. [R21] 5/5 · US Great ap: I have been using this ap for about 16 years now absolutely love it!! It helps me reach my goals and set new ones all the time. Get it and most important use it!! I can go back and see what I did all those years ago and see where I was to where I am now
6. [R34] 5/5 · US Love this app: I am OFS! Old, fat, and slow but love this app. It keeps me moving! Thanks for making the world a healthier place with this app!
7. [R11] 5/5 · US Best running app out there!: I love this app so much as it lets me do awesome workouts with my friends and family!
8. [R17] 5/5 · US Best running app: Clean. Simple. Smooth. Exactly what you need for a running app. And you can connect with friends and make challenges. Dosnt get much better than this
9. [R323] 3/5 · GB FREE 🫠: I've used the app since 2015 and have a 'group' with a few friends . Undoubtedly the best thing about the app is it's FREE. And it's relatively accurate , imho, for cycle rides and jogs . The difficult thing is sometimes the app seems to misinterpret a stop or a pause, particularly on a long cycle ride ( two hours or more ), and craps out . Could be operator error ? Of course. Anyway i
10. [R3] 1/5 · US Miscalculated distance: This stupid app showed me zigzagging through a wooded area when I was on the side the whole time. Ended up adding 0.5 miles to my run. Worthless and deleted
11. [R76] 3/5 · US Wildly inaccurate p: Records one mile for every 1.3 miles run
12. [R81] 2/5 · US GPS needs improvement: Distance inaccurate Every time I pause at a stoplight when I restart it automatically adds several seconds to my time. Also, I run the exact same 5 mile route all the time. Sometimes it will say 4.8 miles up to 5.1 miles. This needs improvement,
13. [R116] 1/5 · US Inaccurate!: Said I ran 0.1 mile but I ran a mile! Don’t recommend. Now I have to find a different app!
14. [R24] 1/5 · US Stopped working: My app no longer tracks the length of my runs or the pace.
15. [R29] 2/5 · US Not consistently accurate: Constantly loses time and distance and then starts reforesting at the end which causes you to lose your pace. “I0 min run fast 1 min slow “ just repeated until it catches up. I can count using my watch without the app and not be distracted by those catch up messages. Which also interrupt my music when it’s happening.
16. [R33] 1/5 · US Paused in the middle: WTF it paused several times when my phone was closed and even once when I opened it and was just watching the screen and paused by itself. Not cool at all
17. [R37] 1/5 · US App sucks when walking app stops: The software guys need to fix this app. They have not improved this app. So disappointed
18. [R14] 2/5 · US Must You?: I love Map My Run EXCEPT at the end of a long, timed run, or at the end of a race when right after pause/hold to finish AN AD POPS UP AND BLOCKS MY TIME. Please stop that.
19. [R49] 1/5 · US Kill ads on the free version: Love your app I’ve been using it for years, but you seriously need to kill the ads and the prompts to upgrade on the free version. Anyone using your free app has already allowed you to track all of their metrication data runs walks speed pace, weather frequency That’s enough stop prompting me to upgrade every time I use the app and ads when I try to start a run
20. [R70] 2/5 · US Advertising: I love this app, but it’s hard enough to get the app open and going while juggling my dog. Being forced to turn down the premium ad each time makes using the app more difficult and me less likely to purchase the premium package.
21. [R105] 1/5 · US Annoying to use: It’s easier to close and reopen the app to start a new workout than navigating the unintuitive menu and seeing ten thousand ads for their premium subscription
22. [R82] 3/5 · US Not user friendly: I have tried this app numerous times, but every time I give it a chance I remember why I don’t like it. We have tried creating challenges but you can tweak it after it’s setup which it’s annoying, it should permit you to edit until the challenge stats. Also my Apple Watch never. Syncs or it dos when it wants to. Always too many glitches
23. [R173] 2/5 · US App and Apple phone not syncing properly: The app on phone isn’t syncing with app on Apple Watch.
24. [R271] 3/5 · GB Good app, recent update rubbish: Recent update renders the app unusable on my Series 3 Apple Watch - seems a little unnecessary as it worked perfectly well until the update!
25. [R274] 3/5 · GB Apple Watch.: Please update the UI on Apple Watch. It used to be much easier to read / use. (Way before this current view) But the Card view is too small to read and to navigate and doesn’t use the full size of the watch screen. It also flips between the screens too easily. Look at what other apps do for Apple Watch. Runna, Strava, RunKeeper etc the screens are much clearer. I would give this 5
26. [R5] 4/5 · US Proposed update: Love this app and I really appreciate the 15 second timer that’s been added! When I walk my dogs, I need a few seconds to get out of the house and my hands are full… A new proposed change is the ability to go backwards and slice off a piece of the walk… sometimes I forget and I jump in the car because I’ve taken them for a walk at a park… I would like the ability to go back and st
27. [R27] 3/5 · US Needs major upgrades: There is no autocorrect in this app! Makes it difficult to document your exercise.
28. [R155] 3/5 · US Moving Workouts Manually: When on a plan, I wish we could move the workouts around manually. Some days I don’t have time for the 7.53 so I do another shorter one. Problem is, if I skip today’s and do another, it erases it. It would be nice to be able to move the workouts around to fit my schedule.
29. [R136] 1/5 · US Very concerned about their data policies - and you should be, too: Mapmyrun appears to have sold out my data. I use a private rely on my email, and the unique email address I used to sign up for this app is now receiving literal bitcoin phishing emails. The only entity who had this email address was Map My Run. Who knows what they’re doing with even more sensitive data about where I go, etc.
30. [R399] 3/5 · GB Creepy: Great app but I Loathe the way my data about is shared with other companies and who knows who else. Very creepy. If you’d like a police state this is a good place to give them just about anything they need. The KGB would love this.
31. [R96] 3/5 · US Sometimes freezes and you gotta quit the app: Sometimes you gotta close out and go back in so I wouldn’t be super strict on trying the get an exact time. Give or take 20 seconds
32. [R327] 3/5 · GB Unstable and Unreliable: The App is quite disappointing and the technical support doesn’t help resolve matters. A couple of times over the last two weeks activity has failed to sync/save. Feedback from technical support…..uninstall and reinstall but your missing workouts will still not appear? Pointless and unhelpful. Had similar issues a few years ago and hoped it was resolved but sadly the unrel
33. [R7] 5/5 · US App: This app is very reliable
34. [R23] 5/5 · US 10 year user: App is fantastic. I’ve used it all over the country and has never failed!
35. [R39] 3/5 · US It’s okay: It's okay. It would work better if the creator moved the “pause” button so that, as I’m swiping up, it doesn't inadvertently select pause, and I find out later that the last bit of my workout wasn't recorded.
36. [R125] 2/5 · US Routes: I’m not able to map my routes. I am now able to map my routes, but I have to access another website to do that.
37. [R193] 3/5 · US Flawed but useful.: Two things keep this from being a five star product. 1) Those of us who payed for it years ago have to put up with the nag screen begging for more bux we would never be stupid enough to send these folks again. 2) The pause button needs to be moved off the main screen where no matter how much we try, it randomly pauses the workout one second after we start running about one tim
38. [R12] 5/5 · US 😊: Very good you dont have to pay to use it!!
39. [R18] 5/5 · US TRACKING: Love the app! I have the free version and I can still enjoy most of the features!
40. [R20] 5/5 · US Free Necessity: Free way to keep track of time and distance goals. Love it!! I’ve been using it for over a decade.