Is there a good app for track a running route with GPS?
Prime Gap: 101 apps already serve this, and 45 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to track a running route with GPS, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS tracking accuracy | reliability | 5 | Entfernung stimmt nicht, Pausen werden nicht gestoppt |
| GPS distance tracking | bug | 2 | no esta marcando la distancia recorrida |
| GPS tracking stops mid-run | bug | 2 | l'app ha registrato i primi 880 metri del percorso |
| GPS connection | bug | 2 | it doesn't follow GPS so it basically just times the run |
| GPS run tracking | bug | 1 | It doesn't track my run though gps is working. |
| run distance tracking | bug | 1 | no map, no kilometre recorded... only says 0.1km instead of 5km |
| inaccurate GPS distance tracking for outdoor runs | reliability | 1 | the app still cant track distances and left me at 0.5 miles two times when I ran 2 miles |
| GPS run tracking not working, only stopwatch | bug | 1 | I have location services allowed, but it only functions as a stopwatch |
| GPS route recording completeness | reliability | 1 | más de un mes no registra el recorrido completo |
| run route recording | missing-feature | 1 | só precisa gravar ó percurso das corridas |
| continuous run tracking | reliability | 1 | It can't track you after a little while |
| GPS signal loss / route recording | reliability | 1 | la señal se pierde de inmediato. No marca el recorrido realizado |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPS Tracks | 4.7 | 17,365 | Free |
| Map My Run GPS Running Tracker | 4.8 | 454,132 | Free |
| Map My Run GPS Running Tracker | 4.8 | 746,365 | Free |
| adidas Running: Run tracker | 4.6 | 1,706,561 | Free |
| Fitmeter Run - GPS Tracker | 4.7 | 130 | $2.99 |
| ASICS Runkeeper—Run Tracker | 4.8 | 376,503 | Free |
| GPS Speedometer: Speed Tracker | 4.5 | 5,484 | Free |
| Ski Tracks | 4.8 | 8,644 | Free |
Should you build it?
Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap. Opportunity here scores 78 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| umymasyed/Mapty-App | stale | 2 | JavaScript |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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