ShareMyRun - Live Run Tracking
By Alan Nawoj
ShareMyRun is a live workout tracking app for endurance athletes and their supporters, available on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the coordination friction for spectators trying to locate runners during long-distance events, providing peace of mind through real-time map updates.
For Endurance athletes and their support networks who require real-time location tracking and progress monitoring.
What does it look like?
Key features
Broadcasts real-time location and progress data to selected contacts via map interface.
Provides audible progress updates during active workouts.
Overlays workout statistics onto photos taken at the end of a session.
How much does it cost?
The freemium model gates performance-enhancing data and advanced spectator metrics behind a premium upgrade.
Velocity
Dormant developmentsocial featuresShow more...
ShareMyRun has been inactive for 3,153 days, indicating the project is no longer receiving development support. With only one version recorded in the analyzed window and no updates for over eight years, the app has reached a zombie state. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance, feature development, or live operations.
Who built it?
Alan Nawoj
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What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads excited. Users appreciate real-time location tracking provides peace of mind for families during long-distance running events and photo-stamping feature allows runners to share workout statistics directly on their post-run selfies.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Real-time location tracking provides peace of mind for families during long-distance running events
- Photo-stamping feature allows runners to share workout statistics directly on their post-run selfies
- Application crashes occur after tracking a high number of workouts without a way to clear data
11 of 11 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for ShareMyRun - Live Run Tracking
How's the Health & Fitness market?
ShareMyRun occupies a niche in the Health & Fitness category, relying on its live-tracking utility to differentiate from standard fitness loggers. With a 4.48 rating across 72 total ratings, the app maintains a loyal but small user base that values its specific focus on spectator-facing data.
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Key takeaways for ShareMyRun - Live Run Tracking
Where is it heading?
The fitness tracking market is rapidly consolidating around platform-native health suites, leaving specialized tools like ShareMyRun exposed if they do not maintain technical parity. Without a return to active development, the app will continue to lose its competitive edge to modern, integrated solutions.
- The lack of updates since 2018 indicates a maintenance-only state, which erodes user trust as modern OS updates potentially break core functionality.
- Persistent crashes due to unmanaged workout history block long-term users, directly reducing the lifetime value of the existing install base.
The SWOT
- Live map broadcasting creates a B2C-to-B2C acquisition loop where spectators install the app to follow runners.
- Localized social sharing could be expanded to include more platforms beyond Facebook and Twitter to increase organic reach.
Next best moves
Ship a history-clearing tool because users report crashes after extensive workout accumulation → restore app usability.
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of updates is its primary retention risk…
Read the full takeBottom line
ShareMyRun provides a specialized utility for race-day tracking, but the lack of maintenance since 2018 has created technical debt that now blocks long-term usage. Addressing the history-management crashes is the only way to prevent further churn of the core user base.
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- [1] App Store
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