Scratch Map: the running map app that uncovers your world

Kotcha now has a Scratch Map: a personal running map that uncovers the world one kilometre at a time as you run. Today's iOS update also brings a redesigned session map with a flyover replay of each run, and a way to share a run in a single tap. If you've been looking for a running map app that rewards you for exploring, this one lives right inside your training plan.

What's new

• The Scratch Map. Every run scratches away a little more of the map. Streets you've run come to light. Places you haven't stay hidden, waiting for you.
• A redesigned session map. Each run gets a cleaner, more readable map.
• Flyover replay. Relive your route from above, as if a camera were flying along your run.
• Share in a tap. Send a run to friends or your socials without screenshots.

How the Scratch Map works

Think of the scratch-off world maps travellers hang on their walls, then make it run-powered. As you log runs with Kotcha, the area you cover is uncovered on your map. Over weeks and months, your Scratch Map becomes a picture of your running life: your daily loop, that hill you avoid, the trail you discovered on holiday.

It's not about speed or distance. A slow recovery run down a new street uncovers as much as a fast interval session on your usual route. That's the point.

Why a running map app belongs in your training

Consistency is what builds fitness. But running the same loop five times a week can make consistency feel like a chore. The Scratch Map gives you a gentle, playful reason to change things up:

• Easy runs become exploration. Your coach asks you to keep it relaxed. Why not do it somewhere new?
• Long runs become adventures. Plan your longest effort of the week to uncover a whole new part of the map.
• Travel becomes a chance to run. A business trip or a weekend away is a blank space on your map, ready to be filled.

Variety isn't only fun. Different routes mean different surfaces, gradients and turns, which keeps your body adapting and your head fresh. For trail runners, that link between the map and the training is even stronger: Kilian Jornet's approach to terrain reading and mountain strategy is built into every Kotcha trail plan. See how Kotcha plans for the mountains in our trail running training plan with Kilian Jornet.

Flyover replay: relive the run

The session map has been redesigned from the ground up. After each run, you can watch a flyover replay that follows your route from the sky. It's a great way to see the shape of a run you just did, spot the climb that hurt, or show a friend where you went this morning.

Share in a tap

Sharing a run used to mean screenshots and cropping. Now it takes a single tap from the app. Your route, your effort, ready to post. It works nicely with your Weekly Wrap, which you can also share in a tap at the end of each week.

How to get it

Update Kotcha on your iPhone from the App Store. Open the app, go for a run, and watch your Scratch Map start to fill in. Then open the session to replay it from above.

FAQ

What is a Scratch Map for running?

It's a map that starts hidden and gets uncovered as you run. In Kotcha, the Scratch Map reveals the world one kilometre at a time, so it shows every area you've explored on foot.

Is there a running app that shows all my routes on one map?

Yes. Kotcha's Scratch Map gathers the areas you've covered into a single personal map that grows with every run, right inside your AI coaching app.

Can I replay my run on a map?

Yes. Kotcha's redesigned session map includes a flyover replay that follows your route from above, and you can share the run in one tap.