Reader review
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jun 1, 2023
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 5/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5
Topo Athletic Ultrafly 4
Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 9.6 oz · 5mm drop · 28/23mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Topo Athletic Ultrafly 6 replaced it
How it ranks
The Topo Athletic Ultrafly 4 sits about average for daily trainers in our data. Value and durability are its strongest sub-ratings. The rating rests on 2 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the UltraFly product line. Another 10 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Current estimate: Decent
74/100
Overall
74
Value
82
Durability
79
Appearance
78
Cushioning
69
Comfort
68
Confidence
18
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
18/100
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and 2 runner ratings.
Where to buy
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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
Pros
- A 28mm heel stack on a 5mm drop, with an anatomical toe box.
Cons
- The UltraFly 2 earlier in the line scores 81 on four reviews against its 73.
- Value draws 4.0 out of 5 in the two reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.
Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.
Confidence
50
60
70
80
90
100
25
50
75
100
Better Shoes Rating
Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Topo Athletic UltraFly
Each dot is one version of the UltraFly, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Rating
40
60
80
100
82
2018
70
2020
74
2022
70
2018
74
2026
Release year
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2026 · 1 review
74 Decent
9 Confidence
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2018 · 2 reviews
70 Decent
44 Confidence
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Ultrafly 4 This shoe
2022 · 2 reviews
74 Decent
18 Confidence
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2020 · 2 reviews
70 Decent
12 Confidence
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2018 · 4 reviews
82 Good
42 Confidence
Specs & fit
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
- Weight
- 9.6 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q2
- Stack Height
- 28mm heel - 23mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Runner reviews
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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability (Minimal)
Stability
Neutral
Weight
9.6 oz M
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8.5 oz M
Lightest
Stack
28/23mm
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40/35mm
Drop
5mm
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5mm
Release
2022 Q2
2026
Newest
2023 Q1
MSRP
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$145
Best price
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$140.93
Lowest price
$149.99
Ratings
Overall
Decent (74)
Decent (74)
Exceptional (99)
Best overall
Comfort
Below average (68)
Below average (65)
Exceptional (99)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Below average (69)
Below average (69)
Exceptional (99)
Best cushioning
Durability
Decent (79)
Decent (78)
Very good (92)
Best durability
Appearance
Decent (78)
Decent (75)
Very good (91)
Best appearance
Value
Good (82)
Good (83)
Good (88)
Best value
Topo Athletic Ultrafly 4 In Context
More on the Topo Athletic UltraFly
- Topo Athletic Ultrafly 6 next version
- Topo Athletic UltraFly 3 previous version
- Topo Athletic UltraFly 2
- Topo Athletic Ultrafly 5