Terrible
Not worth the price
I missed the deadline to cancel so I’m disappointed by that. There are also several tiers of subscription available in the App Store that are not shown within the app.
Disappointed
Not free. Data harvesting and time wasting, no trial
Sucks. That’s 10 mins I won’t get back. You owe me.
You cant even try this app without signing up. And they are not up front an pi t it.
deceptive
A solid start bound to improve
Original review remains below 😎
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The phone app is well designed and easily navigated and I find the whole thing a great addition to my running.
Where I have issues and where I have deducted a star given the cost of the app is in the Runo watch app, since this is central to capturing and showing me data about my run as I go.
It’s great that there is a watch app at all, which does track my runs perfectly, but the app does not show any of the significant widgets found in the native Apple workout app (e.g. those available by default for Outdoor run), particularly things like heart zones, which are important to those paying attention to cadence — and while there is a heart BPM readout, it is so small it’s almost impossible to read while running, even on an Ultra II.
This means I need to use the Runo watch app in metronome only mode while I use the Apple workout app for data. While metronome only mode works on the phone just fine, it is not explicitly available in the settings of the watch app and setting it on the phone doesn’t seem to initiate it on the watch. How do I know? Well, pretty much as soon as I start the native workout app after setting up the Runo watch app, Runo crashes.
It would be amazing if the developer could look into setting up reliable metronome only on the watch, or even better allow some widget customisation so that users can select what key data readouts they want see while using Runo on the watch. With that in place the native Apple workout app won’t even be necessary!
Cadence training
Trying to improve my cadence from 148/152 up to 165+ and this is helping immensely
Sound issue
Not easy, paid for nothing
Now requires location sharing
Update: the developer responded and said that they released an update to allow the user to select metronome only mode. I appreciate their response and app update and have since updated my rating. Thank you dev for listening to your users. That is rare in this day and age.
Response from developer
Hi, thank you for the feedback and sorry for the frustration. We completely understand — the metronome should work without requiring extra permissions. Good news: in our latest update, we added a "Metronome Only" mode that works exactly like the original version. No health or location access needed. To use it: 1. Open Options 2. Look for "Metronome Only" or "Simple Mode" toggle 3. Enable it This gives you the pure metronome experience you paid for, without any tracking features. If you have trouble finding it or run into any issues, please reach out at support@runoapp.com — we're happy to help. Thanks for your patience, and we hope this resolves your concern!
Simple with options for those that want them
Now requires location sharing
Response from developer
Hi, thank you for the feedback and sorry for the frustration. We completely understand — the metronome should work without requiring extra permissions. Good news: in our latest update, we added a "Metronome Only" mode that works exactly like the original version. No health or location access needed. To use it: 1. Open Options 2. Look for "Metronome Only" or "Simple Mode" toggle 3. Enable it This gives you the pure metronome experience you paid for, without any tracking features. If you have trouble finding it or run into any issues, please reach out at support@runoapp.com — we're happy to help. Thanks for your patience, and we hope this resolves your concern!
Love It!
Response from developer
Thank you FadedKamui for the nice words! Let’s us know how we can improve runo for you. You can always share your feedback and features requests through the options menu! :)
Requires subscription for basic functionality
Subscription required
easy breezy beautiful
Response from developer
Love hearing that, exactly what runo was built for. Thanks for the review and happy running :)
Helped with Injuries
Response from developer
Hi J Quinn, thank you so much for sharing this. We’re really happy to hear that Runo helped you keep a higher cadence and manage injuries from overstriding. And good news: Runo is now available on Apple Watch. You can use it straight from your wrist on every run. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks again for taking the time to leave a review!
The SPM doesn’t match with the cadence and BPM
I had to switch to a regular metronome app to match my cadence properly.
Good idea for runners but needs to be adjusted
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback! We’re sorry you had to experience this. We’ve already made the necessary adjustments, and we hope you can try it again and enjoy it.
Love listening to audiobooks while running
Response from developer
We are glad to hear it. Enjoying audiobooks while keeping a steady pace is exactly what runo is built for. Happy running :)
