Good To Run vs UseDryTrails
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Good To Run
This app provides detailed weather forecasts, including wet-bulb globe temperature, condition flags, and UV index, to help you plan outdoor activities. It offers extended forecasts for subscribers and is ideal for runners and athletes.
- Weather forecasts
- Wet-bulb globe temperature
- Condition flags
- UV index
- 7-day and 15-day hourly forecasts (subscription)
- Outdoor activity planning
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When will it be good to go for a run? See weather forecasts, wet-bulb globe temperature, condition flags, and UV index, all in one convenient tool. Perfect for runners, joggers, marathon competitors, and more. Become a subscriber for the full 7-day or 15-day hourly forecast and many other features. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price you originally paid. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms: https://www.goodtorun.net/terms
UseDryTrails
This app offers essential weather data for outdoor enthusiasts, including current conditions, temperature, sunrise/sunset times, and precipitation forecasts. It also provides soil moisture and temperature, with options for metric or standard units and saved locations.
- Current weather conditions
- Temperature highs and lows
- Sunrise and sunset times
- Precipitation forecasts
- Soil moisture and temperature
- Metric/Standard unit options
- Saved location functionality
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UseDryTrails is a simple weather application providing the most important weather information for trail users in one place. Current conditions, current temperature, today's low and high temperatures, today's sunrise and sunset times, precipitation totals for previous three days, today, and next two days, current soil moisture, and current soil temperature. Users can choose Metric or Standard units. Users can get conditions at their location as well as search for locations. Users can save locations with the search name or customize the name of the saved location. Defer to local trail conditions reported by trail stewards, organizations, and/or land managers. Weather data provided by Open-Meteo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: UseDryTrails at 100% against Good To Run's 43%. UseDryTrails also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Good To Run's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (36 vs 2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Good To Run sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. UseDryTrails asks for nothing beyond the download.
UseDryTrails holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Good To Run has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Good To Run's written reviews are positive against 100% of UseDryTrails's.
Good To Run ships an update every 3 weeks, UseDryTrails every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Good To Run | UseDryTrails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (36 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matthew LLOYD | Mike Whaley |
Customer experience
Good To Run
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In-app purchases
Good To Run
- Bronze Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Value Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Gold Subscription - Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Bronze Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$25.991 Year
- Gold Subscription - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Bronze Subscription - One Year$23.99
UseDryTrails
No in-app purchases
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