Zones for Training vs RunBeat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zones for Training
This app helps you optimize your workouts by monitoring exercise intensity and visualizing it through heart rate zones. It supports over 70 workout types and provides detailed insights into your performance, all accessible on your Apple Watch and iPhone.
- Real-time exercise intensity and heart rate monitoring
- Time spent in four heart rate zones
- Total workout dashboard from Apple Health
- Heart rate zone alerts via Apple Watch taps
- Recovery heart rate measurement
- Detailed workout data and insights
- Widget support for workout summaries
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Get the most out of your Apple Watch! Zones monitors your exercise intensity and visualize it in meaningful ways. Know your activities and be smart about how you work out. Zones supports over 70 types of workouts like Running, Walking, Cycling, Treadmill, Exercise Bike, and Strength Training. Great for outdoor/indoor/gym workouts. Measure it on your Apple Watch, review it on your iPhone. Efficient workouts with Zones! ------------------------------------------------ ■ Features ------------------------------------------------ ◎ Monitor real-time exercise intensity and heart rate during workouts. (Apple Watch only) ◎ Show your time spent in the four Heart Rate Zones. ◎ Display all workouts data from the Apple Health app, so that you can use Zones as a total workouts dashboard. ------------------------------------------------ ■ Training With Heart Rate Zones ------------------------------------------------ Everybody has a different purpose for their training. Someone run for diet, someone ride for improving their cardio endurance. Exercising at the correct intensity can help you get the most out of your workouts. This app shows you your exercise intensity using your real-time heart rate, and it has four heart rate zones to understand your exercise intensity at a glance. • PEAK - for improving performance and speed. • CARDIO - for improving cardio endurance. • FAT BURN - For longer exercise. Predominantly uses fat for energy. • WARM UP - For preparation and recovery. With these four zones, you can start heart rate training very easily and quickly. You don't have to remember your target heart rate or intensity %. ------------------------------------------------ ■ Measuring with Apple Watch ------------------------------------------------ ◎ Heart Rate and Exercise Intensity in real-time • You can easily see which Heart Rate Zone you are in while exercise. • Your Apple Watch taps you on the wrist when heart rate zone changes. • Automatic pause/resume function (Running only) ◎ Review your improvements with Recovery Heart Rate Recovery Heart Rate is the difference between your exercising heart rate and your heart rate one minutes after the exercise has stopped. It is a good indicator to gauge your fitness level! This app measures it automatically right after your workouts. (Over CARDIO intensities only) ◎ Leave your iPhone at home You can leave your iPhone at home when you go for training! ※ Measurement function is only available on the Apple Watch. ------------------------------------------------ ■ Detailed Information of Your Workouts ------------------------------------------------ ◎ Details of Workout • Duration • Active Calories • Distance, Pace, Splits • Time in heart rate zones • Heart Rate and Exercise Intensity (Average, min/max heart rate) • Graphs of heart rate and pace • Show your workout on Widgets ◎ Insights (Graphs & Lists) • Recent Workouts • Weekly Calories Burned • Top 10 Distance • Running Pace ------------------------------------------------ ■ Many Ways to Use Zones ------------------------------------------------ ◎ Supports over 70 types of workouts Running, Walking, Cycling, Core Training, Flexibility, Strength Training... and so on! ◎ Works great with other apps through the Apple Health Zones reads all Workouts data from the Apple Health app, so you can use Zones as a total workouts dashboard. In this way, you can continue using the apps you already love. Of course, you can see your workouts data from Apple Workouts app in Zones. ◎ Upgrade to PRO • Stats (Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) • Create & customize Insights • Change Heart Rate Zones • Create Custom Workouts (5 Zones) • Edit Workout Name ------------------------------------------------ ■ Required Device ------------------------------------------------ Apple Health is required to use. For iPad, please update your OS to iPadOS 17 or higher.
RunBeat
This app provides real-time audio coaching for heart rate zone training and interval workouts. It guides you to stay in your target zone or complete specific interval structures without needing to look at your screen. Compatible with various Bluetooth heart rate monitors and smartwatches.
- Real-time heart rate zone audio coaching
- Supports Zone 2 and VO₂ Max intervals
- Customizable interval training programs
- Automatic music playlist switching
- Works with Bluetooth HR monitors and smartwatches
- Training log with session history
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Nail every session. Just listen and run. Train Zone 2, race pace, and VO2 max with RunBeat, your audio running coach. Real-time voice guidance keeps you in zone or on pace. Add intervals like Norwegian 4×4 or 1 km repeats, and it calls every rep. ZONE TRAINING Pick your target heart rate zone. RunBeat monitors live heart rate and coaches you to speed up or slow down to stay in zone. PACE TRAINING Train the pace you’ll need on race day, whether that’s a 5K, a marathon, or the runs between HYROX stations. RunBeat monitors your live pace and coaches you to speed up or slow down to stay on target. DISTANCE INTERVALS Speedwork. 1 km repeats or build your own, measured by GPS. Voice callouts at every rep. Apple Music playlists switch between work and rest. TIMED INTERVALS VO2 Max work. Norwegian 4×4 or build your own. Voice callouts at every transition. Apple Music playlists switch between work and rest. WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Apple Watch, AirPods Pro 3, or any Bluetooth HR monitor, including Google Fitbit Air, Whoop, Polar, Garmin, Coros, and Wahoo. Auto-reconnects. Watch app shows live zone on wrist. ACTIVITY Time in each zone, HR over time chart, work/rest breakdowns, rep splits, session history, plus distance, pace, and your route on the map. Saves every workout to Apple Health. WHY RUNBEAT Eyes forward. Train by ear. Audio coaching handles zones, pace, intervals, and reps, so you can focus on running. RUNBEAT PRO First training free. Then a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Privacy: https://runbeat.app/privacy Terms: https://runbeat.app/terms
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Verdict
Zones for Training and RunBeat both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of RunBeat's written reviews are positive against 69% of Zones for Training's. RunBeat also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). Zones for Training's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 15). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Zones for Training sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RunBeat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RunBeat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zones for Training has 19K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Zones for Training's written reviews are positive against 100% of RunBeat's.
Zones for Training ships an update every 4 weeks, RunBeat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zones for Training | RunBeat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19K ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Flask LLP | Mushin Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Zones for Training
RunBeat
Bugs and requests
Zones for Training
Reported bugs
5 issues- Heart rate not recording properly
- Workout data not syncing correctly
- Workouts pausing unexpectedly
- Inability to delete or edit past workouts
- Inconsistent calorie/distance tracking
Requested features
9 requests- Ability to edit past workouts
- Option to customize moderate and vigorous intensity zones
- Widgets for active score and zone time
- Ability to set zone-specific goals
- Option to disable zone change vibrations
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- Dashboard on phone app while tracking on watch
- Support for Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) zones
- Large widget for monthly/yearly stats
- Voice activation for zone changes
RunBeat
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Zones for Training
- PRO$7.99
RunBeat
- RunBeat Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- RunBeat Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year







