Fitmeter Run Basic vs Basic Jogger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fitmeter Run Basic
This app transforms your iPhone into a powerful running computer, tracking your workouts with GPS. It provides real-time data on distance, pace, altitude, and calories burned, with detailed session history and statistics.
- GPS tracking and route mapping
- Real-time pace and distance
- Altitude and calorie tracking
- Auto-pause detection
- Session history and statistics
- CSV export
- Apple Health integration
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Fitmeter Run turns your iPhone into a running computer with incredible functionality. Your session is tracked GPS based and all data is presented in real-time. The app is designed for a wide user base, from amateur to professional. Features: - GPS based position and route of the session will be displayed on a map including distance markers - Distance - Duration of the session - Pause time - Auto Pause detection - Current pace - Pace of last mile - Fastest mile - Altitude tracking. Uphill / Downhill - Burned calories - Split times - History. Activities will be stored and can be reviewed. The session count is limited to 10. - Export all activities to a CSV file - Statistics for a session. Speed and Altitude over distance - Records. See your all-time records and a summary over all sessions. - Facebook support. Post sessions to your Facebook timeline. - Apple health support: Read the weight and use it calculate the burned calories Save the workout and its activity energy - No registration required - No annoying notifications - No marketing emails Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Basic Jogger
Easily track your jogging sessions with this straightforward app. It offers pause/resume functionality, detailed charts and statistics, and the ability to export your data. Switch between miles and kilometers effortlessly, with all data stored locally on your device.
- Pause and resume sessions
- Charts and statistics
- Export session data
- Switch between miles and kilometers
- No account creation
- Local data storage
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Track your jogging sessions in a simple way. No accessories required. • Easily PAUSE and RESUME a session. • Get insights with CHARTS and STATISTICS. • EXPORT your sessions for analysis in a spreadsheet. • Quickly switch between MILES and KILOMETERS. • NO ACCOUNT creation. Data is stored only on your device. Translations provided by: juncotranslations.com (Japanese) Mei-Chen Chen (Chinese)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Basic Jogger at none against Fitmeter Run Basic's shown. Basic Jogger also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Fitmeter Run Basic's advantage is ratings volume (220 vs 12). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fitmeter Run Basic against 4.8 for Basic Jogger. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fitmeter Run Basic has 220 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fitmeter Run Basic | Basic Jogger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (220 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Volker Schueppel | Allan Juenemann |
Customer experience
Fitmeter Run Basic
Basic Jogger
In-app purchases
Fitmeter Run Basic
No in-app purchases
Basic Jogger
No in-app purchases
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