PKURunner vs ThinkRider
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PKURunner
This non-commercial tool helps students track their running mileage and view exercise progress to meet physical education course requirements. It's developed by students for students to facilitate running check-ins.
- Track running mileage
- View exercise progress
- Complete PE course check-ins
- Non-commercial student tool
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PKUrunner是由在校学生业余开发，面向全校体育课跑步项目打卡的非商用工具软件。助力同学记录跑步里程、查看锻炼进度，完成体育课程的跑步打卡要求。
ThinkRider
This app connects to smart sports hardware to collect and display real-time riding data. Users can choose from various routes to simulate rides or compete with others for rankings.
- Connects to smart sports hardware
- Real-time riding data collection
- Simulated riding routes
- Competitive racing with rankings
- Compatible with major brands
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PowerFun is an intelligent riding power training app, Connect intelligent sports hardware through the cooperation of riding platform and other equipment, Compatible with smart devices of major mainstream brands, it can collect riding movement data in real time and display training data in real time, You can choose a variety of routes to simulate riding, and you can also participate in the race with riders to get ranking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ThinkRider at 3.5 against PKURunner's 3.0. ThinkRider also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 10%). PKURunner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ThinkRider holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of PKURunner's written reviews are positive against 33% of ThinkRider's.
PKURunner ships an update every 2 weeks, ThinkRider every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PKURunner | ThinkRider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.5% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 186 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 嵩 高 | 上海执行派运动发展有限公司 |
Customer experience
PKURunner
ThinkRider
In-app purchases
PKURunner
No in-app purchases
ThinkRider
No in-app purchases
