Simple Run Tracker vs Scribble Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Run Tracker
A straightforward running app for outdoor enthusiasts who prefer simplicity. It focuses on essential tracking without overwhelming users with excessive features. Ideal for those who enjoy running without complex functionalities.
- Minimalist design
- Outdoor run tracking
- Essential running metrics
- User-friendly interface
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The simplest running tracker with a minimum of functions. If you like running outdoors and you do not need super-cracked applications with tons of features, then this is the application for you. Main features: - Minimum of settings. You can just push start button and run. - Every workout is recorded. - You can set workout target in terms of distance and/or duration. - GPS-track could be saved and exported as GPX-file.
Scribble Run
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Every run, walk, hike and ride you've done, drawn in ink on a plain paper notebook. Scribble Run reads your workouts from Apple Health and draws each GPS route by hand. No setup, no account. Open it and your running log is already there. YOUR RUNS, DRAWN – Every route on its own little square of paper. Tap one: distance, pace, time, climb. – "So far" puts every route on top of each other, for all time or one year. Pinch in, run a finger through them. – The map: every route where it happened, like your own heatmap. NEW: DAYS, BESTS, POSTER – Days: a year of little calendars with a blot of ink on every day you went out. Longest streak, current streak, busiest month, favourite day. – Bests: your longest, your quickest run and ride, most climbing, earliest start, biggest week and month. – Poster: every drawing of the year on one sheet, or all of them on top of each other. Save it, print it, pin it up, share it. ALSO – Widgets: last run, so far, logbook, this week, and days out. – Draw with ink, pencil or biro. Kilometres or miles. – Runs, walks, hikes, rides, swims, ski days and paddles. – Opens like a book on iPhone Duo. No ads. No account. Your routes stay on your phone. Scribble Run only reads from Health; it never writes. Everything is free and nothing is locked. If it makes you smile, pay what you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Run Tracker at none against Scribble Run's 4. Simple Run Tracker also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Scribble Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price 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. Scribble Run sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Simple Run Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Simple Run Tracker ships an update every 3 months, Scribble Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Run Tracker | Scribble Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grigory Konovalov | AppRise Ventures Oy |
In-app purchases
Simple Run Tracker
No in-app purchases
Scribble Run
- Lifetime Cheap$0.99
- Premium Plan$2.99
- Lifetime Medium$5.99
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- Lifetime High$9.99
Questions
Is Simple Run Tracker free?
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