Runable vs RunBests
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Runable
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Runable is a GPS running tracker built for every kind of runner โ whether you're lacing up for your first mile or training for a marathon. TRACK EVERY RUN Record outdoor runs with GPS, run indoors with the pedometer, or connect a Bluetooth smart treadmill. See your pace, distance, time, cadence, and heart rate in real-time. Pair a Bluetooth heart rate monitor for live BPM and heart rate zone tracking. STRUCTURED WORKOUTS Build custom interval workouts with timed and distance-based steps. Create repeat groups for speed work and tempo runs. Schedule workouts for specific days and start them with one tap from your Home screen. PERSONALIZED TRAINING PLANS Generate a training plan tailored to your race distance, goal time, and experience level. Plans cover 5K through Marathon with beginner, intermediate, and advanced volumes. Follow along week by week with daily workouts that appear on your dashboard. BUILD AND NAVIGATE COURSES Create routes by placing waypoints on the map or use auto-route to generate a loop from any starting point. Follow courses during your run with turn-by-turn navigation and off-course warnings. Download offline map tiles so your watch always has a map โ even without cellular or Wi-Fi. Save, duplicate, and manage your favorite routes. DETAILED RUN ANALYSIS Every run gets a full breakdown: route map with pace-colored segments, pace and heart rate charts, elevation profile, split times, calorie estimate, and workout step tracking. Add notes, export to GPX, or share your results. STATISTICS THAT MATTER View your running data across custom time periods. Track personal bests for 1K, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, and Marathon. See your VO2 Max estimate, race predictions, running streaks, calorie burn, year-over-year progress, and weekly trends โ all backed by real data from your runs. APPLE WATCH COMPANION Start and control runs directly from your Apple Watch. Get live distance, pace, heart rate, and cadence on your wrist. Navigate courses with offline maps, follow workouts, and review your history โ all without pulling out your phone. Add Runable complications to your watch face for weekly stats, today's workout, and race countdowns. GEAR TRACKING Log your running shoes and treadmill with distance tracking, lifespan alerts, and photos. Know exactly when it's time for a new pair. WEEKLY GOALS Set a distance or time goal for the week and track your progress with a visual ring on the Home screen. SMART TREADMILL SUPPORT Pair with Bluetooth treadmills for real-time speed, distance, and incline syncing. Elevation gain is calculated automatically from incline data. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY Choose metric or imperial units. Customize audio feedback, voice selection, update intervals, and display preferences. Sync settings between iPhone and Apple Watch. Strava Integration Connect your Strava account and upload runs with a single tap. Your route, distance, duration, and heart rate data are shared seamlessly. HealthKit Sync Import runs recorded by other apps through Apple Health. Smart duplicate detection ensures your run history stays clean. RUNABLE PRO Unlock all features with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring charges โ just pay once and own it forever. Download Runable and start running smarter today.
RunBests
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Run Bests finds your personal best running times in Apple Health. Runs rarely end at exactly the same distance. Set the distances you care about and choose a margin to group comparable workouts. A 5-mile target with a 0.25-mile margin includes runs from 5.0 through 5.25 miles. COMPARE TIMES CLEARLY Workout time covers the full run and uses the duration reported by Health. Race time estimates how long it took to reach your target distance from the start. Both exclude pauses. Each has its own pace, and the workout detail explains which time you are viewing. FIND YOUR FASTEST SEGMENTS See your fastest continuous 1 mile, 1 km, or custom distance anywhere within a run. Segment estimates use Health's recorded distance samples when available, with GPS as a labeled fallback. A best segment can start between the fixed split markers shown in Fitness. CUSTOMIZE YOUR RECORDS Choose distances in miles or kilometers, set a distance margin, and enable half marathon, marathon, longest run, longest workout time, and fastest average pace records. FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS Filter by all time, a recent period, a calendar year, or a custom date range. View the top 20 in each category and sort qualifying runs by race time, race pace, workout time, or workout pace. Workout sorts include runs without usable race timing. EXPLORE EACH RUN Open a workout to see its timing, distance, route map, heart rate, elevation, energy, and weather when those details are available in Health. YOUR DATA STAYS UNDER YOUR CONTROL Run Bests reads running workouts from Apple Health and keeps a local cache on your device. No account, advertising, tracking, or developer-operated server. Run Bests does not write to Health. Requires running workouts in Apple Health. Race and segment estimates depend on the distance and timing data recorded with each workout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RunBests at none against Runable's 1. Runable's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Runable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RunBests asks for nothing beyond the download.
Runable ships an update every 2 days, RunBests every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runable | RunBests |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PragmaTec | John Bergmayer |
In-app purchases
Runable
- Runable Pro$9.99
RunBests
No in-app purchases








