COROS vs Rivea Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
COROS
Enhance your fitness journey with detailed daily data, activity summaries, and advanced navigation tools. Customize your devices, download training plans, and seamlessly sync with popular third-party health platforms.
- Daily data tracking (sleep, steps, calories)
- Activity summaries for all sports
- Map and route management
- Device and personal settings customization
- Third-party app integration
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The COROS app is your tool to help improve your fitness, download training plans, navigate with confidence, customize your devices, and more. The app will help you to track, and view: - Daily Data such as Sleep, Steps, Calories and more - Activity Summaries for all sports recorded on your watch - The Explore Page to manage maps, routes, and saved locations - Profile Page to customize your watch and personal settings - Connect and sync to 3rd party apps like Apple HealthKit, Google Health Connect, Strava, and more Note: - Sync steps, heart rate and other data to Apple devices using HealthKit - Continuous background use of GPS can decrease battery life
Rivea Run
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Marathon Guide is your companion for Hamburg's 2026 running season — and every training run in between. — How it works 1. Create a session in the app — race or training. 2. Share a link with your family and friends. 3. They watch live in any browser. No app required. No signup. While you run, voice messages from home play on your phone. Reactions arrive in real time. Your Apple Watch shows who's there with you. — Hamburg Season 2026 — HELLA HALF MARATHON · June 28 21.1 km through Hamburg city center starting on the Reeperbahn. Past Speicherstadt, Landungsbrücken, the Außenalster. Course map, pacing guidance, prep tips in the app. ALSTERLAUF · September 6 10K around the Außenalster. Opens the Hamburger Laufcup series. Course details and pacing strategy for your first 10K of the season or a personal best chase. INT. AIRPORT RACE · September 13 10 miles (16.1 km) with views of the runways. Course highlights include the Krohnstieg tunnel and the parking-deck climb. Hamburg's most unusual race. PSD BANK HALF MARATHON · September 20 Fast and flat through Wandsbek. Pacers for 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, and 2:15. Built for personal bests. BERLIN MARATHON · September 27 One of the six World Marathon Majors. Course map, fueling stations every 5 km, pacing strategies for the iconic Brandenburg Gate finish. Preparation tips for the final 12 weeks. — Training year-round — Marathon Guide isn't just for race days. Every long Sunday run can be shared live. Tempo sessions, warm-weather training camps, your first 30K before the marathon — your family can be there, wherever they are. Voice messages and reactions work for every training run. What proves itself on race day proves itself in everyday training. — What stays after the run — Every session gets a permanent Memory Page with all voice messages, reactions, photos, and statistics. A digital keepsake you can share — with parents, friends, yourself in five years. — What's coming next — Marathon Guide is built in the open. What we're building, what comes next, and what you can request: rivea.run/roadmap — Requirements — iPhone with iOS 16 or later. Apple Watch supports real-time reactions on your wrist. Free for the entire 2026 season. Successfully used at Hamburg Marathon 2026. Made in Hamburg.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rivea Run at every 4 days against COROS's every 2 weeks. COROS's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
COROS ships an update every 2 weeks, Rivea Run every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | COROS | Rivea Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (796 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 796 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 856 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COROS Wearables Inc. | ZERODOTFIVE UG (haftungsbeschrankt) |
Bugs and requests
COROS
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inability to log in or sync data
- Inconsistent data between watch and app
- Elevation/GPS tracking issues
- Strength training mode not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more watch face options
- Improve sleep tracking accuracy
- Integrate with Apple Health app
- Add ability to edit/delete activities
- Provide more customization options
Rivea Run
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
COROS
No in-app purchases
Rivea Run
No in-app purchases









