RunIntervals vs Running Beats BPM for Spotify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RunIntervals
Set custom interval timers with voice or tone alerts. This app seamlessly integrates with your existing audio and fitness apps, pausing or lowering music volume to ensure you never miss an alert.
- Customizable interval durations
- Voice and tone alerts
- Music volume lowering
- Spoken audio pausing
- Works with other apps
- No user data collection
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Just pick your interval durations and click GO! "Plays well with others," so if you have favorite apps for audio or fitness tracking it will work well alongside those. Audio voice alerts or tones will momentarily lower the volume of your music or briefly pause spoken audio just long enough to hear the alert, then let you get right back to listening! This app does not track or collect any user data.
Running Beats BPM for Spotify
This app creates personalized running playlists by matching your music tempo to your desired running cadence. It integrates with Spotify, offering suggestions and learning your preferences to optimize your workout soundtrack.
- Cadence-based playlist generation
- Spotify integration
- Smart song suggestions
- Learns user song preferences
- Works with Spotify Free and Premium
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Run to the music you love, at the pace you actually run. Running Beats sorts the songs in your Spotify playlists by tempo and turns them into running playlists. With Auto Tempo, the music follows your feet. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the playlists you like to run to. Your Liked Songs and your most played songs can join in too. 2. Set your usual running tempo. Not sure what it is? Running Beats can suggest one from your recent runs in Apple Health. 3. Tap Generate Playlists. You get a playlist for every 5 BPM in your range, saved to your Spotify account. 4. Start your run. AUTO TEMPO Your iPhone counts your steps as you run, and Running Beats plays the playlist that matches your cadence. Pick up the pace and the music picks up with you. Slow down for a hill and it slows down too. Prefer to set it yourself? Change the tempo with a tap. MADE FOR RUNNING • Every song lands on the beat of your stride, from your warm-up to your final sprint. • After each run, see how long you ran, the tempos you ran at and every song that played. Give each song a thumbs up or down. • Get a reminder when your playlists have new songs, so your next run has them too. PLAYLISTS THAT LEARN FROM YOU With Premium, your thumbs and the songs you skip shape your next playlists, and Spotify fills the gaps with recommendations at the same tempo that you'll like. RUNNING BEATS PREMIUM • Auto Tempo on every run • Unlimited playlists • Regenerate your playlists any time • Smarter running playlists Without Premium, you can pick up to 5 playlists, generate new playlists once a week and use Auto Tempo on your first 3 runs. Premium comes as a monthly or yearly subscription, with a free trial on the yearly plan, or as a one-time purchase. SPOTIFY FREE OR PREMIUM Running Beats works with both. With Spotify Premium, songs play in a smart order, you can skip songs and control your run from the Lock Screen, and Auto Tempo keeps following you while your iPhone is locked (iOS 26 or later). You need the Spotify app on your iPhone. NO DISTANCE, NO PACE Running Beats doesn't measure distance or pace. Keep your favorite running app or watch for that, and leave the music to Running Beats. Running Beats is an independent app and is not affiliated with Spotify. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://adriaanpardoel.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RunIntervals at 91% against Running Beats BPM for Spotify's 0%. RunIntervals also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Running Beats BPM for Spotify's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. RunIntervals sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Running Beats BPM for Spotify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RunIntervals ships an update every 3 months, Running Beats BPM for Spotify every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunIntervals | Running Beats BPM for Spotify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (146 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robotic Jam LLC | Adriaan Pardoel |
Customer experience
RunIntervals
Running Beats BPM for Spotify
Bugs and requests
RunIntervals
Reported bugs
3 issues- Interval tones not working with podcast/music
- Interval tones not working on Apple Watch
- App randomly stops during workouts
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to swap run/walk intervals
- Option to start with walking
- Ability to set number of repeats
- Vibration alerts
- Longer interval options (up to 30/60/120 mins)
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- Repeat feature for intervals
- Total time limit for workout
Running Beats BPM for Spotify
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RunIntervals
- Small Tip$0.99
- Big Tip$2.99
Running Beats BPM for Spotify
- Premium$3.99
Questions
Is RunIntervals free?
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