Comparison

FITimer vs RunRoutes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FITimer

This fitness app helps you create and track custom interval workouts with audible cues. It also supports continuous run/walk tracking with detailed statistics and saves your workout history.

Highlights
  • Customizable interval timers
  • Preset interval options
  • Continuous run/walk tracking
  • Workout history log
  • Audible interval cues
  • Background operation
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FITimer is an interval timer application for fitness training on mobile devices. The app has a very simple interface to quickly create custom time-based or select preprogrammed intervals. You can also create a fixed number of sets or go infinite reps. While running, the app provides an audible beep for transitioning to the next interval. Well, you're not in it for the intervals? That's okay, we got continuous run/walk tracking too. Your workouts run in the background with music and provide you the important information of the workout including distance covered, duration, number of sets, pace, etc. as applicable. All workouts are saved in the 'History" tab, with a symbol and date that can help you find the one you are looking for. Some of the key features of FITimer : - A clean and easy to use interface from the start of the app, that guides the user through the application. - Select a preset interval timer and create a custom one to personalize the interval workout to whatever you would like. - Continuous Run / Walk option without intervals and track key workout statistics, such as distance, steps, duration, and pace. - FITimer is equipped with beeps that can tell you when to switch the intervals, even while in the background. The beeps seamlessly mix with your music. - After your workout is completed, FITimer keeps track of the completed workouts in the history tab and can be accessed whenever you would like. - Background compatibility has been integrated with FITimer. It allows you to listen to your music while running or you could use other applications. Enjoy the app!! FITimer will soon have new, exciting, and useful features!

About

RunRoutes

Features
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Your run starts on the map. Open RunRoutes and you are looking at a route from your own front door. Pick a distance, tap once, and a loop appears: out and back home, no planning, no retracing your steps. Run it from your wrist or your phone. Tap Start and your Apple Watch takes over: turn alerts, pace and a tap on the wrist when it matters, while your phone mirrors the run live on a full-screen map. No watch? Your phone guides you on its own. ROUTES FROM ANY DOOR Pick 5K, 10K or any distance you like, and RunRoutes draws a loop that starts and ends where you stand. Save the loops you love, run them again, or draw your own by tapping waypoints on the map. GUIDED WHILE YOU RUN The map fills the screen edge to edge with six numbers over it: time, distance, pace, heart rate, calories and the length of your loop. Turn alerts arrive before the corner, on your wrist and on your lock screen. INTERVALS THAT RIDE ALONG Run and walk intervals on any route, or without one. Build your own workouts, or follow the built-in Couch to 5K program: from your first minute of running to 28 minutes nonstop, in 9 weeks. EVERY RUN COUNTS Progress opens on your week: which days you ran, what the week adds up to, and how many weeks you hit your goal. Runs recorded with other apps count too, so your story is complete from day one. TAKE THE ROUTE WITH YOU Share any route as a GPX file to your watch or the running app you already use, and post the run card to your story. RUNROUTES PRO Go Pro for unlimited routes, all custom workouts and the full 5K program: subscribe yearly or monthly, both with 7 days free, or pay once for lifetime access. Your first route is free. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Existing purchases remain valid. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runroutes.app/privacy

Screenshots

FITimer4 screens
RunRoutes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FITimer at none against RunRoutes's 3. FITimer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). RunRoutes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RunRoutes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FITimer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FITimer ships an update every 2 months, RunRoutes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
FITimer versus RunRoutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFITimerRunRoutes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAKRS Ventures LLC.Tom van den Bogaart

In-app purchases

None

FITimer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

RunRoutes

Subscriptions2
  • IntervalRun Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • IntervalRun Pro$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • IntervalRun Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is FITimer free?
FITimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RunRoutes free?
RunRoutes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FITimer or RunRoutes have ads?
FITimer shows ads; RunRoutes does not.
Which is updated more often, FITimer or RunRoutes?
FITimer ships an update every 2 months, and RunRoutes every 2 days. Most recently, FITimer was updated on October 6, 2026 and RunRoutes on October 10, 2026.

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