Comparison

Runnea vs viRACE

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

Head to head
About

Runnea

This platform offers guided outdoor training plans for athletes seeking structured weekly improvements. It's designed for amateurs and beginners aiming for safe, controlled progress with professional guidance.

Highlights
  • Guided outdoor training plans
  • Weekly structured improvements
  • Professional athlete coaching
  • Safe and controlled training
  • Beginner runner support
  • Challenge preparation
Features
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RUNNEA es una plataforma de entrenamientos outdoor online destinada a deportistas que quieren dar un salto de calidad y pasar a tener un entrenamiento dirigido semana a semana. El objetivo es hacer deporte de manera segura, controlada y buscando una mejora continua. Es ideal para deportistas amateurs, para runners populares que entrenan por su cuenta y quieren pasar a que un equipo profesional se encargue de su entrenamiento. También es perfecto para runners que empiezan a correr o que preparan un reto deportivo por primera vez y quieren hacer las cosas bien, de forma segura con la tranquilidad de un asesoramiento profesional.

About

viRACE

Engage in virtual races and challenges with a global community. Receive live audio updates on your progress and that of your friends, with options for predefined or self-selected routes. Compete against personal bests and enjoy prize raffles.

Highlights
  • Virtual races and challenges
  • Live audio updates via headphones
  • Friend tracking and comparison
  • Personal best time comparison
  • Prize raffles
  • Smartwatch integration (Garmin, Polar, etc.)
Features
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Join the viRACE community of over 200,000 athletes from 162 countries and participate in virtual races and challenges. Live updates about the intermediate results of you and your marked favorites and friends are delivered directly to your ears via headphones. viRACE offers you: - Participation in various virtual runs and challenges (timing and tracking via app): virtual runs, virtual cross-country skiing events and other sports. - Live information on intermediate results and additional motivation provided by the organizers is delivered straight to your ears via headphones. All participants of a virtual run or challenge are listed on the details page of the different events and can be selected as favorites. This allows participants to keep up on progress of their friends. You can also compare yourself directly with your personal best time. - Different challenges: with free choice of routes or with predefined routes - Automatic sending of start number and diploma (for selected events) - Regular raffle of prizes at different virtual runs and challenges - AND participation also possible with GARMIN, POLAR, Fitbit, SUUNTO, WAHOO and Apple Watch. No need for tracking with the app This is how it works: Immediately after registering, you will be taken to the international event feed. From here you can register for virtual runs or challenges in just a few steps. These are either started at a predefined start time by all participants at the same time or the start time can be freely selected within a certain time window. Live updates via headphones keep you informed about the race (countdown to the start, remaining distance, intermediate positions, results of the marked favourites, ...) and motivate you to achieve your best performance. Timing, distance measurement, start and finish - everything is handled directly by the app. For organizers: We offer event organizers the ability to plan and run virtual events themselves. There are also numerous options for running charity events. Don't hesitate to contact us if you are interested. viRACE uses Healthkit. The only purpose is to import Apple Watch activities (Distance, Time & Activity-Date) to viRACE to match for races.

Screenshots

Runnea4 screens
viRACE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: viRACE at none against Runnea's 12. Runnea's advantage is review sentiment (44% vs 28%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Runnea sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. viRACE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Runnea ships an update fortnightly, viRACE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Runnea versus viRACE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunneaviRACE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.9 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews — better28.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—42 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGembira Tech SLQuevita AG

Customer experience

Runnea

Written reviews55 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative47.3%

viRACE

All ratings42 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive28.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative64.2%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Runnea

One-time12
  • Mensual$6.99
  • Paquete de 5 consultas$9.99
  • Suscripción premium 3 meses$29.99
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  • Plan 3 meses$34.99
  • Suscripción 6 meses$39.99
  • 12 meses$44.99
  • Plan 6 meses$44.99
  • Plan Marc Roig$49.99
  • Plan Martín Fiz$59.99
  • Plan Marc Roig$59.99
  • Suscripción 12 meses$59.99
  • Plan 1 año$79.99
None

viRACE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Runnea free?
Runnea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is viRACE free?
viRACE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Runnea or viRACE have ads?
Neither Runnea nor viRACE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Runnea or viRACE?
Runnea ships an update fortnightly, and viRACE every 4 weeks. Most recently, Runnea was updated on October 14, 2026 and viRACE on October 8, 2026.

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