Comparison

RunSmart vs Runner Runner

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

Head to head
About

RunSmart

This app provides personalized running plans adapted by AI and physical therapists to meet your unique goals and schedule. It offers expert-designed strength training, yoga, and stretching routines to enhance performance and prevent injuries. Track your progress with detailed analytics and integrate with popular fitness devices.

Highlights
  • Personalized training plans
  • Expert-designed workouts
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Progress tracking
  • Strength training
  • Yoga and stretching routines
  • Device integrations
Features
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Four training days aren't a limitation. It's a choice — and a legitimate one. RunSmart is built by Steve Gonser, PT DPT, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, who started the platform after watching runners consistently get hurt doing what other apps told them to do. The goal here isn't to turn you into an elite athlete. It's to keep you running next year, and the year after that. HOW YOUR PLAN IS BUILT → Your current mileage, not a generic starting point → Your race date and goal, not a one-size schedule → PT-informed load progression that builds fitness without stacking risk WHAT'S IN YOUR PLAN → Running workouts with paces tied to your current fitness → Strength training built for runners, not the gym floor → Mobility work that addresses what runners actually tighten up → Run Club — share runs, see what your training community is doing 4.8 stars. Used by runners who've been hurt before and can't afford to be again. "What a great day! Thanks for keeping me running strong and injury-free!" - Tammy "I can’t say THANK YOU enough. The training plans and strength training has kept me injury free and running strong!" - Sheila "I followed it exactly as Steve has it written out and I’m happy to report I’ve been running a whole month now with no pain." - Charlotte Distances: 5K · 8K · 10K · Half Marathon · Full Marathon · Maintenance Integrations: Apple Watch · Garmin · COROS Free to start. No credit card. No expiry. Still running in year five. That's the point. Terms of Use: https://runsmartonline.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://runsmartonline.com/privacy-policy

About

Runner Runner

Visualize your running data with personalized statistics, personal records, and streaks. Track your progress over time and group runs by tags for deeper insights. Customize your experience with preferred units and streak requirements.

Highlights
  • Personalized running statistics
  • Personal records (PRs) generation
  • Running streak tracking
  • Run grouping by tags
  • Apple Health data import
  • Customizable preferences
Features
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Keep running fun. Import your data from Apple Health and visualize your running in a fun and interesting way with personalised statistics, personal records (PRs) and running streaks. Runner Runner keeps you accountable for your running by giving you the following tools: * Beautiful and simplified visualisation of your runs * Weekly overview of your running * Generated PRs for many distances, comparable over time and to specific runs * Generated Streaks over various timestamps, for example, how many times have you run every day or three times a week. Compare ongoing with your longest streaks * Group your runs by tags such as time of day, what weekday and in what neighbourhood you performed the run Personalise your app experience by specifying preferences such as distance unit, first day of the week, and minimum requirement for counting a streak. With Runner Runner Premium all your runs will be taken into account when calculating your PRs and Streaks. Otherwise you can still get the full experience of the app, if only for the past six months. The total cost of the purchase will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period with the same amount unless cancelled. You can at anytime cancel or change your subscription in your iTunes account settings. Read more in Privacy Policy https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=2CUzjGfoD1uOVW4Iwt6S6A4MgMo6sJbX and Terms of Use https://www.app-privacy-policy.com/live.php?token=infSCwK1yW24eKVMXoJHWXy3QuWxSbwY

Screenshots

RunSmart4 screens
Runner Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Runner Runner at none against RunSmart's shown. Runner Runner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). RunSmart's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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. RunSmart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and Runner Runner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runner Runner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RunSmart has 117 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RunSmart ships an update every 2 days, Runner Runner weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RunSmart versus Runner Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunSmartRunner Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (117 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRunSmart Online, LLCMaterik AB

Customer experience

RunSmart

All ratings117 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.0%

Runner Runner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

RunSmart

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Renew - $15$15.001 Month
  • Free Trial + Monthly7 Days trial$15.001 Month
  • RunSmart Pro - Monthly$15.001 Month
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  • Annual Membership - $99/year7 Days trial$99.001 Year
  • Annual Renew - $119$119.001 Year
  • Free Trial + Annual Membership7 Days trial$119.001 Year
  • RunSmart Pro - Yearly$119.001 Year
1 purchases

Runner Runner

Subscriptions1
  • Premium access7 Days trial2 variants$0.991 Month

Questions

Is RunSmart free?
RunSmart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runner Runner free?
Runner Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RunSmart or Runner Runner?
Runner Runner is rated higher. RunSmart averages 4.8 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Runner Runner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RunSmart or Runner Runner have ads?
RunSmart shows ads; Runner Runner does not.
Which is updated more often, RunSmart or Runner Runner?
RunSmart ships an update every 2 days, and Runner Runner weekly. Most recently, RunSmart was updated on September 29, 2026 and Runner Runner on June 5, 2026.

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