RunSmart vs Movement & Miles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Personalized training plans
- Expert-designed workouts
- Flexible scheduling
- Progress tracking
- Strength training
- Yoga and stretching routines
- Device integrations
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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
Movement & Miles
Access a variety of guided workouts, from mobility classes to audio-guided runs and kettlebell sessions. Follow monthly training plans and race programs for distances up to a marathon. Filter workouts by level, duration, or mileage.
- Individual workouts
- Mobility classes
- Audio-guided runs
- Kettlebell workouts
- Monthly training plans
- Race programs (5k-marathon)
- Workout filtering
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Whether you're training for a race, learning how to prevent injury, or ready to press play on a treadmill run already customized for you, you're in the right place. Monthly subscriptions include: access to individual workouts, like mobility classes, audio-guided runs, and kettlebell workouts, monthly training plans, and race programs (5k-marathon). Workouts can be filtered by level (beginner, intermediate, and advanced, by duration, or mileage). An active subscription is required to access the app's content. Standard Apple's terms of service apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://movementandmiles.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://movementandmiles.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: RunSmart at free with in-app purchases against Movement & Miles's subscription. RunSmart also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (98% vs 76%). Movement & Miles's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. RunSmart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and Movement & Miles sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for RunSmart against 4.8 for Movement & Miles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 273 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of RunSmart's written reviews are positive against 76% of Movement & Miles's.
RunSmart ships an update every 2 days, Movement & Miles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunSmart | Movement & Miles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (118 ratings) — better | 4.8 (273 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews — better | 76.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 118 | 273 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RunSmart Online, LLC | MTFit LLC |
Customer experience
RunSmart
Movement & Miles
Bugs and requests
RunSmart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Movement & Miles
Reported bugs
8 issues- Audio cuts out when Apple Watch sends splits
- Broken developer website link in App Store
- Subscription not visible in iPhone subscriptions area
- Garmin syncing creates duplicates requiring manual deletion
- Phone screen must stay on during runs to track intervals
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- Difficult to find nutrition and grocery content
- Exercise names cover video content
- Search function doesn't find nutrition content
Requested features
13 requests- Default audio instructions setting
- Downloadable audio runs for offline use
- Run scheduling and folder organization
- Larger font sizes for timers and workouts
- Ability to slow down or replay exercise videos
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- Custom program builder from existing workouts
- Exercise swap/substitution options
- Treadmill runs with guided audio
- Better content categorization and descriptions
- Current programs displayed on home page
- Tiered subscription pricing by feature
- Improved Garmin calendar integration
- Screen-off run tracking capability
In-app purchases
RunSmart
- 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
Movement & Miles
- Monthly Membership1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Yearly1 Month trial$179.991 Year
Questions
Is RunSmart free?
Is Movement & Miles free?
Which has better reviews, RunSmart or Movement & Miles?
Do RunSmart or Movement & Miles have ads?
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