RunSmart vs RunThink
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
RunThink
This app offers a daily ritual to shift your mindset before physical activity. It provides prompts, a supportive community forum, and a private journal to help you focus on your day.
- Daily mindset prompts
- Supportive community forum
- Private journal entries
- Optional Apple Health integration
- Built-in reminders
- Activity stats attachment
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Some days you lace up and your head is somewhere else entirely. RunThink is built for that: a two-minute daily ritual for anyone who moves, runners, walkers, rollers, cyclists, swimmers, golfers, all of it. Every day, RunThink gives you one simple prompt to shift your mindset before you move. Answer it, post it, and see how a community of people just like you are showing up too. No likes to chase, no PRs to compare, just a quiet nudge to get out of your own head and into your day. WHY PEOPLE STICK WITH IT • Daily mindset prompts: a fresh question or challenge every day, made for movement, not motivation-poster fluff • A community forum that actually feels supportive: read how others answered today's prompt, add your own, keep a streak going • A private journal for the days you'd rather keep to yourself • Optional Apple Health integration: attach your run, walk, or ride stats to a post in one tap (your health data never leaves your device unless you choose to share it) • Built-in reminders so showing up becomes a habit, not a New Year's resolution RunThink isn't a fitness tracker. It doesn't care about your splits. It's the mindset layer underneath whatever you already do to move, five minutes that make the rest of your day a little lighter. RUNTHINK PREMIUM Free accounts get 30 days of journal and forum history. RunThink Premium ($4.99/year, auto-renewing) unlocks your entire history, so nothing you've written ever ages out. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Hey, hey what a day. Let's make it a good one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ RunThink Terms of Service: https://runthink.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://runthink.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: RunThink at none against RunSmart's shown. RunThink also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). RunSmart's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, review sentiment, 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. RunSmart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month and RunThink sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
RunThink 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of RunSmart's written reviews are positive against 100% of RunThink's.
RunSmart ships an update every 2 days, RunThink every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RunSmart | RunThink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (117 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RunSmart Online, LLC | John Kiser |
Customer experience
RunSmart
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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
RunThink
- RunThink Premium$4.991 Year









