Comparison

NOVID vs Runbo

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

Head to head
About

NOVID

This app provides proactive COVID-19 exposure alerts by warning you about potential cases within your personal network before you are exposed. It utilizes anonymous identifiers and Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and ultrasound technology to create a personalized COVID Radar, acting as a shield against the spread of the virus while maintaining user privacy.

Highlights
  • Proactive COVID-19 case warnings
  • Personal network exposure alerts
  • Anonymous identifier generation
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and ultrasound scanning
  • Personalized COVID Radar
Features
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This app was primarily designed for use in Allegheny County, Don Salvador Benedicto, Georgia Tech, Grand Valley State University, Harvard, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Las Vegas in New Mexico, and Santa Fe. NOVID goes beyond contact tracing. It is the first and only application that warns you about cases of COVID-19 in your personal network before you you're exposed, while keeping you anonymous. It gives you personalized COVID Radar about disease spread. It also gives you exposure alerts if you have spent a long time near people who later self-report positive tests. It's your radar and shield in this difficult time. Under the hood, NOVID automatically generates a random anonymous identifier, which has no relationship to your personal information. You don't need to provide an email address, phone number, username, or password. NOVID periodically scans the nearby area using a combination of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and ultrasound, detecting and sending only anonymous identifiers.

About

Runbo

This app analyzes your health data to provide personalized daily running workout suggestions. It helps you understand your training readiness, load, and energy levels to optimize your performance and recovery.

Highlights
  • Daily suggested workouts
  • Training readiness scores
  • Structured Apple Watch workouts
  • Sleep and recovery tracking
  • Performance insights (VO₂ max, heart rate zones)
  • Energy level and stress monitoring
Features
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Know what run to do today and why. Runbo turns your Apple Health training, sleep, recovery, and vitals into clear daily guidance and a structured workout for Apple Watch. Built for self-coached runners, Runbo helps you decide when to push, when to keep it easy, and when to recover. Your guidance adapts as new workouts and health data arrive, so you can train with purpose without being locked into a rigid plan. TRAIN SMARTER EVERY DAY - Daily Suggested Workouts: Get a session matched to your recent training and recovery, from easy aerobic runs to tempo, threshold, and interval workouts. - Training Readiness: See whether your body is ready for intensity or would benefit from recovery, with a clear breakdown of the factors behind your score. - Training Load & Load Focus: Compare recent load with your longer-term baseline and balance low aerobic, high aerobic, and anaerobic work. - Structured Apple Watch Workouts: Send sessions to Apple’s Workout app with duration, pace or heart-rate targets, intervals, and step-by-step guidance. - Energy Level & Live Stress: Follow how sleep, daily activity, workouts, and stress affect your energy throughout the day. - Sleep & Recovery: Review Sleep Need, sleep stages, trends, HRV, and other available vitals in one training-focused view. - Performance Insights: Track VO₂ max, heart-rate zones, race forecasts, and Fitness Age. - Runbo on Apple Watch: View today’s workout, Readiness, Load Focus, Energy Level, and Stress on your wrist, even when your iPhone is not nearby. Add Energy Level complications to your watch face for an at-a-glance update. BUILT AROUND APPLE HEALTH Already use a Garmin watch, WHOOP, or Oura Ring? Runbo can use supported workout and health data their companion apps sync to Apple Health. There is no direct device connection, and available metrics and insight detail vary by source. Apple Watch provides the most complete experience and is required for Runbo’s watch features and Workout app export. Runbo analyzes your health data on your devices, needs no account and never sells your health data. Optional cloud features, such as Online AI and Connected Assistants, never receive raw Health samples. UNLOCK RUNBO PRO Full daily workout suggestions, personalized durations, and advanced training focus guidance. Pro also includes Connected Assistants, which lets Claude, Grok and other MCP assistants read the training summaries you approve. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, or unlock Runbo Pro for life. Every option includes the same Pro features, including interactive Ask Coach on compatible devices. Already own lifetime Pro? You keep lifetime access, including Ask Coach on compatible devices, with no new purchase. Ask Coach requires Runbo Pro and either Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone or Online AI with your consent and an internet connection. Online usage limits apply. Readiness scores, explanations, and short AI readiness summaries remain free. AI summaries require compatible Apple Intelligence hardware and availability; interactive chat requires Pro. Stop guessing about your next run. Download Runbo and turn the data you already have into training you can act on. Runbo provides fitness guidance and is not a medical device or a substitute for medical advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://runbo.app/privacy

Screenshots

NOVID4 screens
Runbo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NOVID at none against Runbo's 3. NOVID also leads on ratings volume (239 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 18.0). Runbo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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. Runbo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. NOVID asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Runbo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NOVID has 239 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NOVID ships an update every 3 weeks, Runbo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NOVID versus Runbo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNOVIDRunbo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (239 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings239 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperExpii, Inc.Andrei Pervychine

Customer experience

NOVID

All ratings239 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative22.5%

Runbo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

NOVID

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Keeps crashing, cannot open
  • Setup fails, stuck on permissions screen
  • App stuck on 'scanning forever'
  • Does not seem to run in the background
  • Failed to register any contacts even when tested directly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Clarify microphone access purpose
  • Increase app promotion and downloads
  • Integrate with Apple/Google exposure notification API
  • Improve background operation for iOS
  • Make app usage less effortful

Runbo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NOVID

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Runbo

Subscriptions2
  • Runbo Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Runbo Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Runbo Pro$39.99

Questions

Is NOVID free?
NOVID is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runbo free?
Runbo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NOVID or Runbo?
Runbo is rated higher. NOVID averages 4.6 out of 5 from 239 ratings, while Runbo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do NOVID or Runbo have ads?
Neither NOVID nor Runbo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NOVID or Runbo?
NOVID ships an update every 3 weeks, and Runbo every 8 days. Most recently, NOVID was updated on November 3, 2026 and Runbo on November 5, 2026.

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