Firstbeat Life vs RunAndGui
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Firstbeat Life
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The Firstbeat Life app syncs with a highly accurate personal sensor Firstbeat Bodyguard 3 that uses cutting edge heart rate variability (HRV) analysis and motion tracking. You must have an invitation from your employer to utilize the Firstbeat Life app's features and functions. Firstbeat Life or Firstbeat Bodyguard 3 are not intended for diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment or alleviation of any disease. Firstbeat Bodyguard 3 is not a medical device. It has a CE, FCC, ISED and ACMA certification for its intended use as a wearable heart rate monitor without any medical use cases. Firstbeat Life is not intended for diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment or alleviation of any disease. Use the Firstbeat Life app to: UNDERSTAND THE EFFECT OF YOUR DAILY CHOICES View physiological data and meaningful insights about sleep, recovery, stress and exercise, and understand how your body reacts in different life situations. STAY MOTIVATED WITH PERSONAL GUIDANCE Insights truly personal to you and additional support from our qualified coaches inspire and keep motivation levels high. FIND BALANCE, ONE SMALL CHANGE AT A TIME Firstbeat Life offers clarity and support for you to make small, but actionable steps towards a full and balanced life. A NEW WAY TO SUPPORT EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING Firstbeat Lifeβ’ is a subscription-based corporate wellness solution for modern workplace well-being management. It allows every employee to improve their physical and mental well-being on their own terms. Access is granted via an invitation from your employer. All personal data is anonymized. You have it in you. Learn more about Firstbeat Life at: firstbeatlife.com Follow us Twitter: https://twitter.com/firstbeat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstbeattechnologies/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstbeat_technologies/
RunAndGui
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Run&Gui is a running plan that is alive. A training engine with phases generates it, and every week rebuilds itself from what you log: what you trained, what you rested, what hurt, and what you did outside the plan (that bike hour or Tuesday padel counts too). TALK TO YOUR PLAN (PAID PLANS) Ask for changes in the chat, in plain words: "move my long run to Saturday", "I can only train two days this week", "give me intervals on Tuesday", "I need an easy week". The assistant understands; the engine decides and applies. And when a request goes beyond what your phase recommends, it tells you with the numbers in front of you, and the decision stays yours. RULES THE PLAN FOLLOWS The plan follows these rules: at least 48 hours between hard sessions, a growth ceiling per phase and, if you log pain of 4 out of 10 or more that is getting worse (or two reports of 8 or more in one week), the app removes the quality session. If your health questionnaire asks for it, intensity stays on hold until you log your doctor's OK. They are not a diagnosis and do not replace a healthcare professional. YOUR REAL WEEK Mark sessions done in one tap, log effort and aches, or import your runs from Apple Health (if your watch or running app syncs them to Health). On Sunday, the weekly recap reviews your week and the next one is generated from what you logged, not from what was written. WITH A HUMAN COACH, IF YOU WANT With Human coach you can message a real person in the chat, who can read your plan and edit it. The plan is published automatically: nobody reviews it before you see it, and your coach steps in when your message calls for it. Response times are reasonable, not immediate, and it is not an emergency service. YOUR DATA, YOUR RULES Your health data (questionnaire, cycle, aches) is used only to adapt your plan, and is shared with the AI assistant only if you expressly accept it. You can say no and the app works the same. Export or delete your account anytime, from inside the app. WHAT EACH TIER INCLUDES - Free: one free generation of a full 5K, 10K or half-marathon plan, from your profile. - AI trainer subscription: the chat that changes your training and the creation of new plans (both with a daily and monthly limit), the weekly recap and reading your runs from Apple Health. - Human coach subscription: everything above, with a higher limit of changes in the AI chat, plus a human coach you can message in the chat. Run with a plan that listens. SUBSCRIPTIONS - AI trainer: auto-renewing monthly or annual (a single charge per year). The current price is the one shown in the App Store before you confirm your purchase. - Human coach: auto-renewing monthly. The current price is the one shown in the App Store before you confirm your purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Run&Gui Terms: https://runandgui.com/en/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://runandgui.com/en/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firstbeat Life at none against RunAndGui's 3. RunAndGui's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. RunAndGui sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Firstbeat Life asks for nothing beyond the download.
Firstbeat Life ships an update monthly, RunAndGui every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firstbeat Life | RunAndGui |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Firstbeat Technologies | Guillermo Centelles |
In-app purchases
Firstbeat Life
No in-app purchases
RunAndGui
- AI trainer$8.991 Month
- Human coach$49.991 Month
- AI trainer, annual$69.991 Year
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